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The Vampire Lovers (1970) -- The Countess is called away to tend a sick friend and imposes on the General to accept her daughter Marcilla as a houseguest...

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Director:
Roy Ward Baker
Writers:
Sheridan Le Fanu (story)
Harry Fine (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
22 October 1970 (USA) more
Tagline:
Beautiful temptress ...... or Bloodthirsty monster? more
Plot:
The Countess is called away to tend a sick friend and imposes on the General to accept her daughter Marcilla as a houseguest... more | full synopsis
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Screen Queens: Hammer Horror
 (From FilmExperience. 24 October 2009, 12:21 PM, PDT)

Ingrid Pitt Pays Tribute To Boston Blackie
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The vampire legend get the sex treatment from Hammer Studios more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ingrid Pitt ... Marcilla / Carmilla / Mircalla Karnstein
George Cole ... Roger Morton
Kate O'Mara ... The Governess (Mme. Perrodot)

Peter Cushing ... General von Spielsdorf
Ferdy Mayne ... Doctor
Douglas Wilmer ... Baron Joachim von Hartog
Madeline Smith ... Emma Morton
Dawn Addams ... The Countess
Jon Finch ... Carl Ebhardt
Pippa Steel ... Laura (as Pippa Steele)
Kirsten Lindholm ... 1st Vampire (as Kirsten Betts)
Janet Key ... Gretchin
Harvey Hall ... Renton
John Forbes-Robertson ... Man in Black
Charles Farrell ... Landlord
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
As Amantes do Vampiro (Portugal) [pt]
Carmilla, a Vampira de Karnstein (Brazil) [pt]
Els amants del vampir (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Gruft der Vampire (West Germany) [de]
La passion des vampires (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Vampire lovers - kuolleiden intohimot (Finland) [fi]
Vampiri amanti (Italy) [it]
Vampyren - en erotisk mardröm (Sweden) [sv]
Vampyyrit - eroottinen painajainen (Finland) [fi]
Wampiryczni kochankowie (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

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Peter Cushing was cast at a late stage. more
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Baron Joachim von Hartog: They were all evil and remain evil after death. more
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Edited into Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992) more

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The vampire legend get the sex treatment from Hammer Studios, 24 December 1999
Author: augiedog (ernspin@aol.com) from Philadelphia PA

Hammer Studios speeds up to the more sexually explicit times with Vampire Lovers, a sleek, beautifully filmed atmospheric filming of the vampire tale Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. This wonderfully done film combines the traditional vampire legend with the more permissive sexual standards of the 70's resulting in a sensual yet frightening version of this well crafted story. Ingrid Pitt is breathtakingly beautiful & sensual as the main character Carmilla. She is the human embodiment of a sexually charged feline, and Peter Cushing is appropriately sincere as her nemesis The General. This film singlehandedly established Ingrid Pitt as the reigning queen of vampirism in the 70's. Vampire Lovers is well worth the time for a viewing.

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