Countess Dracula
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| Countess Dracula | |
|---|---|
| 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 Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | January 31, 1971 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror movie. It is based on Countess Elisabeth Bathory-Nadasdy and her alleged crimes. In it she kills young women to look young again by bathing in their blood. Countess Nadasdy is played by Ingrid Pitt in the movie. Other characters include her lover and henchman Captain Dobi, Captain Imre Toth a soldier for her later husband who she tries to seduce by pretending to be her daughter, and Fabio, her court historian who begins to suspect her and Dobi.
Pitt became a kind of cult icon for her role in this movie.[1]
References[change]
- ↑ "Countess Dracula". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/countess_dracula/. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
