Who played 'Countess Dracula' in the 1971 film of the same name?
"ten ""essential black metal"" albums in 2000. Cruelty and the Beast Cruelty and the Beast is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 5 May 1998 by record label Music for Nations. ""Cruelty and the Beast"" is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian ""blood countess"" Elizabeth Báthory. The album features guest narration on certain passages by Ingrid Pitt in-character as Báthory, a role she first played in the Hammer film ""Countess Dracula"" in 1971. This was the last Cradle of Filth full-length album to feature guitarist and"
"Countess Dracula Countess Dracula is a 1971 British Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the ""Blood Countess"" Elizabeth Báthory. The film was produced by Alexander Paal and directed by Peter Sasdy, both Hungarian émigrés working in England. The original music score was composed by Harry Robertson. ""Countess Dracula"" was also released on a double bill with ""Vampire Circus"". In 17th-century Hungary, recently widowed Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy discovers that her youthful appearance and libido can be temporarily restored if she bathes in the blood of young women. She enlists her steward and lover Captain Dobi and her maid Julie"
"Dracula (1931 English-language film) Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. Produced by Universal, the screenplay is based on the 1924 stage play ""Dracula"" by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is loosely based on the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. Renfield (Dwight Frye) is a solicitor traveling to Count Dracula's (Bela Lugosi) castle in Transylvania on a business matter. The people in the local village fear that vampires inhabit the castle and warn Renfield not to go there. Renfield refuses to stay at the"
"Scars of Dracula Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Studios. It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton, and Michael Gwynn. Although disparaged by some critics, the film does restore a few elements of Bram Stoker's original character: the Count is introduced as an ""icily charming host;"" he has command over nature; and he is seen scaling the walls of his castle. It also gives Lee more to do and say than any other Hammer Dracula film except its first, 1958's ""Dracula"". This"
"the film was also released. In 1931, some theaters had not yet been wired for sound and during this transition period, many studios released alternative silent versions with intertitles. Dracula (1931 English-language film) Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. Produced by Universal, the screenplay is based on the 1924 stage play ""Dracula"" by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is loosely based on the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. Renfield (Dwight Frye) is a solicitor traveling to Count Dracula's (Bela Lugosi) castle in Transylvania"
"Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; 20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956), better known as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian-American actor famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in other horror films. After playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary, Lugosi got his first role in a film in 1917. He had to leave the country after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919. He acted in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United States as a seaman on a merchant ship. In 1927,"
"Bram Stoker's Dracula Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American gothic horror film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. It stars Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing, and Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker. ""Dracula"" grossed $215 million on a $40 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes's consensus cited ""some terrific performances"", but Reeves' work has been widely criticized. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and won three for Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing, and Best Makeup. Its score was composed"
"Dracula. The decade saw several more vampire films, most notably ""Dracula's Daughter"" in 1936. The legend of the vampire continued through the film industry when Dracula was reincarnated in the pertinent Hammer Horror series of films, starring Christopher Lee as the Count. The successful 1958 ""Dracula"" starring Lee was followed by seven sequels. Lee returned as Dracula in all but two of these and became well known in the role. By the 1970s, vampires in films had diversified with works such as ""Count Yorga, Vampire"" (1970), an African Count in 1972's ""Blacula"", the BBC's ""Count Dracula"" featuring French actor Louis"
