Rent Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
3.2 of 5 from 75 ratings
1h 27min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- It is the early nineteenth century. The enigmatic Captain Kronos (Horst Janson) roams the countryside with his hunchbacked assistant Professor Grost (John Cater). Kronos wears the uniform of the Imperial Guard, but now he fights a very different war. The beautiful gypsy Carla (Caroline Munro) hitches a ride with Kronos and Grost. She soon discovers that they are professional vampire hunters who have been summoned to a village where a young girl has been found emaciated, drained of all youth. As the death toll in the village rises, Kronos devises a daring plan to expose the murderer - a plan that uses Carla as bait...
- Actors:
- Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro, John Cater, Lois Daine, Ian Hendry, Wanda Ventham, William Hobbs, Brian Tully, Robert James, Perry Soblosky, Paul Greenwood, Lisa Collings, John Hollis, Susanna East, Stafford Gordon, Elizabeth Dear, Joanna Ross, Neil Seiler
- Directors:
- Brian Clemens
- Producers:
- Brian Clemens, Albert Fennell
- Voiced By:
- Julian Holloway
- Writers:
- Brian Clemens
- Aka:
- Kronos / Vampire Castle
- Studio:
- Simply Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Hammer Horror, A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/01/2025
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- New 2024 commentary featuring Caroline Munro and Sam & George Clemens on 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version
- New 2024 introduction by Sam and George Clemens on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
- Archive 2011 commentary featuring Brian Clemens, Caroline Munro, Shane Briant and John Carson on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
- Archive 2011 commentary featuring Brian Clemens and Director of Photography Ian Wilson on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
- Archive 2013 introduction by Brian Clemens on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
- Archive 2020 commentary featuring film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
- Archive 2003 commentary featuring Brian Clemens and Caroline Munro on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
- The House of Clemens: a brand-new 57-minute documentary looking at Brian Clemens and his body of work, with contributions from his family, friends and colleagues
- Original UK Theatrical Trailer
- Original Foreign Theatrical Trailer
- Original US Theatrical Trailer
- Original UK Censor Card
- Original US Radio Spots
- Original Textless Titles and Backgrounds
- Kronos Returns: archive featurette on the 2008 reunion of cast and crew
- Brian Clemens 1991 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
- Brian Clemens 2000 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
- Horst Janson 2010 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
- Lois Daine 2017 interview from the James McCabe archive
- Anything Goes: Hammer in the '70s 2020 featurette featuring Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
- Extensive stills gallery - including many rare behind-the-scenes pictures - featuring music from Laurie Johnson's outstanding score
- New article on the making of Captain Kronos by actor and author Bruce G. Hallenbeck
- Archive interviews with Horst Janson, Caroline Munro, Laurie Johnson, John Cater, Lisa Collings and William Hobbs, courtesy of Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine
- New article examining why Kronos never made it to a franchise by film historian Laura Mayne
- New article on Laurie Johnson by Movie Music International's John Mansell
- Archive Brian Clemens interview from a 1974 edition of Monster Times
- Archive review of Captain Kronos from 1974 by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
- New article examining the twinning of Captain Kronos with a martial arts film on its cinema release by Steve Rogers
- Reproduction pressbook, call sheet and US PR material
- Reproduction comic strip adaptation and "sequel" from the legendary House of Hammer magazine
- Disc 1:
- Disc 2:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/01/2025
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- New 2024 commentary featuring Caroline Munro and Sam & George Clemens on 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version
- New 2024 introduction by Sam and George Clemens on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
- Archive 2011 commentary featuring Brian Clemens, Caroline Munro, Shane Briant and John Carson on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
- Archive 2011 commentary featuring Brian Clemens and Director of Photography Ian Wilson on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
- Archive 2013 introduction by Brian Clemens on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
- Archive 2020 commentary featuring film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
- Archive 2003 commentary featuring Brian Clemens and Caroline Munro on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
- The House of Clemens: a brand-new 57-minute documentary looking at Brian Clemens and his body of work, with contributions from his family, friends and colleagues
- Original UK Theatrical Trailer
- Original Foreign Theatrical Trailer
- Original US Theatrical Trailer
- Original UK Censor Card
- Original US Radio Spots
- Original Textless Titles and Backgrounds
- Kronos Returns: archive featurette on the 2008 reunion of cast and crew
- Brian Clemens 1991 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
- Brian Clemens 2000 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
- Horst Janson 2010 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
- Lois Daine 2017 interview from the James McCabe archive
- Anything Goes: Hammer in the '70s 2020 featurette featuring Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
- Extensive stills gallery - including many rare behind-the-scenes pictures - featuring music from Laurie Johnson's outstanding score
- New article on the making of Captain Kronos by actor and author Bruce G. Hallenbeck
- Archive interviews with Horst Janson, Caroline Munro, Laurie Johnson, John Cater, Lisa Collings and William Hobbs, courtesy of Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine
- New article examining why Kronos never made it to a franchise by film historian Laura Mayne
- New article on Laurie Johnson by Movie Music International's John Mansell
- Archive Brian Clemens interview from a 1974 edition of Monster Times
- Archive review of Captain Kronos from 1974 by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
- New article examining the twinning of Captain Kronos with a martial arts film on its cinema release by Steve Rogers
- Reproduction pressbook, call sheet and US PR material
- Reproduction comic strip adaptation and "sequel" from the legendary House of Hammer magazine
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- Disc 2:
