Rent Vampire Circus (1972)
3.3 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- When a little girl is brutally slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century European village, the townspeople invade the foreboding castle of Count Mitterhaus (Robert Tayman) and kill him for the crime. As the Count dies, he curses the villagers and vows that their children will all die so that he may someday return to life. Fifteen years later, as the village is ravaged by the plague, a travelling circus comes to town and distracts the villagers from their current hardships. Little do they know that their troubles are only beginning...
- Actors:
- Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins, John Moulder-Brown, Laurence Payne, Richard Owens, Lynne Frederick, Elizabeth Seal, Robin Hunter, Domini Blythe, Robert Tayman, John Bown, Mary Wimbush, Christine Paul-Podlasky, Robin Sachs, Lalla Ward, Skip Martin, David Prowse, Roderick Shaw, Barnaby Shaw
- Directors:
- Robert Young
- Producers:
- Wilbur Stark
- Voiced By:
- David De Keyser
- Writers:
- Judson Kinberg, George Baxt, Wilbur Stark
- Studio:
- Spirit Entertainment Ltd
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Hammer Horror, All the Twos: 1972-2012, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/11/2022
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Documentary 'The Bloodiest Show on Earth' featuring interviews including renowned director Joe Dante and actor Dave Prowse
- Stills Gallery
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- A brief history of Circus Horrors (Galllery of Grotesques)
- Visiting the House of Hammer an insight into Britain's Legendary Horror Magazine
- Vampire Circus interactive comic book
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Reviews (1) of Vampire Circus
Spoiles ... - Vampire Circus review by NP
Some of Hammer’s most interesting films were made during their perceived decline and ‘Vampire Circus’ is one of the defining examples of this. It’s also probably the company’s bloodiest feature.
The cast is faultless (only the dubbing threatens to spoil things), with the evil circus people emerging as more interesting than our heroes. Emil is played brilliantly by Anthony Higgins/Corlan – smiling and stroking the face of Albert (Laurence Payne) as they throttle each other; Lalla Ward and Robin Sachs as the two dancers, are twins both seductive and deadly (dare I suggest Rollin-esque?) and fresh-faced, young and sweet Lynne Frederick makes the most of innocent Dora; Robert Tayman is Count Mitterhaus and does very well considering he is definitely dubbed by a different actor and has to wrestle with some very outsized fangs. James Whittaker’s rich, layered score is among the most haunting Hammer ever featured. Sumptuous and atmospheric, this confident film belies the company’s fortunes at the time of release.
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