Directed by:
Roy Ward BakerCinematography:
Moray GrantComposer:
Harry RobertsonCast:
Ingrid Pitt, George Cole, Peter Cushing, Ferdy Mayne, Jon Finch, Pippa Steel, Madeline Smith, Dawn Addams, Kate O'Mara, Douglas Wilmer, John Forbes-Robertson (more)Plots(1)
Hammer glamour reaches an all-time high in this buxom blood-splattered genre favourite as the un-dead Mircalla Karnstein (seductive Ingrid Pitt) nibbles her way through a cast of gore-geous small-town vixens. Understandably upset at her choice of sexual partners the local gentry decide to fight back determined to plunge a stake into the heart of this Sapphic seductress and her delicious horde of voluptuous bloodsucking disciples! Packed with blood breasts and beheadings - and boasting a top-notch cast including: Horror icons Peter Cushing and Ingrid Pitt alongside busty Bond girl Madeline Smith - The Vampire Lovers is an erotically charged 70s classic from the famed Hammer House of Horror. (Shock Entertainment)
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A bit of horror, a bit of erotica, but neither is good. Average and a mess in every aspect.
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A very enjoyable Hammer adaptation of Le Fanu's classic in all respects. It’s charming in the acting, and straightforward in design. The subtle lesbian touch sometimes turns very explicit. The peculiar marriage with the original text is also priceless. As a result, it is possible to accept the change of location and the imperfectly-applied historical narrative. The Karnstein Trilogy started so promisingly... It's just hard to choose whether Ingrid Pitt was more suited to Carmilla or Bathory.
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