L'ange de la mort

An inferior and stupid action movie about the hunt for the fearsome Doctor Joseph Mengele , known member of the German Nazi party and cruel doctor of the Auschwitz concentration camp . He escaped and pursued by the Mossad took refuge in Paraguay and Brazil, after the fall of the Third Reich. There in South America get together a group of followers , militants of the Third Reich , fascist rulers to work for a Nazi rebirth and attempting to celebrate an international congress with world leaders. Mengele : Howard Vernon tries to reconstitute the Nazi movement from his sanctuary . Meanwhile , he undergoes terrible experiments and horrible clonation of genes between animals and human beings , using genetic engineering. Along the way a young contacts a Nazi Hunter: Fernando Rey , Simon Wiesental-lookalike , begining investigating and discovering the malignant plans of Mengele . Then a Jewish commando is formed for hunting the nasty Nazi War criminal. The small mercenary team : Antonio Mayans, Jack Taylor..attempts to track down the heinous Nazi by joining an expert band of specialists . The blood of millions is on his hands ... the power of evil is on his side !

Ridiculousness , silliness and shabby action abound in this inferior movie that results to be really influenced by "Boy from Brazil" 1978 with Gregory Peck as the infamous Doctor Mengele and Laurence Olivier as Simon Wiesental . This is an absurd thriller with noisy action , suspense twisted inteigue and final combat with fights , helcopters and lots of weapons . The story is boring and tiring , though entertaining at any time , being full of latent absurdities and silly mayhem. It results to be a ridiculous entry in a minor sub-genre about "Let's find the darn Nazi before he really causes trouble" and in the wake of other similar movies . The main issue is the creation of a commando to track down the ominous Nazi and his fanatic hordes of bodyguards : Chris Mitchum, Robert's son, in order to get to the main criminal , being formed by various experts on explosive , weapons , crossbow , computer wizard and a karate Man . Stars Antonio Mayans , Jack Taylor as leaders of the commando , Fernando Rey as the Jewish mastermind and Chris Mitchum as a crippled Vietnam vet who controls the nefarious underlings . And Howard Vernon is acceptable, though overacting at times, as the redoubtable , sinister Nazi practicing genetics engineering and other dangerous , sordid scientist discoveries . Along with intervention of Jesus Franco's regular actors as Jack Taylor, Shirley Knight , Lin Romay , and Antonio Mayans.

This low-grade motion picture in low budget was lousily directed by two professionals of the exploitation movies , the erotic filmmaker Andea Bianchi or Andrew White (Malabimba, Maniac Killer , Night Hair Child ,Treasure Island ,Massacre , Night Hair Child , Zombie Horror) and the legendary , prolific Jesús Franco or Jess Frank (Bloody Mon , Jack the Ripper , Orloff saga , Justine , Ilsa the Wicked Warden , Dracula versus Frankenstein , Venus in Furs , Count Dracula , 99 women, Tender Flesh , Paroxismus) . In fact, it was begun by Franco , as he directed a lot of it , but he argued with producers Marious Lesoeur , Daniel Lesoeur from Eurocine about Mengele character , as Jess left the shooting , taking the realization another director in similar style : Andrea Bianchi. Rating : 3.5/10. Two thumbs down.

Weird and funny action in South America film. It is the result of collaboration between two rather bright European b movies masters. And it looks more like Franco's film, than Bianchi's. It is one of those banana super actions, with jungle locations, naked women, senseless story. But it has absurd and drive indeed. It looks like comics in some parts and have lo fi special effects amusement. The characters including Howard Vernon are nice and they make that real-time two-weeks made drive. The fans of Commander Strike, Oasis of the zombies will probably love this super-improvised hallucination etc.

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I recently watched the French film 🇫🇷 Angel of Death (1985) on Tubi. The plot follows a commando unit dispatched to South America to capture the notorious Nazi, Dr. Mengele, who continues his sinister experiments on the locals. The mission: infiltrate Mengele's compound and deliver justice.

Directed by Andrea Bianchi (Maniac Killer), the film features performances by Christopher Mitchum (Big Jake), Fernando Rey (French Connection), Howard Vernon (Delicatessen), and Dora Doll (Maniac Killer).

Angel of Death is one of those movies that's so bad it's strangely captivating. While the premise and settings offer potential for an authentic thriller, the execution falls short. The shootouts provide some entertainment, albeit with dated flair, and are arguably the film's highlight. However, the wardrobe choices leave much to be desired, with instances like a character sporting boat shoes and wool socks that distract from the narrative. The portrayal of "Nazis" feels superficial, lacking the authenticity of proper uniforms and relying on arm bands and plainclothes. Sniper scenes feature peculiar visual effects, while dirt bike sequences elicit unintended laughter. The martial arts scenes are particularly cringe-worthy. The martial arts expert🥋 commando literally kicks a guy into the pool in his big action scene, like you'd do with your friends as a kid. The makeup and bandages on the experimental subjects are more likely to induce laughter than horror.

In conclusion, Angel of Death's sheer awfulness compels you to keep watching, if only to witness how much worse it can get. I'd rate it a 3/10 and suggest giving it a single viewing, if only for only the experience. 😂

I have the substance release of this film...not great quality but pretty watchable. I can't wait til someone like full moon features rereleases this film and restores it. Great 80s action...extremely cheezy but awesome

Devoted cult film fanatics already know better than to pay any attention to the low ratings of obscure and infamous titles around this website, but I would still like to emphasize the fact that the miserable 2.1 out of 10 rating for "Commando Mengele" should be disregarded blindly! Despite being a total rip-off of "The Boys from Brazil", despite the involvement of reputedly awful European film-makers (like Jess Franco and Andrea Bianchi) and despite the at times intolerably high level of tackiness, this is one outrageously entertaining and delightfully provocative gem! It's a bad film but in the best possible way: dumb but never boring, full of plot holes and incoherent as can be, gory and vile but never shocking and boosting acting performances that are even worse than those in a kindergarten play. A young couple discovers the hideout place of the fugitive Nazi monster Dr. Mengele in a remote little Uruguayan mountain and promptly he doesn't like unwelcome visitors. The girl dies but this guy Marc teams up with a former nightclub dancer who Mengele selected as his mistress. Whilst awaiting green light from the Jewish Nazi-hunters commando to attack, Marc gathers together a specialist fighting unit containing an acrobat, an artillery expert, a martial arts champion and a technician, all of which have a personal score to settle with the Nazi butcher. But they'll have to hurry up, as Mengele and his sidekick Wolfgang have readily developed plans to found The Fourth Reich. "Commando Mengele" is fast-paced and full of crazy action, but you'll have the most fun spotting all the things that are just plain wrong! Like all the contradictions in the script, for example, or the fact Howard Vernon (a Jess Franco regular) didn't even bother to do some research regarding Mengele's appearance! Vernon looks and acts like his own usual self, without a fake mustache or a trying to talk with a German accent. The finale is one fantastically spectacular smörgåsbord of action and crazy twists, and in the end we STILL don't know for sure whether the bastard is dead or not! Awesome stuff.