Devil Hunter
A model is kidnapped in a remote jungle and held for ransom, prompting an expedition into territory controlled by criminals and a cannibal cult. Jesús Franco mixes rescue-adventure plotting with jungle exploitation and grotesque horror in one of the stranger films associated with the nasty era.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Devil Hunter |
| Year | 1980 |
| Director | Jesús Franco |
| Country | Spain / France / West Germany |
| Runtime | Approx. 102 min |
| Main cast | Al Cliver, Ursula Buchfellner, Robert Foster, Gisela Hahn |
UK status
One of the 39 successfully prosecuted titles on the DPP list.
A cult Euro-exploitation title now encountered mainly through specialist labels and collectors of Jesús Franco and cannibal cinema.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- The film was directed by Jesús Franco under a pseudonym on some prints.
- It was shot back-to-back with another Franco cannibal production.
- Al Cliver appears in the rescue-adventure lead role.
- The film circulated under numerous export titles.
- Its jungle setting links it to the same exploitation cycle as Cannibal Ferox and Cannibal Holocaust.
- It belongs to the successfully prosecuted DPP 39.
Distributor / VHS label
Cinehollywood (cover shown).
Trailer
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