Ganja & Hess
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| Directed by | Bill Gunn |
| Produced by | Chiz Schultz |
| Written by | Bill Gunn |
| Starring | Marlene Clark Duane Jones |
| Music by | Sam Waymon |
| Cinematography | James E. Hinton |
| Editing by | Victory Kanefsky |
| Release date(s) | April 20, 1973 (USA) |
| Running time | 110 min. 78 min. (cut version) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000. |
Ganja & Hess is a 1973 horror film directed by Bill Gunn and stars Marlene Clark and Duane Jones. The film follows the exploits of archaeologist Dr. Hess Green (Jones) who becomes a vampire after being stabbed by his intelligent, but unstable, assistant (Gunn) with an ancient cursed dagger. Green falls in love with his assistant's widow, Ganja (Clark), who learns Green's dark secret.
This film contains the only other lead role for Duane Jones, best known for starring in the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead (though he appeared in bit-parts in other movies).
The film was chosen as one of the ten best American films of the decade at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Marlene Clark
- Duane Jones
- Bill Gunn
- Sam Waymon
- Leonard Jackson
- Candece Tarpley
- Richard Harrow
- John Hoffmeister
- Betty Barney
- Mabel King
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Ganja and Hess at the Internet Movie Database.
- Ganja & Hess at AllRovi
- African-American horror movies
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