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List Price: $14.98Amazon.com's Price: $12.99 You Save: $1.99 (13%)Prices subject to change.
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792857501
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 079285750X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 26, 2003
Running Time: 184 minutes
Sales Rank: 7583
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 11, 1972
Editorial Review:
Description:
COUNTESS DRACULA VAMPIRE LOVERS
Amazon.com:
Polish-born actress Ingrid Pitt's erotically supercharged presence is the highlight of this double bill of vampire chills from Hammer Films. In Countess Dracula, Pitt stars as an aging noblewoman (inspired by the real-life Erzebeth Bathory) who discovers the secret to eternal youth in the veins of young virgins, while in The Vampire Lovers (based on J. Sheridan LeFanu's 'Carmilla'), Pitt's sensuous bloodsucker seduces Hammer starlets Madeleine Smith and Kate O'Mara and incurs the vengeful wrath of Peter Cushing. Countess is the more sober of the two films, with Jeremy Paul's script and Peter Sadsy's direction playing out more like an Old Dark House mystery than Hammer horror, while Lovers' aims for comic-book thrills with plenty of nudity and violence (much of which was trimmed from the American version, but reinstated here); in both cases, Pitt's sexy/scary performances make this DVD a memorably viewing experience for vintage and new-school horror fans alike. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Ingrid Pitt Is The Original "Queen Of The Damned"
This double feature from MGM has two classic horror films from Hammer Production. Both star the beautiful, voluptuous Ingrid Pitt ("The House that Dripped Blood") who delivers great performances in her roles as evil women. These beautifully photographed gothic films boast high body counts and a great deal of suspense and terror.
Everyone wants to stay young and beautiful. In "Countess Dracula," the wealthy widow Countess Elizabeth is no exception. She discovers that smearing ... Read More
Rating: - Countess Dracula DVD Review
Countess Dracula is one of the best Hammer productions, with good production design, decent costumes, and a fine musical score. The film is loosely based on the life of Elizabeth Bathory who was a real Hungarian countess in late 16th and early 17th centuries. According to history, the countess and a few of her servants murdered several hundred girls, but using blood to retain youth is just a fairy tale. They were ultimately caught and the servants tried and executed; however, the countess was not tried ... Read More
Rating: - Ingrid Pitt is "Smoking Hot" in these two vampire classics
I loved the Hammer films and these two are very good. With the beautiful Ingrid Pitt staring in both you get quite an eye full, if you know what I mean.
Countess Dracula is based on the true story of Countess Bathory who slaughtered countless young virgin girls in the vain belief that their blood would keep her young forever.
The Vampire Lovers is based on the short story "Camilla" by leFanu and is the better of the two movies. Camilla is a female vampire and she is looking for some ... Read More
Rating: - Yeah Baby, Oh Yeah!
Break out the popcorn, turn down the lights and you will enjoy such thrills and frights! Better than standard fare with righteous femme fatales. VAMPYRES! Four stars 'cause you get two equally succoming split tail flicks. Better than Hammer any day.
Rating: - Countess Dracula/The Vampire Lovers
Having a morbid facsination with the real historical figure Elizabeth Bathory, I was glad to find "Countess Dracula". It wasn't exactly what I'd expected, but it was still good-- I'd thought the movie would stick more to the facts about Elizabeth's life, but instead, it shows events as they probably appeared through the Countess's eyes (and the Countess wasn't entirely sane). If you have your heart set on finding a strictly factual retelling of her story, don't get it. If you want a traditional vampire ... Read More
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