DEVIL CAME FROM AKASAVA (DVD) (FOREIGN) DVD

The Devil Came From Akasava
This average spy film from cult director Jesus Franco was loosely derived from the Edgar Wallace novel Akasava. Fred Williams stars as an Interpol agent undercover as Walter Forrester, nephew of the esteemed scientist Dr. Henry Forrester (Paul Muller). Beautiful actress Soledad Miranda, in her final screen appearance before her tragic death, co-stars as British Secret Service agent Jane Morgan, who goes undercover as a nightclub dancer. The two agents fall in love and join forces to search for the men who stole Dr. Forrester's discovery, a mineral which turns base metals into gold and has the power to turn people into zombies. The screenplay by Ladislas Fodor and Paul Andre is rather muddled, and the photography is full of the requisite soft-focus zooms typical of Franco's films, but Miranda is wonderful and Howard Vernon is effective as the sinister Humphrey. Franco himself appears as a bumbling agent. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Cast Ewa Strömberg as Ingrid Thorrsen

Crew Jesús Franco - Director

The Devil Came From Akasava
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General Specifications: Language Options: Ger Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: none specified MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 84 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title [2:35] 2. Mysterious Rock [6:42] 3. Missing Professors [2:55] 4. Institute of Tropical Research [1:36] 5. Undercover Jane [6:30] 6. Call for Mr. Forrester? [6:52] 7. Red Rose Nightclub [10:53] 8. Narcoleptic Ward [5:54] 9. Sniper in the Woods [5:51] 10. The Devil Strikes Again [7:21] 11. Lord Kinsley and Nurse Humphrey [7:03] 12. A Surprise Visitor [4:30] 13. Setup [3:15] 14. Last Stop [3:52] 15. A Rock and A Hard Place [7:52]