Countess Dracula / Original Theatrical Trailer (1971)

Based on the true story of Elisabeth Bathory, the eighteenth-century Transylvanian Countess who indulged herself in an orgy of murder and vampirism before before being walled up in her room by the authorities. The ageing Countess Dracula discovers by accident that the blood of young virgins has an unnatural restorative effect on her celebrated beauty. Years later, she becomes engaged to a handsome young Hussar and is forced to repeat vile atrocities with ever-increasing regularity to hold off old age. On her wedding day, her past catches up with her, and she ages through many years in a few dreadful moments.
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[@andrewsharpe1060]

Countess Dracula in my opinion is Ingrid Pitts best horror film. She was a very talented actress and every part she played to perfection.

[@connorbrennan4233]

The thumbnail isn't even from Countess Dracula. It's from The House That Dripped Blood, made by Amicus Productions.

[@johnlaslett5339]

A year later and I've made the same comment.

[@trask2705]

Thanks for the clarification. I noticed it too.

[@punkypete1074]

Gotta catch your eye somehow lol

[@stevekaczynski3793]

Yes, I thought this would be connect to that film, but it is not.

[@alexsaucedo8032]

Another great hammer films

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

There was a boom in horror movies at this time and 100 were better than this one. If you haven't seen Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders, The Blood On Satan's Claw, Don't Deliver Us From Evil, Count Dracula's Great Love, Blood From The Mummy's Tomb, Vampire Circus, Cry Of The Banshee, and Count Yorga Vampire, for instance, don't bother with this one yet.

[@alexpilgrim8248]

A guilty pleasure. But I liked Twins of Evil even more.

[@marktarr4664]

Hammer had a way with making unique horror films, but I'll always prefer the ones with Cushing and Lee.

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

The best that don't have either of them imo are The Kiss Of The Vampire Die! Die! My Darling! The Horror Of Frankenstein (dry comedy marketed by Hammer as a drama and that has confused people ever since) Vampire Circus Lust For A Vampire The Vengeance Of She (strong acting by Edward Judd lifts a pleasantly typical genre movie) Imo the best of the Mummy movies is the last one, not the one that had Cushing and Lee.

[@dawnfinch8232]

Me too Mark

[@connorbrennan4233]

Not only the ones with Cushing and Lee, but the ones directed by Terence Fisher I think are the best.

[@WolfenSköll-Mountains]

INGRID PITT and her sublime beauty...unforgettable, gave a quality of eroticism, lust to these Hammer films and aroused in all men the desire to be possessed by her...a fantasy perhaps unattainable...Ingrid, may God have her in glory ..

[@BetteTwain]

She certainly caught my interest and I’m a lesbian 😊 definitely was a beautiful woman.

[@19buseye71]

I just ordered this on BR. In my opinion,this is a better film to substitute for the legend of the 7 golden vampires.

[@TheValeyard92]

Even Hammer itself gets confuses and uses the House that Dripped Blood (Amicus) picture for Countess Dracula.

[@AlexandraPeters70]

Another good Hammer movie.....Enjoyed that one.

[@AlexandraPeters70]

And this one got nothing to do with Christopher Lee at all. This is based on a true story....this lady long ago, used to bath in virgin blood, to keep herself young.....not sure how well that worked.....but yea, it happened in the middle ages....or even before that...Ingrid Pitt, perfect for that part.....and pretty too !

[@lisaanthony505]

I think it was an hungarian countess,as far as I remember,and indeed,a true story I don't remember her name..;it begins with Elizabeth...and then I don't remember.

[@AlexandraPeters70]

Yes, that's true! Elizabeth was her name.....I'm not sure if those blood baths worked.....I doubt it. But I do love the movie, & others like it.

[@lisaanthony505]

She began her blood baths because her lover who was younger than she left her ,she suffered very much and went a kind of "crazy"

[@AlexandraPeters70]

Oh wow....lol Just like in the movie. Her lover was much younger, and she waned to look young for him lol But each time she took those baths, she got uglier each time, when it wore off, and she looked into the mirror, she was more uglier then before...lol It's hard to explain, u have to watch the movie, then u see what I mean....:)

[@assembled1855]

This movie should need a reboot.

