
In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding that washing in the blood of young girls makes her young again she gets Dobi to start abducting likely candidates. The Countess - pretending to be her own daughter - starts dallying with a younger man, much to Dobi's annoyance. The disappearances cause mounting terror locally, and when she finds out that only the blood of a virgin does the job, Dobi is sent out again with a ... (Full plot summary below)
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In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding that washing in the blood of young girls makes her young again she gets Dobi to start abducting likely candidates. The Countess - pretending to be her own daughter - starts dallying with a younger man, much to Dobi's annoyance. The disappearances cause mounting terror locally, and when she finds out that only the blood of a virgin does the job, Dobi is sent out again with a more difficult task.
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| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfBasics are covered well by Sasdy, who delivers an interesting take on this devil's pact plot, wisely emphasizing Pitt's allure, his cinematic weapon that gives Countess Dracula the bite it deserves. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's a Hammer production, so you know what to expect (or you should!). |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairThere's barely enough material here to fill a 22-minute episode of The Twilight Zone, let alone a full-length movie. |
| User Reviewgary twell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie.....i think that ingrid pitt, nigel green, sandor eles, maurice denham, patience collier play good roles/parts throughout this movie.....i think that the director of this horror movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...there's a couple of moments of nakedness throughout this movie....its a good movie 2 watch |
| User ReviewDouglas CAwesome horror movie, but ive always felt that the title is misleading, Dracula is a vampire, he drinks blood, but the countess doesnt drink the blood and shes not a vampire at all, shes a human. |
| User ReviewDylan Mboobies and russians in a midevil setting nice touch plus the ending is classic. |
| User ReviewSimon Glate night movie looks pretty odd and funny got love these odd 70 movies with vampires and shoddy acting! yet it seems to be well made.. |
| User ReviewJeff BI'd heard this was a weaker addition to the Hammer library, and I can see why it might be disappointing to some, as the title is a complete misnomer, and the film has nothing to do with Dracula. However, I think there's plenty to like in this dark fairy tale about an aging queen who bathes in the blood of virgins to restore her youth. While the plot is perhaps a bit thin, ultimately it's a compelling tragedy of jealousy, lust and humanity's obsession with youth. |
| User ReviewEric RNothing to do with Hammer Horror's long-running Dracula series, this one is actually closer in tone and structure to Hammer's Karnstein Trilogy, it's based on legends of a "Blood Countess" who lived in Hungary in the 17th Century, and that makes the setting for this gruesome but compelling tale. This has the elderly Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy (Ingrid Pitt) who has just inherited a castle from a relative, and she accidentally discovers that she can become young again if she bathes in the blood of young women. She gets the castle's steward Captain Dobi (Nigel Green) to assist in the kidnapping and murder of young girls from the area, in her youthful state, Elisabeth poses as her daughter Ilona Nadasdy (Lesley-Anne Down), who is being held in a house outside of town. The youthful Elisabeth falls for Lt. Imre Toth (Sandor Elès, off Crossroads), but to keep the illusion that she is young, she needs more and more blood. Then, the castle historian Grand Master Fabio (Maurice Denham) learns of what is going on. It is a dark and brooding tale, through it has it's moments of Hammer silliness, but when the gore comes it's all good. Pitt gives a great performance both young and old. It does end a bit abruptly though, but alot of Hammer films did that. |
| User ReviewPrivate UIngrid Pitt is great as the ruthless countess Elisabeth Bathory. Bathing in the blood of young virgins to keep her youthfull looks. And posing as her own daughter to put the moves on a younger man. A different type of take on the "vampire myth" |