Overview:
While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.| Status: | Released (1971-10-03) |
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| Screen: | Tudor Gates, Sheridan Le Fanu |
| Productions: | The Rank Organisation, Hammer Film Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 5: Peter Cushing - Gustav Weil
- 30766: Dennis Price - Dietrich
- 102039: Madeleine Collinson - Frieda Gellhorn
- 102040: Mary Collinson - Maria Gellhorn
- 102041: Isobel Black - Ingrid Hoffer
- 99905: Kathleen Byron - Katy Weil
- 107265: Shelagh Wilcocks - Lady in Coach
Crews
- 19032: John Hough - Director - Directing
- 102037: Harry Fine - Producer - Production
- 102038: Michael Style - Producer - Production
- 29885: Tudor Gates - Screenplay - Writing
- 58660: Dick Bush - Director of Photography - Camera
- 11573: Sheridan Le Fanu - Characters - Writing
- 559704: Harry Robertson - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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The evil that men do. The final part of Hammer Films Karnstein Trilogy is in keeping with what made the studios output so readily embraced by the horror faithful. Based on characters created by Sheridan Le Fanu, Hammer take one of their vampire movies and add puritan witch- findi ....
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***Great Gothic horror ambiance, good cast, magnificent score, so-so story*** Orphaned twin sisters (Madeleine & Mary Collinson) are forced to move from Venice to Styria, Austria, to live with their puritan uncle (Peter Cushing), who’s hell-bent on hunting down witches and burning ....
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What's quite sad about this film is the presence of Dennis Price - one of my favourite British comedy actors. He offers so little to this vampire thriller and it's a real shame that he is now reduced to bit parts in which he hardly leaves his chair! Anyway, the gist of the film sees ....
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