"finally came to pass with ""Scars of Dracula,"" a garish live-action cartoon."" John Kenneth Muir in ""Horror Films of the 1970s"" called the film ""a by-the-numbers sequel that amply demonstrates why the studio's audience was shrinking as the 1960s became the 1970s."" Scars of Dracula Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Studios. It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton, and Michael Gwynn. Although disparaged by some critics, the film does restore a few elements of Bram Stoker's original character: the Count is"
"Count Dracula (1970 film) Count Dracula (German: Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht, lit. ""Nights, When Dracula Awakes""), released in Italy as Il conte Dracula, in Spain as El Conde Drácula and in France as Les Nuits de Dracula, is a 1969 Spanish-Italian-German-British horror film (released in 1970), directed by Jesús Franco and starring Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom and Klaus Kinski. It was based on the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. Although ""Count Dracula"" stars Christopher Lee in the title role, it is not a Hammer production like his other Dracula films, being produced instead by Harry Alan Towers. Klaus Kinski, who"
"Dracula (1979 film) Dracula is a 1979 British-American horror film directed by John Badham. The film starred Frank Langella in the title role as well as Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence and Kate Nelligan. The film was based on Bram Stoker's novel ""Dracula"" and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of Stoker's original plot was revised to make the film—which was advertised with the tagline ""A Love Story""—more romantic. The film won the 1979 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. In Whitby, England in 1913, Count Dracula (Frank Langella) arrives from Transylvania via the ship ""Demeter"" one stormy night. A sickly"
"Dracula's Daughter Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ""Dracula"". Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in the title role, Marguerite Churchill and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, Edward Van Sloan – although his character's name was altered from Van Helsing to ""Von"" Helsing. ""Dracula's Daughter"" tells the story of Countess Marya Zaleska, the daughter of Count Dracula and herself a vampire. Following Dracula's death, she believes that by destroying"
"from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the USA as a double-bill with ""The Vampire Lovers"", and from Carlton in the UK in a box set with ""Twins of Evil"" and ""Vampire Circus"". Synapse released a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack in the U.S. in 2014, which featured a new high-definition transfer. Countess Dracula Countess Dracula is a 1971 British Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the ""Blood Countess"" Elizabeth Báthory. The film was produced by Alexander Paal and directed by Peter Sasdy, both Hungarian émigrés working in England. The original music score was composed by Harry Robertson. ""Countess Dracula"" was also released on"
"Count Dracula (1977 film) Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC (in the then standard video/film hybrid format), it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. Directed by Philip Saville, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing. Lucy Westenra's sister Mina bids farewell to her fiancé Jonathan Harker, who is leaving for a business trip. Harker, a solicitor, is travelling to Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania"
"Helen Chandler Helen Chandler (February 1, 1906 – April 30, 1965) was an American film and theater actress, best known for playing Mina Seward in the 1931 horror film ""Dracula"". Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Chandler began her acting career in New York City at the age of eight and was on Broadway two years later in 1917. Her early performances include Arthur Hopkins' 1920 production of ""Richard III"", which starred John Barrymore, ""Macbeth"" in 1921 with Lionel Barrymore; Hedvig in Henrik Ibsen's ""The Wild Duck"" in 1925 and Ophelia in the 1925 modern dress version of ""Hamlet"" starring Basil"
"Melissa Stribling Melissa Stribling (7 November 1926 – 22 March 1992) was a Scottish film and television actress. Born in Gourock, Scotland as Melissa Stribling Smith, her career began with the film ""Wide Boy"" (1952). Stribling is known for playing the role of Mina Holmwood in the horror film ""Dracula"" (1958) starring Christopher Lee in the title role. In the 1960s and 1970s, she guest-starred in the TV series ""Benny Hill"" (1963), ""ITV Play of the Week"", ""The Avengers"", ""The Persuaders!"", ""The Dick Emery Show"", and ""The New Avengers"". Her last appearance was in the film ""Paris by Night"" (1988)"
