However, castle historian Fabio grows suspicious. 29 March 2006 | HumanoidOfFlesh She turned up at a party where she saw Count Dracula flirting with Edna Krabappel. Great horror film about The Blood Countess Erzebet Bathory.Taste the Blood of Dracula: A Hidden Hammer Films GemRound-Up: UK’s Horror Channel Hammer-Thon, The Ones Below, The Cleansing Hour, Monster World #3, The Last American Horror Show Countess Dracula is a Hammer film. Read 14 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Peter Sasdy (story), She then kills more virgins, from peasant girls to the servant girls in the palace. Countess Dracula book. Production on Countess Dracula began on July 26th, 1970. Ingrid Pitt is allowed to ham it up in her dual role, but the rest of the cast seems to take things quite seriously, and there is much less blood and nudity than in other Hammer films made around the same time. In 17th-century Hungary, elderly widow Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy maintains her misleading youthful appearance by bathing in the blood of virgins regularly supplied to her by faithful servant Captain Dobi. Countess Dracula is surprisingly subdued in its presentation of this story, which would be an easy one to get carried away with. The film was produced by Alexander Paal and directed by As a cover for her crimes while in her rejuvenated state, she takes the identity of her own daughter, Countess Ilona, whom she has Dobi hold captive in the woods. Jeremy Paul (screenplay), In the next shot, the girl is breathing. She attacked him and her as a result. Countess Dracula was based on Hungarian Countess Erzsebet Báthory (1560-1614), who was accused of murdering young girls, although this was not proved by the testimonies and false evidence. Alexander Paal (story), "Countess Dracula" by Peter Sasdy deals with Erzebet Bathory who bathed in the blood of young virgins to maintain her vitality.The film is well-directed and superbly acted and offers a little bit of nudity.Ingrit Pitt is excellent and she brings a lot of mystery to the role of the near-dead,rotting Countess who discovers the sanguine curative powers of life liquid.Give this Hammer classic a look.8 out of 10.
Countess Dracula is actually a better production than many of Hammer's late-60s efforts, but iit remains an uninvolving and predictable show kept alive in fan circles mainly by the participation of sexy Ingrid Pitt.
Countess Dracula is the wife of Count Dracula. Countess Dracula Still Gallery – 78 promotional images, behind the scenes photos, posters and lobby cards from the film. Elisabeth grows old again and tries to kill her daughter, but accidentally kills Toth instead. In 17th-century Hungary, elderly widow Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy maintains her misleading youthful appearance by bathing in the blood of virgins regularly supplied to her by faithful servant Captain Dobi. Gabriel Ronay (based on an idea by) "Countess Dracula" concerns itself with the mysterious events that slowly unfold around the time of the ascension of the witch-like Countess Elisabeth(Ingrid Pitt),a corrupt and mysterious woman who discovers that by bathing in the blood of virgins,she can restore some of her former beauty.Attempting to not only reap the more favorable parts of her husband's will,but also marry the young Lt. Toth(Sandor Eles),she manipulates the love-struck Captain Dobi(Nigel Green)into doing her dirty work. With Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès, Maurice Denham. Joanna Harker goes to Transylvania on business, but her client Countess Dracula is an evil undead force, and she barely escapes.