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04/10/1970 Horror 1h 31m
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An erotic nightmare of tormented lusts that throb in headless, undead bodies!

Overview

In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.

  1. Roy Ward Baker

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ingrid Pitt

    Marcilla / Carmilla

  2. Peter Cushing

    General von Spielsdorf

  3. George Cole

    Roger Morton

  4. Kate O'Mara

    The Governess (Mme. Perrodot)

  5. Ferdy Mayne

    Doctor

  6. Douglas Wilmer

    Baron Joachim von Hartog

  7. Madeline Smith

    Emma Morton

  8. Dawn Addams

    The Countess

  9. Pippa Steel

    Laura

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-08-04
Lush gothic Hammer horror with Ingrid Pitt, Madeline Smith and Peter Cushing

RELEASED IN 1970 and directed by Roy Ward Baker, "The Vampire Lovers" is a Hammer horror based on Irish novelist Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla,” which was published in 1872 and predated Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” by 25 years. The story concerns a family of vampires, the Karnsteins, who prey on people in Austria by finding an excuse to leave their daughter at a rich manor. She then proceeds to patiently seduce the nubile woman of the abode as she drinks the blood of local peasant lassies and whomever else.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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