▁D erek ▁from ▁the ▁farm , ▁but ▁only ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁d rain ▁D erek ' s ▁blood ▁and ▁offer ▁it ▁to ▁Kate . ▁Initial ly ▁angry ▁at ▁seeing ▁D erek ' s ▁dra ined ▁body , ▁Kate ' s ▁will ▁is ▁finally ▁broken ▁and ▁she ▁subm its ▁to ▁Dr . ▁F ras er ▁and ▁the ▁Bro ther hood . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Ch antal ▁Cont ouri ▁- ▁Kate ▁Davis ▁Max ▁Ph ipp s ▁- ▁Mr . ▁H odge ▁David ▁Hem m ings ▁- ▁Dr . ▁F ras er ▁Henry ▁Silva ▁- ▁Dr . ▁G auss ▁Sh ir ley ▁Camer on ▁- ▁Mrs . ▁B ark er ▁Rod ▁M ull inar ▁- ▁D erek ▁Am anda ▁M ug gle ton ▁- ▁Mar tha ▁Christopher ▁Mil ne ▁- ▁David ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁artists ' ▁col ony ▁of ▁Mont sal vat ▁north ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁cult ' s ▁headquarters . ▁Produ cer ▁G inn ane ▁had ▁sought ▁out ▁Hem m ings ▁and ▁American ▁Henry ▁Silva ▁in ▁supporting ▁roles ▁to ▁bol ster ▁the ▁film ' s ▁popular ity ▁outside ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Produ cer ▁Anton y ▁I . ▁G inn ane ▁followed ▁his ▁then - us ual ▁practice ▁of ▁h iring ▁new ▁direct ors ▁from ▁television ▁by ▁giving ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁direct ing ▁to ▁Rod ▁Hard y . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Re leased ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁Australia , ▁the ▁film ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁box ▁office . ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded