Synopsis
Loosely based on the notorious Richard Speck murders, this is the grim tale of a disturbed Vietnam vet returning home via Belfast, who invades a house shared by eight nurses and proceeds to terrorize and murder them.
Key facts
Cast
Debby Berger, Christine Boisson, Myriam Boyer, Mathieu Carrière, Carole Laure, Eva Mattes, Andrée Pelletier
Original language
English
Production companies
Cinévidéo, PRODUCTIONS MUTUELLES
Home video distributors
Vidcrest (United States), Questar Productions (United States)
Setting
Belfast
Crew
Screenplay
Géza Radványi
Producer
Pierre David, Claude Héroux, Carlo Ponti
Editing
Yves Langlois
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 - Genre du pays
Titles
| Original title | Born for Hell | English |
| Québec French title | Né pour l'enfer | |
| Alternate title | E la notte si tinse di sangue | |
| Alternate title | Die Hinrichtung | |
| Alternate title | Naked Massacre |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Vidcrest | 1984, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Questar Productions | 1987, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1987 |
Full credits
| Director | Denis Héroux |
| Cast | Debby Berger, Christine Boisson, Myriam Boyer, Mathieu Carrière, Carole Laure, Eva Mattes, Andrée Pelletier |
| Screenplay | Géza Radványi |
| Producer | Pierre David, Claude Héroux, Carlo Ponti |
| Editing | Yves Langlois |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
