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Countess Dracula (1971)
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11 October 1972 (USA)
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In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding...
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Ingrid Pitt Pays Tribute To Boston Blackie
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Hammer veterans at UK Festival of Fantastic Films
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(From CinemaRetro. 30 September 2009, 7:13 AM, PDT)
Hammer veterans at UK Festival of Fantastic Films
(From Fangoria. 24 September 2009, 10:42 AM, PDT)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ingrid Pitt | ... | Countess Elisabeth Nodosheen | |
| Nigel Green | ... | Captain Dobi the Castle Steward | |
| Sandor Elès | ... | Lt. Imre Toth | |
| Maurice Denham | ... | Master Fabio, Castle Historian | |
| Patience Collier | ... | Julie Sentash the Nurse | |
| Peter Jeffrey | ... | Captain Balogh - Chief Bailiff | |
| Lesley-Anne Down | ... | Ilona Nodosheen, Elisabeth's Daughter | |
| Leon Lissek | ... | Sergeant of Bailiffs | |
| Jessie Evans | ... | Rosa, Teri's Mother | |
| Andrea Lawrence | ... | Ziza, Shepherd's Inn Whore | |
| Susan Brodrick | ... | Teri the Countess Chambermaid | |
| Ian Trigger | ... | Clown at the Sheperd's Inn | |
| Nike Arrighi | ... | Fortune Telling Gypsy Girl | |
| Peter May | ... | Janco the Mute Gamekeeper | |
| John Moore | ... | Priest |
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93 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Iceland:16 |
UK:18 (DVD release) |
Germany:18 (DVD release) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (video rating) (1986) |
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Countess Dracula was based on Hungarian Countess Erzsebet (our modern day "Elizabeth") Bathory who lived from 1560 to 1614. Countess Bathory was allegedly responsible for the deaths of approximately 600 virgin girls, all of which involved torture and gruesome methods of killing. Her atrocities are mostly speculation. She is credited for influencing our modern day concept of Dracula as an entity depending on human blood for youth and vitality.
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This is a Hammer film production and the name Dracula is mentioned in the title, yet shouldn't raise any hopes to see Christoper Lee dressed up in women's clothing, as this is not another entry in the long-running Dracula-series! The screenplay of this movie is based on the life of Countess Elisabeth Bathory, who lived in Hungary during the 16th century, and became almost as (in)famous as Vlad Dracula because of her bizarre rituals to sustain a youthful appearance. The merciless countess bathed in the blood of slain virgins and supposedly was responsible for the death of more than 300 young girls. Naturally, this makes her an ideal villain and who other than the eminent Hammer Studios were more eligible to turn this legend into a compelling Gothic horror movie? Director Peter Sasdy and writer Alexander Paal added a lot of popular story lines, like a truckload of sexual intrigues and a neat display of corruption, but they also managed to sustain the morbidity of Bathory's persona. Ingrid Pitt, perhaps the most ravishing Hammer actress ever (see "The Vampire Lovers" for more evidence), is truly magnificent as the repellent countess who would even sacrifice her own daughter in order to maintain her virility. She has the loyal Captain Dobi and a bunch of household staff to obey her commands implicitly and a newly arrived stud to fall in love with. Regretfully, the film lacks balanced pacing and the set pieces too often look like discarded attributes from other Hammer films. There's a satisfying amount of bloodshed and sleaze and the abrupt ending comes as a genuine shock. "Countess Dracula" is perhaps not the most sensational horror movie of the early 70's, but it provides a welcome change in substance and it's definitely worth tracking down by all the fans of Gothic goodness.