Countess Dracula (1971)

Directed by

Peter Sasdy

Genre

horror film, biographical film, vampire film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 131 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging countess discovers that bathing in the blood of young women restores her youth and beauty. She embarks on a series of murders to maintain her appearance and win the love of a younger man.

gothicmelancholiccreepysomberslow-burnvisually lushbleakperiod

What happens

Countess Dracula is a 1971 British Hammer horror film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green and Lesley-Anne Down. It was written by Jeremy Paul and produced by Alexander Paal. Countess Dracula was inspired by the infamous Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory (1560–1614), a landowner and noblewoman who was accused of murdering dozens of women and girls. Her husband was Ferenc Nádasdy, Nádasdy being the surname given to the Countess in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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