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Countess Dracula

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5.7(137)19711h 33m4

Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • hungary
  • based on true story
  • eternal youth
  • noblewoman
  • palace intrigue
  • 17th century
  • dracula
  • exuberant

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Director

Peter Sasdy

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG11 Oct 1972
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1814 Feb 1971
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1230 Jan 1971
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical7 Dec 1972
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1 Feb 1974
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical186 Aug 1971
  • SpainES

    • Physical14 Nov 1989

Frequently asked questions

Countess Dracula was released on 30 January 1971.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    11/4/2013

    6/10

    Countess Bathory. Countess Dracula is directed by Peter Sasdy and written by Jeremy Paul. It stars Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Eles, Maurice Denham, Patience Collier and Lesley-Anne Down. Out of Hammer Film Productions, music is by Harry Robertson and Eastmancolor cinematography by Kenneth Talbot. Why didn’t they just call it Countess Bathory? Or just Elizabeth Bathory? Film has nothing to do with Dracu…

  • W

    Wuchak

    8/6/2018

    7/10

    Hammer’s Gothic drama/horror based on the infamous Countess Bathory RELEASED IN 1971-1972 and directed by Peter Sasdy, "Countess Dracula" chronicles events in medieval Hungary where the aging Countess Elisabeth (Ingrid Pitt) cruelly reigns with her Steward, Captain Dobi (Nigel Green). She discovers that washing in the blood of maidens makes her youthful and orders her servants to apprehend victims. Pretending to …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/5/2025

    6/10

    The elderly, and recently widowed “Countess Elizabeth” (Ingrid Pitt) is not quite ready to give up the ghost just yet, especially when she discovers a rather macabre method of regaining - for a time - her own youth. Of course, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, especially if you are one of the charming young girls who unwittingly end up on the menu. Initially, her devoted ex-beau “Dobi” (Nigel Green) helps her to…

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