Countess Dracula
– Based on the story of Elisabeth Bathory, the 18th century Countess who indulged herself in an orgy o..
Based on the story of Elisabeth Bathory, the 18th century 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 that the blood of young virgins has a 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.
11 Oct 1972
English, Latin
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Peter Sasdy
Jeremy Paul (screenplay), Alexander Paal (story), Peter Sasdy (story), Gabriel Ronay (based on an idea by)
Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès, Maurice Denham
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.
20th Century Fox