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

The Legend Of Blood Castle (1973) got this right.

[@longlivebitchcersei261]

I remember this on Elvira in the early 80s .

[@UBZUKki]

miss Pitt was Hot...

[@paulhickie9148]

Yep she had some cracking knockers.

[@arigadovampy]

The video cover isn’t the movie「Countess Dracula」 Am I wrong?

[@davidkublin4446]

MY DAD AND IGRID PITT PASSED AWAY THE SAME DAY AND YEAR AND WERE THE SAME AGE..

[@AlexandraPeters70]

Sorry to hear. :)

[@ButterflyQueene07]

:O

[@meheuck]

Whoever uploaded this trailer, The image you used for the search pages is not from this trailer or even this film; it's a shot of Ingrid Pitt from Amicus' THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD. You goofed.

[@MephProduction]

Why did they over dub her voice? it really spoils the film.

[@MephProduction]

@@thebrazilianatlantis165 It's a better film than most people give it credit for, but it certainly wasn't as good as it should have been.

[@carlcleary3179]

Great movie

[@hoibsh21]

I am that young Hussar.

[@johnlaslett5339]

The thumbnail isn't from this movie. It's nothing to do with vampires she bathes in blood she's human.

[@scotth6814]

It's the story of the real-life Countess Elizabeth Bathory. They were just caching in on the Dracula name.

[@Cracktaculus]

HAMMERTIME!

[@和田裕広志-o2c]

「 朝早くから、年老いた顔のメイクをして大変だったけど、前年の『 Vampire Loveers 』での自信に支えられていましたから、堂々と演じられましたね。でも、この作品の吸血鬼が、中世のハンガリーに実在していたのを幼い子供の頃から知っているから、まさか、私が演じるなんて……。」とは、在りし日のイングリッド = ピット女史の回想です。

[@Ize-stuff]

Hammer Horror done right!

[@krystalharwood6359]

this just screams ELIZABETH!

[@Warp75]

Adrenochrome time

[@007beck9]

Countess Dracula is not even a Vampire Film.

[@kellyedwards6429]

Yes it is look it up

[@erynfauulkner4786]

@@kellyedwards6429 I've just watched this, and I've seen no teeth/fangs or anything that looks like a vampire! Also, she walked around in the day time,.. 🤔 The only thing I've seen to do with vampires is the blood, being put on the skin to give youth.. Which come to think of it, isn't very vampire like. I wouldn't say it's a vampire film ☺ just a cash in off the money they made using the dracula name.

[@marksitts2290]

It was based on a true story of Elizabeth Bathory who bathed in Blood to keep her Youthful Appearances.

[@007beck9]

@@kellyedwards6429 have done dose say anything about her been a vampire. Just taking blood from Virgins and rubbing on her body to make her look Yong. Nothing to do with being a vampire

[@christrotter3052]

Heaving bosum...

[@Ulleval73]

These Hammer movies are so, so bad....they're good! Rather than a "horror" film, they're hysterically funny. Oh my, so bad.....so funny.

[@AlexandraPeters70]

So true lol. I Been saying that for the longest....they sure funny, for the most part.:)

[@eyeandmouth]

Ulleval73 its a bad trailer but its a very good movie.

[@MephProduction]

Bollocks, they're not 'bad' at all. they're absolutely brilliant

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

"so bad....they're good" Sigh. That's not how it works. Curse Of Frankenstein is so good it's good. The Lost Continent is so bad it's bad.

[@MephProduction]

@@thebrazilianatlantis165 i haven't seen The Lost Continent.. is it really that bad?

[@liarak.3327]

Ugh, why did they dub Ingrid Pitt's voice? It sounds horribly ill-fitting. I'll stick to the memory of her in The Vampire Lovers, thanks.

[@darrelljustice6105]

I agree with you. The director chose to dub the voice of the younger version of the Countess that Ingrid played because he wanted a voice with an English accent. Ingrid later described it as an "English Rose" sounding voice. But Ingrid had been hired because of her European accent. After the filming was completed she learned about the dubbing and was very upset about it. Thank goodness the director didn't dub her performance as the older version of the Countess. Interestingly even though we often think of Vampirism as preserving youth, in Countess Dracula vampirism even restores youth.