Countess Dracula
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| Directed by | Peter Sasdy |
| Produced by | Alexander Paal |
| Written by | Jeremy Paul |
| Starring | Ingrid Pitt |
| Music by | Harry Robertson |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Talbot |
| Editing by | Henry Richardson |
| Distributed by | Hammer Film Productions |
| Release date(s) | January 31, 1971 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
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Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory. It is in many ways atypical of Hammer's canon, but can be considered related to that studio's Karnstein Trilogy attempting to broaden Hammer's output from Dracula and Frankenstein sequels.
The film was produced by Alexander Paal and directed by Peter Sasdy, Hungarian émigrés working in England. The original music score was composed by Harry Robertson.
Ingrid Pitt reprised her role as Countess Elizabeth on the 1998 Cradle of Filth album, Cruelty and the Beast.
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[edit] Plot summary
In seventeenth century Hungary, Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy discovers that her youthful appearance and libido can be temporarily restored if she bathes in the blood of young women. She enlists her steward and lover, Captain Dobi, to help with the kidnap and murder of countless local girls, whilst pursuing further sexual conquests with the likes of Lt. Imre Toth. As a cover for her crimes while in her rejuvenated state, she takes the identity of her own daughter; a plan that spirals out of control when her actual daughter, Ilona, returns home.
[edit] Cast
- Ingrid Pitt as Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy
- Nigel Green as Captain Dobi, the castle steward
- Sandor Elès as Lieutenant Imre Toth
- Maurice Denham as Master Fabio, castle historian
- Patience Collier as Julie Szentes, the Nurse
- Lesley-Anne Down as Ilona, Elisabeth's daughter
- Peter Jeffrey as Captain Balogh, chief bailiff
- Leon Lissek as sergeant of bailiffs
- Jessie Evans as Rosa, Teri's mother
- Andrea Lawrence as Ziza, a whore
- Ian Trigger as clown
- Nike Arrighi as lesbian girl
[edit] Avaiability
The film is available on DVD from MGM in the USA as a double-bill with The Vampire Lovers, and from Carlton in the UK in a box set with Twins of Evil and Vampire Circus.
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