Countess Dracula
1971 · Movie · PG · 93 min · ★ 5.7 · 45% critics
In 17th-century Hungary, a newly widowed noblewoman discovers a gruesome ritual that can restore her youth. As she clings to beauty and power, servants and villagers are drawn into a dangerous cycle of deception, desire, and escalating violence around the castle.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-01-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (129 votes)
About
If you enjoy Hammer-style gothic period horror with seductive menace, torch-lit castles, and a morality tale about vanity, this fits; Not for you if you want fast pacing, big scares, or explicit gore like Cry of the Banshee.
Pros: gothic castle atmosphere; striking aging makeup; dark vanity theme | Cons: predictable story beats; repetitive dialogue; light on scares
Themes
- hungary
- based on true story
- eternal youth
- noblewoman
- palace intrigue
- 17th century
- dracula
- exuberant
Cast & crew
Ingrid Pitt
as Countess Elisabeth
Nigel Green
as Captain Dobi
Sandor Elès
as Imre Toth
Maurice Denham
as Master Fabio
Lesley-Anne Down
as Ilona
Patience Collier
as Julie
Peter Jeffrey
as Captain Balogh
Leon Lissek
as Sergeant of Bailiffs
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Jessie Evans
as Rosa
Andria Lawrence
as Ziza
Directed by Peter Sasdy