''Hellish Flesh'' ( pt, Inferno Carnal) is a

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

Brazilian horror film directed by

José Mojica Marins José Mojica Marins (13 March 1936 – 19 February 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host. Marins is also known for creating and playing the character Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé ...

. Marins is also known by his alter ego

Zé do Caixão Zé do Caixão , known in English-speaking countries as Coffin Joe, is a character created and nominally played by Brazilian writer, director, and actor José Mojica Marins. An amoral undertaker with Nietzschian beliefs, he is driven by his des ...

(in English, Coffin Joe).

Plot

Dr. George Medeiros is a brilliant scientist who does not find time for beautiful wife Rachel. She falls in love with Oliver, the best friend of her husband, and soon after the two plan to kill George and inherit his fortune. Benefiting from the distraction of her husband in the laboratory, Raquel throws acid on George's face, disfiguring it. As he recovers in the hospital, Raquel and Oliver spend all his money. After months in the hospital, Dr. George comes home with a plan for revenge in mind.

Cast

* Cristina Andréia * Lirio Bertelli * Virgínia Camargo * Michel Cohen * Oswaldo De Souza * Luely Figueiró * José Mojica Marins * Marisol Marins * France Mary * Jorge Peres * João Paulo Ramalho (voice) * Helena Ramos * Mauro Russo

References

External links

Official film site
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''Inferno Carnal''
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Portal Heco de Cinema
1977 films 1977 horror films Brazilian horror films Films directed by José Mojica Marins 1970s Portuguese-language films {{1970s-horror-film-stub