Release Date: Jan 1, 1973 Wide
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A scientist stricken with an insatiable hunger for blood dominates this strikingly atmospheric drama. Dr. Hess Green (Duane Jones), a wealthy and respected African-American anthropologist, is assigned a new assistant, an intelligent but unstable man named George Meda (Bill Gunn). One drunken night, George stabs Hess with a dagger from the ancient African tribe of Myrthia and then kills himself. The Myrthians were cursed with a thirst for human blood, and, by the time George's wife, Ganja
Jan 1, 1973 Wide
Jul 14, 1998
Kelly/Jordan Enterprises
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(In Ganja and Hess) we get a devastating art film that raises more intriguing philosophical questions than hairs on the back of one's neck.
A meandering but stylish jumble.
Disjointed, without much in the way of a plot-line, jarring audio track and murky visuals make this one bizarre flick.
December 10, 2011
A very strange and unusual art house type exploitation film. This is a film that needed to sink in to appreciate. I couldnt make up my mind after veiwing it. I have to be honest and say that while i was watching it i was a bit disappointed. I didnt realize this was more art house than exploitation.But as i thought
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