---
title: 'Ganja & Hess (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bill Gunn'
released: '1973-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ganja-hess-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068619/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ganja & Hess (1973)

1973 · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

Ganja & Hess is a 1973 American black horror film written and directed by Bill Gunn and starring Marlene Clark and Duane Jones. The film follows the exploits of anthropologist Dr. Hess Green (Jones), who becomes a vampire after his intelligent but unstable assistant (Gunn) stabs him with an ancient cursed dagger. Green falls in love with his assistant's widow, Ganja (Clark), who learns Green's dark secret.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bill Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-gunn)
- **Screenplay:** [Bill Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-gunn)
- **Director of Photography:** [James E. Hinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-e-hinton)

## Cast

- [Bill Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-gunn)
- [Leonard Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-jackson)
- [Marlene Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlene-clark)
- [Duane Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/duane-jones)
- [Sam Waymon](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-waymon)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ganja-hess-1973
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