Thirst (1979 film)

Thirst
Thirst
	Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Rod Hardy
Screenplay by	John Pinkney
Produced by	Antony I. Ginnane
Starring	Chantal Contouri; David Hemmings; Henry Silva;
Cinematography	Vince Monton
Edited by	Philip Reid
Music by	Brian May
Production; companies	F.G. Film Productions; New South Wales Film Corporation; Victorian Film Corporation;
Distributed by	GUO Film Distributors (Australia); New Line Cinema (US);
Release dates	28 September 1979 (Australia); 29 September 1979 (US);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$750,000

Thirst is a 1979 Australian horror film directed by Rod Hardy and starring Chantal Contouri, Max Phipps, and David Hemmings. It has been described as a blend of vampire and science fiction genres, influenced by the 1973 film Soylent Green^[2] as well as drawing on the vampire folklore of Elizabeth Báthory – one of several vampire films in the 1970s to do so.^[3]

^ Bruce Sandrow, "Thirst", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, p48
^ Murray, Scott (1993). Australian Film 1978-1992. Oxford University Press. pp. 48. ISBN 0-19-553584-7.
^ Silver, Alain; Ursini, James (1993). The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Bram Stoker's Dracula. New York: Limelight. p. 184. ISBN 0-87910-170-9.