Hellfire (1995): Cast & Plot
Hellfire is a 1995 horror thriller directed by David Tausik, starring Ben Cross as Marius Carnot, Beverly Garland and Jennifer Burns. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Director
- David Tausik
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Concorde-New Horizons
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Hellfire About?
The premise of Hellfire without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Gabriella discovers an unfinished symphony composed by her late uncle Octave Barron, who drew his inspiration from murder. Fascinated by its possibilities, she hires Marius (Ben Cross) to complete the piece. As Marius works on the music, he becomes caught in the same deadly cycle that haunted the original composer, a bizarre pattern of murder that repeats with each new movement.
Hellfire Themes & Keywords
· 37 tags- arms tied overhead
- whipped
- french countryside
- bricked in room
- unfinished work
- carpet bag
- piano playing
- composing
- strangled with a wire
- waltz
- deceased uncle
- chapel
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- raising the dead
- love from beyond the grave
- murder of prostitute
- punishment
- curse
- fiance fiancee relationship
- female nudity
- symphony
- composer
- murder
- housekeeper
- possession
- sword fight
- gothic
- ghost
- person on fire
- suicide
- duel
- piano
- mansion
- classical music
- bare chested male
- bare chested male bondage
- psychotronic film
- cult film
Hellfire Cast & Characters
Ben Cross leads the cast as Marius Carnot, with Beverly Garland as Carlotta and Jennifer Burns as Gabrielle Apollinaire. Directed by David Tausik; 7 actors are credited in all.
- Director David Tausik
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Ben Cross as Marius Carnot - Beverly Garland as Carlotta
- Jennifer Burns as Gabrielle Apollinaire
- Doug Wert as Julien
Also Starring in Hellfire
· 3 more- Lev Prygunov Baron Jean Octavie
- Yekaterina Rednikova Yvette
- Vladimir Kuleshov Tristan
More from David Tausik
One more film directed by David Tausik: Killer Instinct.
Hellfire Plot Summary
What happens in Hellfire from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In eighteenth-century France, aristocratic composer Octave Barron writes a symphony for the Devil as part of a satanic pact. During his work he is “inspired” by the murders he commits with his lover and maid, Carlotta Beverly Garland. For his crimes and devil worshipping, Barron is eventually discovered by the authorities and taken from his mansion by an angry mob of townspeople, who tear him apart with horses while Barron screams that his pact with the evil forces will resurrect him through his music.
Full summary
The whole story of Hellfire, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Hellfire?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Which aristocratic composer makes a pact with the Devil to write a symphony?
Hellfire Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Haunted Symphony” and “Roger Corman Presents Hellfire”.
- Also known as
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- Haunted Symphony
- Roger Corman Presents Hellfire
- Sinfonía Macabra
- Blood Song
- Адское пекло
- Дьявольская симфония
- Symphonie des Bösen
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Hellfire FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Hellfire, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Hellfire?
Hellfire runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was Hellfire released?
Hellfire was released on January 23, 1995.
Who directed Hellfire?
Hellfire was directed by David Tausik.
More films by David Tausik Who is in the cast of Hellfire?
Hellfire stars Ben Cross as Marius Carnot, Beverly Garland as Carlotta and Jennifer Burns as Gabrielle Apollinaire, among 7 credited actors.
Does Hellfire have a post-credit scene?
No. Hellfire has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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