The Vampire Lovers (1970) Horror Fantasy
The Vampire Lovers (1970) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 6.77/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.4/10
Metascore: ☆ 6.3/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 7.6/10
The Vampire Lovers Plot Synopsis:
The Countess is called away to tend a sick friend and imposes on the General to accept her daughter Marcilla as a houseguest. Some of the villagers begin dying, however, and the General's daughter Laura soon gets weak and pale, but Marcilla is there to comfort her. The villagers begin whispering about vampires as Marcilla finds another family on which to impose herself. The pattern repeats as Emma gets ill, but the General cannot rest, and seeks the advice of Baron Hartog, who once dealt a decisive blow against a family of vampires. Well, almost.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.
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The Vampire Lovers Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1970 (more 1970 movies)
Production Co.: MGM Pictures
Language: English, German
Country: United Kingdom
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Vampire Lovers Release Dates In Theaters: Oct 22, 1970, DVD: Sep 16, 2008
Writers: Sheridan Le Fanu, Harry Fine, Tudor Gates
Producers: Harry Fine, Louis M. Heyward, Michael Style
Musicians: Harry Robertson
Cinematographers: Moray Grant
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The Vampire Lovers (1970) Cast (Click to Expand)
The Vampire Lovers Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Pitt | ... | Marcilla / Carmilla / Mircalla Karnstein |
| Pippa Steel | ... | Laura (as Pippa Steele) |
| Madeline Smith | ... | Emma Morton |
| Peter Cushing | ... | General von Spielsdorf |
| George Cole | ... | Roger Morton |
| Dawn Addams | ... | The Countess |
| Kate O''Mara | ... | The Governess (Mme. Perrodot) |
| Douglas Wilmer | ... | Baron Joachim von Hartog |
| Jon Finch | ... | Carl Ebhardt |
| Ferdy Mayne | ... | Doctor |
| Kirsten Lindholm | ... | First Vampire (as Kirsten Betts) |
| John Forbes-Robertson | ... | Man in Black |
| Shelagh Wilcocks | ... | Housekeeper |
| Harvey Hall | ... | Renton |
| Janet Key | ... | Gretchin |
| Charles Farrell | ... | Landlord |
| Graham James | ... | First Young Man |
| Tom Browne | ... | Second Young Man |
| Joanna Shelley | ... | Woodman''s Daughter |
| Olga Anthony | ... | Village Girl (as Olga James) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Ingrid Pitt, as Marcilla / Carmilla / Mircalla Karnstein, passed away at age 73 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) - Pippa Steel, as Laura (as Pippa Steele), passed away at age 44 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Aries
Also known as: Pippa Steele - Madeline Smith (b. August 2, 1949) – Emma Morton
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Also known as: Maddy Smith | Madeleine Smith - Peter Cushing, as General von Spielsdorf, passed away at age 81 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m) - George Cole – Roger Morton
- Dawn Addams, as The Countess, passed away at age 54 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Virgo - Kate O''Mara, as The Governess (Mme. Perrodot), passed away at age 74 in Sussex, England, UK.
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Also known as: Merrie Carroll - Douglas Wilmer, as Baron Joachim von Hartog, passed away at age 96 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK.
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m) - Jon Finch, as Carl Ebhardt, passed away at age 70 in Hast.
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Ferdy Mayne, as Doctor, passed away at age 81 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Pisces, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: God | Ferdie Mayne | Ferdinand Mayne | Ferdi Mayne - Kirsten Lindholm (b. September 1, 1943) – First Vampire (as Kirsten Betts)
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Kirsten Betts - John Forbes-Robertson, as Man in Black, passed away at age 80 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Taurus
Also known as: James Forbes-Robertson | John Forbes Robertson - Shelagh Wilcocks, as Housekeeper, passed away at age 81 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Also known as: Sheelah Wilcock | Sheelagh Wilcocks | Sheelah Wilcocks | Sheela Wilcocks | Sheelah Wilcox | Shelagh Wilcox - Harvey Hall, as Renton, passed away at age 65 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
Sign: Cancer - Janet Key, as Gretchin, passed away at age 47 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Cancer
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