"wishes, and are interred at Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles. Helen Chandler figures prominently as a character in the 2014 time travel novel ""Hypocritic Days"". Helen Chandler Helen Chandler (February 1, 1906 – April 30, 1965) was an American film and theater actress, best known for playing Mina Seward in the 1931 horror film ""Dracula"". Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Chandler began her acting career in New York City at the age of eight and was on Broadway two years later in 1917. Her early performances include Arthur Hopkins' 1920 production of ""Richard III"", which starred John"
"Gloria Holden Gloria Anna Holden (September 5, 1903 – March 22, 1991) was an English-born American film actress, best known for her role as ""Dracula's Daughter"". Born in Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Gloria Holden emigrated to the United States as a child with her parents, Charles Laurence Sutherland Holden (b. London) and wife Eska Mary Bergmann. Her mother was England-born, daughter of Albert Bergmann, German and wife Anna E. Leithof, Dutch. She attended school in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and later studied at New York City's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Holden's early"
"language 2.35:1 aspect ratio version of the original theatrical color timing emerged online, and began circulating among fans. Dracula (1979 film) Dracula is a 1979 British-American horror film directed by John Badham. The film starred Frank Langella in the title role as well as Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence and Kate Nelligan. The film was based on Bram Stoker's novel ""Dracula"" and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of Stoker's original plot was revised to make the film—which was advertised with the tagline ""A Love Story""—more romantic. The film won the 1979 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. In Whitby, England"
"Dracula (1958 film) Dracula is a 1958 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Jimmy Sangster based on Bram Stoker's novel of the same name. The first in the series of Hammer Horror films starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, this original also features Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing, along with Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, and John Van Eyssen. In the U.S. the film was retitled Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the earlier ""Dracula"" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, and the film was released in the U.S. in 1958 on a double feature"
"novel, there’s something a bit dated and stodgy about it"". ""Count Dracula"" was released to DVD by BBC Video in 2007. Count Dracula (1977 film) Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC (in the then standard video/film hybrid format), it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. Directed by Philip Saville, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing. Lucy Westenra's sister Mina bids farewell to her"
"Vampira (1974 film) Vampira (also known as Old Dracula) is a 1974 British comedy horror film spoofing the vampire genre. It stars David Niven and Teresa Graves. Following the success of ""Young Frankenstein"", ""Vampira"" was re-titled ""Old Dracula"" for release in the United States in an attempt to cash in on its success. Count Dracula is an old vampire who, because of his advanced age, is forced to host tours of his castle to get new victims. In an attempt to revive his long-lost love, Vampira, Dracula sets out to collect blood from the bevy of ""Playboy"" Playmates living at"
"Bram Stoker's Dracula (1973 film) Dracula is a 1973 British television film adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ""Dracula"" written by Richard Matheson and directed by ""Dark Shadows"" creator Dan Curtis, with Jack Palance in the title role. It was the second collaboration for Curtis and Palance after the 1968 TV film ""The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". ""Bistritz, Hungary May 1897"": natives in Transylvania seem afraid when they learn solicitor Jonathan Harker is going to Castle Dracula. Jonathan finds the Count abrupt and impatient to get things done. Dracula reacts very strongly to a photograph of"
"Soledad Miranda Soledad Rendón Bueno (9 July 1943 – 18 August 1970), better known by her stage names Soledad Miranda or Susann Korda (or sometimes Susan Korday), was an actress and pop singer who was born in Seville, Spain. She starred in many films directed by Jess Franco, such as ""Count Dracula"" (1969) and ""Vampyros Lesbos"" (1971). She also released numerous Spanish-language pop songs throughout the mid-sixties. She died in a car accident on a Lisbon highway at age 27. Soledad Miranda was born Soledad Rendón Bueno on 9 July 1943 in Seville, Spain. Soledad (whose name translates as ""solitude"""
"Blood of Dracula Blood of Dracula (UK title: Blood Is My Heritage) is a horror film starring Sandra Harrison, Louise Lewis and Gail Ganley, released by American International Pictures (AIP) in November 1957. It is one of two follow-up films to AIP's box office hit ""I Was a Teenage Werewolf"". Despite the title, the film has nothing to do with either Dracula or his blood. ""Blood of Dracula"" was released theatrically in 1957 on a double feature with ""I Was a Teenage Frankenstein."" The film is in black-and-white. Six weeks after the death of her mother, Nancy Perkins' father (Thomas"
