Countess Dracula

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Movie Facts

Status: Released

Runtime: 93

Budget: -

Revenue: -

Language: en

Webpage: -

Release Info

1971-01-31
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1972-10-11
PG

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Based on the story of Elisabeth Bathory, the 18th century Countess who indulged herself in an orgy of murder and vampirism before before being walled up in her room by the authorities. The ageing Countess Dracula discovers that the blood of young virgins has a restorative effect on her celebrated beauty. Years later, she becomes engaged to a handsome young Hussar and is forced to repeat vile atrocities with ever-increasing regularity to hold off old age.

Tagline

The more she drinks, the prettier she gets

Crew

Director:	Peter Sasdy
Writers:	Jeremy Paul, Alexander Paal, Peter Sasdy, Valentine Penrose

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Cast

Ingrid Pitt
as Countess Elisabeth No…

Nigel Green
as Captain Dobi the Cast…

Sandor Elès
as Lt. Imre Toth

Maurice Denham
as Master Fabio, Castle …

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Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

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A review by John Chard

Countess Bathory.

Countess Dracula is directed by Peter Sasdy and written by Jeremy Paul. It stars Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Eles, Maurice Denham, Patience Collier and Lesley-Anne Down. Out of Hammer Film Productions, music is by Harry Robertson and Eastmancolor cinematography by Kenneth Talbot.

Why didn’t they just call it Countess Bathory? Or just Elizabeth Bathory? Film has nothing to do with Dracula or Vampires, and is basically an interpretation of Madame Bathory, who back in olde Hungary killed any number of girls for kicks and a vain belief that bathing in virginal blood... read the rest.