Countess Dracula / The Vampire Lovers

Countess Dracula / The Vampire Lovers
by Peter Sasdy, Roy Ward Baker

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Actor: Ingrid Pitt, Maurice Denham, Nigel Green, Patience Collier, Sandor El?s
Director: Peter Sasdy, Roy Ward Baker
Brand: PITT,INGRID
Writer: Peter Sasdy
Writer: Alexander Paal
Writer: Gabriel Ronap
Writer: Harry Fine
Writer: Jeremy Paul
Writer: Michael Style
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Published), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 184 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-26
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

DVD Reviews of Countess Dracula / The Vampire Lovers

DVD Review: Fangs, Females and Fun
Summary: 5 Stars

Female vampires, who prefer to nibble on female victims...oh yeah. And some very lovey, sexy ladies of the "Hammer" studios at the time.

Highly recommend.

DVD Review: Two disc dvd, 1970 Hammer films.
Summary: 4 Stars

The Vampire Lovers, was better than, Countess Dracula, because it followed more closely, the typical vampire type story and characterization. For example, Countess Dracula, although menacing, didn't have fangs, was able to exist in daylight, and even see her own reflected image in mirrors.

DVD Review: Double Exposure...
Summary: 5 Stars

Ingrid Pitt is a horror goddess. Here, we have two of her best offerings together! COUNTESS DRACULA has an ancient Countess Elisabeth (Pitt), out to reverse the aging process through a series of literal blood-baths. This works out just fine for a while, until jealousy threatens to destroy the Countess' plans for a youthful future. Ms. Pitt does indeed don her birthday suit as well! In THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, Pitt returns as a vampiric seductress, biting necks and taking warm baths in -blessedly- clear water! TVL is the better movie, in that it is a more fulfilling / traditional vampire story. Of course, it doesn't hurt that many tops (and bottoms) seem to sail off throughout! Ingrid Pitt certainly is beautiful, able to enslave an entire household of vampire-babes. Awesome stuff! Her extra-long canines can find my throat any time... P.S.- Good lord, I almost forgot that Peter Cushing is in TVL as "the general"...

DVD Review: have to concur with the other one star reviewer
Summary: 1 Stars

so bad they're bad . the other one star author here nails it . i'm a very big HAMMER fan and love their gothic output and the MUMMY films and CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF and so on . T and A does not redeem these warm discharges . ECCENTRIC CINEMA led me to anticipate adequate mediocrity with the beautiful MS. PITT . ONLY for complete HAMMERHEADS . smoldering scat . from two quite good directors too ? less so MR. SADSY .

DVD Review: Ingrid Pitt shines in these two horror features
Summary: 4 Stars

Watched Ingrid Pitt in "The House that Dripped Blood" recently, and then saw that she was featured in this 2 DVD set, and thought I'd give it a try. I have to say that though my expectations weren't very high, I was pleasantly entertained. In "Countess Dracula", Pitt portrays an aging widow who discovers a rather gruesome youth serum, i.e. the blood of young virgins. This story is modeled on the real life historical figure of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a 17th century noblewoman who literally took baths in virgins' blood to stay young. Ingrid Pitt does credibly well in both the role of the ruthless old widow as well as the luscious 'young' Countess (assuming the identity of the old countess' daughter, whilst the real daughter, portrayed by a very young and comely Lesley Anne-Down is imprisoned in an old hut in the woods guarded by a mute). The 'young" countess as portrayed by Ingrid Pitt needs a steady supply of virgins' blood to keep her youthful appearance, all in a bid to gain and keep the affections of a dashing young soldier. The acting is credible enough, and the plot isn't exactly unique (in fact it dragged in some parts), but what I love about these old movies are the sets and the creepy sense of menace that permeates the atmosphere.
In the other feature (the more atmospheric and engaging of the two) "The Vampire Lovers", Pitt is once again in the main role, and the story this time is inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's classic tale of "Carmilla", though I have to say that Pitt's portrayal of the predatory female vampire is much more feisty than the understated Carmilla of the original tale. With her um, considerable assets, Pitt portrays a lush, sexy, and utterly ruthless predator, preying upon all and sundry, regardless of gender. The lesbian theme is quite evident and I was happy to see my favorite classic horror actor Peter Cushing (as Gen Von Spielsdorf) in this as well.
The picture and sound quality in both features are above average, and I actually liked the score. Overall, I wouldn't exactly rate these as stellar examples of horror classics, but they are definitely watchable( and a nice break from the tedium of academia), and I'm happy to add them to my library.

Description of Countess Dracula / The Vampire Lovers

COUNTESS DRACULA VAMPIRE LOVERS

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

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