Archive features
The World of Hammer: Sci-Fi
1994
Part of The World of Hammer television documentary series, narrated by Oliver Reed.
Compilation of classic moments from Hammer's science fiction films, including ...
PRODUCTIONS
Countess Dracula
1971
Countess Dracula, UK quad. Official reproduction available from www.postersandstuff.co.uk
Original UK Trailer for Countess Dracula
- Director: Peter Sasdy
- Producer: Alexander Paul
- Writer: Alexander Paul, Peter Sasdy, Gabriel Ronay (idea)
- Cast: Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor El¿s, Maurice Denham, Lesley-Anne Down, Patience Collier, Peter Jeffrey, Leon Lissek, Andrea Lawrence, Nikª Arrighi, Susan Brodrick, Peter May, Anne Stallybrass, John Moore, Paddy Ryan, Jessie Evans, Joan Haythorne
Synopsis
Based on the true story of Elisabeth Bathory, the eighteenth-century Transylvanian 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 by accident that the blood of young virgins has an unnatural 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. On her wedding day, her past catches up with her, and she ages through many years in a few dreadful moments.
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