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Release Date:
22 October 1970 (USA)
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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...
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Finals Week: 'Lips of Blood: Female sexuality and desire in the modern vampire film'
(From pretty-scary. 17 December 2009, 3:24 PM, PST)
Screen Queens: Hammer Horror
(From FilmExperience. 24 October 2009, 12:21 PM, PDT)
(From pretty-scary. 17 December 2009, 3:24 PM, PST)
Screen Queens: Hammer Horror
(From FilmExperience. 24 October 2009, 12:21 PM, PDT)
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One of the Best Vampire films--Excellent Telling of the Carmilla Tale
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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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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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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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91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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UK:X (original rating) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1973) |
Portugal:M/18 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Baron Joachim von Hartog:
They were all evil and remain evil after death.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
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_The Vampire Lovers_ is one of the most faithful adaptations of a story I have ever seen in a major production. Based on J. Sheridan LeFanu's _Carmilla_, Baker's film captures the essence of evil wrapped in feminine beauty. Ingrid Pitt plays Mircalla with great restraint; her character comes off cold and deceptive, but still driven by a need for love. The action is well timed and choreographed, and the nudity, though a bit gratutious at times, is photographed sensitively and with great appreciation for the actresses.
Yes, this is something of a guilty pleasure because of the leads' beauty, but if one looks beyond the titilation, the story, photography, and performances in _The Vampire Lovers_ hold up very well indeed! 8 out of 10.