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Polish actress Ingrid Pitt became a cult figure for her portrayal of the notorious Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory in this Hammer horror film. Bathory finds that bathing in the blood of virgins r... read more read more...estores her youthful beauty, and she enlists her servant (Nigel Green in a standout performance) to kidnap her own daughter, Ilona (Lesley-Anne Down). Bathory assumes Ilona's identity to seduce a young man (Sandor Eles), but without a supply of blood, she turns old in a hurry. The real Bathory had no such problems, reportedly slaughtering over 600 young girls before being sealed alive in her room. Pitt and Green are excellent, although director Peter Sasdy -- who helped adapt this story from Valentine Penrose's book The Bloody Countess -- moves the story along at a rather leisurely pace. Still, the performances and typically sumptuous "Hammer look" should make this film appealing to fans of historical horror. Maurice Denham, Patience Collier, and Nike Arrighi co-star. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Peter Sasdy

Release Date: January 31, 1971

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  • ScoopOnline
    December 15, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    A very poor version of Countess Elizabeth Bethory.
  • drblood
    June 24, 2007
    drblood
    There are a couple of moments of nakedness but very little actual horror despite the subject matter.
  • newvogueravyn
    March 26, 2007
    newvogueravyn
    One of the best Hammer horror films in my opinion.
  • johnxerxes
    January 24, 2012
    johnxerxes
    Ingrid Pitt with your lovely blue nightgown you save the day. Even if we are teased with that lovely, deep bathtub, you sponge yourself in the blood of the innocent. A stand up shower. A whore's bath. Hardly the stuff of horror. Or maybe all the more chilling given the transforma... read moretive power of that spilled blood. The old age prosthetic you are forced to endure, add warts and moles and sagging angles to your perfect nose and bright eyes. Still you captivate with your sheer stubbornness. Other than you, only Nigel Green chews more scenery and gives a hilariously nuanced performance as the long suffering Dobi (a prototype for the sock freed house elf?). A very immediate and abrupt end to the picture does not offer any satisfaction or resolution, other than hint of JUSTICE! Still considering the Inquisition movies that Hammer was making at the same time as this, I would have thought a better ending might have been possible. Oh well.
  • mpghoul1973
    June 5, 2007
    mpghoul1973
    Ingrid 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"

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David Nusair
August 20, 2003
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

There's barely enough material here to fill a 22-minute episode of The Twilight Zone, let alone a full-length movie. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
August 6, 2002
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's a Hammer production, so you know what to expect (or you should!). Full Review

Howard Thompson
June 23, 2007
Howard Thompson, New York Times

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