"Zoo Gang"", ""Mindless Murder"" (12 April 1974). Her work with Hammer Film Productions elevated her to cult figure status. She starred as Carmilla/Mircalla in ""The Vampire Lovers"" (1970), based on Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novella ""Carmilla"", and played the title role in ""Countess Dracula"" (1971), based on the legends about Countess Elizabeth Báthory. Pitt also appeared in the Amicus horror anthology film ""The House That Dripped Blood"" (1971) and had a small part in ""The Wicker Man"" (1973). In the mid-1970s, she appeared on the judging panel of the British ITV talent show ""New Faces"". During the 1980s, Pitt returned"
"The Return of Dracula The Return of Dracula (a.k.a. Curse of Dracula on US television and The Fantastic Disappearing Man in the UK) is a 1958 horror film starring Francis Lederer as Count Dracula. The female lead, Rachel Mayberry, was played by Norma Eberhardt. It was filmed in black and white (with a brief color sequence involving blood) and directed by Paul Landres. It was released in April, 1958 as a double feature with ""The Flame Barrier"". The film is set in Carleton, a small town in 1950s California, where Count Dracula arrives, having killed and assumed the identity of"
"list of ""Hollywood's Most Powerful Vampires"", as well as ""The Guardian""s ""10 best screen vampires"". In honor of Syfy's 25th anniversary in 2017, the channel compiled ""25 greatest"" lists celebrating the last 25 years of all science fiction, fantasy, and horror: Oldman's Dracula was included in ""The 25 Greatest Movie Performances from the Last 25 years"". Bram Stoker's Dracula Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American gothic horror film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel ""Dracula"" by Bram Stoker. It stars Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor"
"Louis Jourdan Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's ""The Paradine Case"" (1947), ""Letter from an Unknown Woman"" (1948), ""Gigi"" (1958), ""The Best of Everything"" (1959), ""The V.I.P.s"" (1963) and ""Octopussy"" (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC television production ""Count Dracula"". Jourdan was born Louis Robert Gendre in Marseille, France, in 1921, one of three sons of Yvonne (née Jourdan) and Henry Gendre, a hotel owner. He was educated in France,"
"Dracula vs. Frankenstein Dracula vs. Frankenstein is a 1971 American horror film directed by Al Adamson. It was released as Blood of Frankenstein in the U.K. and was retitled The Revenge of Dracula on an early VHS release in the U.S.. Other U.S. re-release titles are Teenage Dracula and They're Coming to Get You. Wheelchair-bound mad scientist Dr. Durea (J. Carrol Naish), the last descendant of the original Dr. Frankenstein, takes to murdering young girls for experimentation in hopes of perfecting a blood serum of his own creation with help from his mute, simple-minded assistant Groton (Lon Chaney, Jr.). Count"
"on the role of Dracula in ""Count Dracula"", a 1970 Spanish-Italian-German coproduction notable for its adherence to the plot of the original novel. Playing the part of Renfield in that version was Klaus Kinski, who later played Dracula himself in 1979's ""Nosferatu the Vampyre"". In 1977, the BBC made ""Count Dracula"", a 155-minute adaptation for television starring Louis Jourdan. Later film adaptations include John Badham's 1979 ""Dracula"", starring Frank Langella and inspired by the 1977 Broadway revival of the Deane/Hamilton play, and Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 ""Bram Stoker's Dracula"", starring Gary Oldman. The character of Count Dracula has remained popular"
"activity) and as suggesting ""society's image of the lesbian as soulless predator"" but the conclusion is that ""Holden's striking, masklike face and haunting, luminous eyes [are] the intoxicating essence of transgressive lesbian power."" Notes Bibliography Dracula's Daughter Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ""Dracula"". Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in the title role, Marguerite Churchill and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, Edward Van Sloan – although his character's"
"Harold Sakata and John Chandler also starred. The film was directed by William Grefe. Jennifer Bishop Jennifer Bishop aka Jenifer Bishop (born 1941) is an American film and television actress who was active from the early 1960s through to the 1970s. She was a regular on the television series ""Hee Haw"". She had various roles in film that include ""Blood of Dracula's Castle"" in 1969, ""The Female Bunch"" in 1969, ""Impulse"" in 1974, and "" in 1976. She was Born in 1941. Her parents were Albert and Marie. Being the first born she was named Alberta. She grew up in"