Ganja & Hess

AKA's:

Black Evil / Blackout: The Moment Of Terror / Black Vampire / Blood Couple / Double Possession / Vampires Of Harlem

Release date:	1973 USA
Running time:	108' (cover 110') - Source: DVD (RC 1/NTSC)
Rating:	US: R
Main Crew:	Director: Bill Gunn Producer: Kelly-Jordan Enterprises Inc. Score: Sam Waymon Writer: Bill Gunn Director of photography: James E. Hinton
Cast:	Use the dropdown menu to see the full cast Duane Jones / Dr. Hess Green Marlene Clark / Ganja Meda Bill Gunn / George Meda Sam Waymon / Reverend Luther Williams Leonard Jackson / Archie Candece Tarpley / Girl in Bar Richard Harrow / Dinner Guest John Hoffmeister / Jack Sargent Betty Barney / Singer in Church Mabel King / Queen of Myrthia Betsy Thurman / Poetess Enrico Fales / Dr. Green's Son Tommy Lane / Pimp Tara Fields / Woman with Baby
Summary:	When two prominent black anthropologists, Dr. Hess Green (Duane Jones) and Dr. Meda (Bill Gunn), uncover the remains of an ancient African tribe of bloodsuckers, called the Myrthians, they unleash an evil force buried for centuries beneath the earth. Meda, possessed by the spirit of the Myrthian queen (Mabel King), attacks his partner with a dagger diseased from the ancient culture and then kills himself - leaving Hess to return to the U.S. with an unquenchable thirst for blood. After seducing Meda's widow (Marlene Clark), Green soon has her hooked on the red stuff as well. Together they lure innocent victims into their deadly trap, leaving a trail of drained bodies in their wake. The grisly murders go unsolved - that is, until the fateful day when Green stumbles into a Gospel meeting and all hell breaks loose...
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