These nondracula vampire movies emphasized new stories and characters while tweaking the standard vampire mythos. Youll find more related titles and typography in the 19701974 and 1970s trailers sections. Vampire circus mary wimbush, thorley walters, can only be reproduced in. Vampire circus is a 1971 british horror film, directed by robert young for hammer horror productions. It was distributed by 20th century fox other websites.
Vampire circus is a 1972 british horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony. Elenco adrienne corri thorley walters anthony higgins john moulderbrown laurence payne richard owens lynne frederick elizabeth seal. A 1972 british horror film directed by robert young for hammer film productions. It speaks well of synapse films, a boutique label dedicated to cult films like this, that they would scoop bigger labels with more exploitable hammer titles, and with a fine highdef presentation and scads of good extras to boot. In the small, rural community of shettle children are being viciousl. A village in nineteenth century europe is at first relieved when a circus breaks through the quarantine to take the locals minds off the plague. Vampire circus 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie had some creepy hammer moments but the overall story was dumb. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for vampire circus 1972. In his directorial debut robert young has a lot of story to tell and gives vampire circus a crazy, breathless pace. Vampire circus is a 1972 british horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony corlan. Vampire circus 1972 may raise expectations of morbidly gaunt men who have donned fake red noses and tufts of brilliant crimson hair to distract from their telltale fangs. Images of the show the vampire circus best halloween event in usa. Kiss of the vampire, the vampire lovers, the countess dracula.
And i immediately recalled the first time i saw this film and the berserk lengths i went to in order to see it. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. At the beginning of the film the camera pans in on a man who is sitting reading a book in the woods on a nice sunny day. Christina paul,domini blythe,serena weber in vampire. Vampire circus 1972 3 subtitles downloaded 62 times. Populated by a motley collection of offthewall characters and incomparable acrobats, the vampire circus is a visual vortex set in a twisted acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration at the vampire circus. Sexedup fare like the vampire lovers proved hammer was willing to amp up its adult content to compete with the more extreme fare pouring out of. Again, the coolest thing in the movie, by far, was the tiger girl. In what seems like an exercise in restraint, emil slaughters a room full of students, like some kind of befanged paul calf. Last night, as i lay down to detox before i bed, i opted to put on the 1972 hammer horror classic vampire circus, a late period offering from the studio that i have long loved. Out for revengeone of ny favorite late entry hammer films of all time. Vampire circus dxn1wc from alamys library of millions of. It features adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony corlan.
Shapeshifting circus vampires seeking revenge in a plagueinfested village. Unlike earlier films in hammers dracula series, dracula a. Met adrienne corri, thorley walters en anthony higgins. A village in nineteenth century europe is at first relieved when a circus.
The vampire circus a spirited journey through an abandoned cemetery where an extraordinary circus comes back to life. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe might be hiding a horrifying secret. The reality is a more dour but no less rewarding type of entertainment. Vampire and childabductor robert tayman is caught and killed by townspeople. Robert youngs vampire circus 1972 is one of the films, one that remains a rich, complex horror film, although it suffers a few stumbles that stem from problems in production. The vampire circus miami beach, florida 33018 rated 4.
Poster retro, circus poster, poster s, vintage posters, horror movie posters, original movie. This 1972 hammer horror poster is illustrated in a gloriously irreverent manner by british artist vic fair. With adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins, john moulderbrown. Lalla ward in vampire circus 1972 anthony higgins in vampire circus 1972. As documented in sim branaghans book british film posters 2006, fair used this illustration as an opportunity to protest against.
Cinematography moray grant film editor peter musgrave. A village in 19th century europe is invaded by a traveling circus of vampires. Vampire circus is a hammer horror film from the early seventies. Thankfully, those looking for a restored and unedited version have to wait no longer, as synapse films has released a fantastic version of vampire circus on bluray and dvd in the past i was lucky enough to catch a barely edited print at a drivein marathon a few years back, and i really enjoyed how. Vampire circus is a cult classic hammer horror movie that has long been soughtafter on dvd. The circus strongman is played silent and scary by david prowse who played the frankenstein monster for hammer in horror of frankenkenstein in 1970.
The decadent years 19681976 no sawdust can soak up the torrent of blood. The story concerns a travelling carnival whose vampiric artistes prey on the children of a. Made during the final decade of hammer films theatrical existence, vampire circus arrived as the studio was becoming increasingly experimental with its bloodsucker outings in between the usual dracula offerings from christopher lee and company. Vampire circus is a 1972 british hammer horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins, john moulderbrown, lynne frederick, lalla ward, robin sachs. It was written by don houghton and stars christopher lee, peter cushing and stephanie beacham. For years, synapse films has been releasing numerous diverse films from various countries and genres on dvd, but for their 100th release, the company unleashes a longawaited classic horror title from none other than britains hammer films. But my favorite talent in vampire circus is the aforementioned tiger woman. Released at a time when the popularity of british gothic horror tales was on the wane, particularly when compared against the more explicit, contemporary horrors coming out of hollywood rosemarys baby and later the exorcist, the film nevertheless managed to stand out from a glut of. As the plague sweeps the countryside, a quarantined village is visited by a mysterious traveling circus. Vampire circus 1972 is the first hammer horror film released to bluray anywhere in the world. Hammer films vampire circus original theatrical trailer 1972.
Iconic vic fair artwork graces this uk quad for the release of hammer films 1972 horror vampire circus. Even if you dont like horror films though, it is worth watching just to get a laugh at count mitterhaus shirt. Next the camera shows a young girl playing in the woods a little distance away from the man. In this 19th century gothic tale of horror, a circus of vampires visits a small serbian. The game was designed so that you controlled just a single character out of the five in the party, and the others would be under ai control, although you could switch which of the five you were controlling. An interesting premise as a nineteenth century circus of vampires returns to exact revenge from a small town whose inhabitants killed an ancestor. Vampire circus was a gauntletlike type of game full of vampires and zombies planned for nintendo 64 by zed two who started working on it in 1996. Vampire circus a look back at 1972 we are movie geeks. Human fangs ripping throats no sawdust can soak up the torrent of blood after a spate of murders, the villagers of schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, count mitterhouse. After a spate of murders, the villagers of schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, count mitterhouse. And at the end there arent many people left standing. They have come to schtettel to fulfil the counts last words. Human fangs ripping throats no sawdust can soak up the torrent of blood.
Made in 1971 vampire circus was part of a package of films for rank. Vampire circus is a stylized, creepy period piece that follows a troupe of weird performers who. The story concerns a travelling circus, the vampiric artists of which prey on the children of a 19th. Adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins, john moulderbrown, laurence payne studio. Vampire circus is a brutal film but not everything is shown. Fifteen years later the circus of nights appeared in the plagueridden village and its performers include mitterhouses mistress, children and cousins. It was written by judson kinberg, and produced by wilbur stark and michael carreras who was uncredited for hammer film productions. Top 10 hardest songs to sing in the blind auditions of the voice duration. But their troubles are only beginning as children begin to disappear and the legacy of a longago massacre is brought to light.
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