Directed by:
Juraj JakubiskoScreenplay:
Juraj JakubiskoCast:
Anna Friel, Karel Roden, Vincent Regan, Hans Matheson, Deana Horváthová-Jakubisková, Bolek Polívka, Jiří Mádl, Anthony Byrne, Lucie Vondráčková (more)Plots(1)
"The gruesome tale of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, notorious yet obscure, has been recounted by historians, writers, poets, playwrights, musicians, painters and moviemakers. Tradition has it that Countess Bathory was the greatest murderess in the history of humankind, as documented by her entry in the Guinness Book of Records. She tortured her victims, exclusively women, before killing them. She bathed in their blood, and tore the flesh from their bodies with her teeth while they were still alive. But is that really true? In four centuries, no historical document has been found to reveal what had exactly happened. The plot of my film diametrically opposes the established legend. My story is about a defenseless widow who owns more property and riches than the king himself and who, as a result, becomes a victim of scheming from on high." - Juraj Jakubisko (Metrodome Distribution)
(more)Cast
![Anna Friel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/575/164575598_b999be.jpg)
Anna Friel
UK
Best movies:
Limitless (2011)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Our Mutual Friend (1998) (series)
![Karel Roden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/381/161381827_fb6539.jpg)
Karel Roden
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Waltzing Matilda (2023)
![Vincent Regan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272052_bbf676.jpg)
Vincent Regan
UK
Best movies:
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
Wallander (2008) (series)
Black Beauty (1994)
![Hans Matheson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/484/158484530_77bbaf.jpg)
Hans Matheson
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Les Misérables (1998)
Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV movie)
![Deana Horváthová-Jakubisková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/908/157908736_fb0dd1.jpg)
Deana Horváthová-Jakubisková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
An Ambiguous Report about the End of the World (1997)
![Bolek Polívka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098820_36fd45.jpg)
Bolek Polívka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
The Elementary School (1991)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Jiří Mádl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/866/163866650_5375c4.png)
Jiří Mádl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Bet on Friendship (2021)
Colette (2013)
Waking Up Yesterday (2012)
![Anthony Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/061/162061189_e59d41.jpg)
Anthony Byrne
Ireland
Best movies:
Bathory (2008)
High Plains Invaders (2009) (TV movie)
![Lucie Vondráčková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/015/163015983_d6e515.jpg)
Lucie Vondráčková
Czechoslovakia
![Monika Hilmerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268353_b4d8bf.jpg)
Monika Hilmerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tata (2000) (theatrical recording)
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
Spring of Life (2000)
![Franco Nero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/618/164618380_badc95.jpg)
Franco Nero
Italy
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
![Michaela Drotárová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277949_31b21a.jpg)
Michaela Drotárová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Bathory (2008)
Mŕtvola musí zomrieť (2010)
My Husband's Women (2009)
![René Štúr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619274_39fc4f.jpg)
René Štúr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hra o láske (2011) (theatrical recording)
Len tak prišli (2013) (theatrical recording)
Jááánošííík po tristo rokoch (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Robbie Kay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031489_b22ede.jpg)
Robbie Kay
UK
Best movies:
Ways to Live Forever (2010)
We Want Sex Equality (2010)
Fugitive Pieces (2007)
![Andrej Hryc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/869/161869717_81e1e4.jpg)
Andrej Hryc
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Koncert pre Jara Filipa (2001) (concert)
![Jiří Korn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/486/486101_ab3e26.jpg)
Jiří Korn
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jesus Christ Superstar (2005) (theatrical recording)
Dracula (1996) (theatrical recording)
Mamzelle Nitouche (1977) (TV movie)
![Jaromír Nosek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/882/166882609_ff3dda.jpg)
Jaromír Nosek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
![Táňa Radeva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274125_b77d08.jpg)
Táňa Radeva
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Iba taká hra (1995) (TV movie)
Jozef Mak (1996) (theatrical recording)
By a Sharp Knife (2019)
![Eva Elsnerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/218/164218863_1035af.jpg)
Eva Elsnerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
Rats (2020) (series)
Bet on Friendship (2021)
![Zdeněk Podhůrský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431585_e0a242.jpg)
Zdeněk Podhůrský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Black Barons (1992)
Tři spory (1981) (series)
Pěsti ve tmě (1986)