Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward

Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward (1970)

March 26th, 19700h 8min

Mystery, Horror
49%

Overview

A man is being haunted by a masked stranger. The only language used in the movie comes from three (inter) title cards and a few sentences of sermon-like talk in Danish. Some of the talk is modified citations from the bible and similar sources.


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