Countess Dracula

Countess Dracula
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Sasdy
Written byJeremy Paul
Produced byAlexander Paal
StarringIngrid Pitt
Nigel Green
Lesley-Anne Down
CinematographyKenneth Talbot
Edited byHenry Richardson
Music byHarry Robertson
Production
company
Distributed byRank Film Distributors
Release date
  • 31 January 1971 (1971-01-31) (London)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Countess Dracula is a 1971 British Hammer horror film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green and Lesley-Anne Down.[1] It was produced by Alexander Paal.

Countess Dracula was inspired by the infamous Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory (1560–1614), a landowner and noblewoman who was accused of murdering dozens of women and girls.[citation needed] Her husband was Ferenc Nádasdy, Nádasdy being the surname given to the Countess in the film.

  1. ^ "Countess Dracula". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 January 2024.