Blood of the Vampire (1958) (Blu-ray)
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New Blu-ray. Running time: 1 h 27 min. Age rating: 7
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1950s British horror directed by Henry Cass. In the late 19th century, the anaemic Dr Callistratus (Donald Wolfit) is the governor of a brutal penal institution in a remote castle. Dr John Pierre (Vincent Ball) is wrongly convicted of malpractice and given a life sentence, but is soon employed by Callistratus to help him with his research.
In a laboratory beneath the castle, Callistratus and his hunchbacked assistant Carl (Victor Maddern) submit inmates and young women to cruel experiments in blood transfusion. Outside the castle, Pierre’s fiancée Madeleine (Barbara Shelley) determines to rescue him, but they both end up at Callistratus’ mercy. The bloodthirsty doctor will stop at nothing to cure his debilitating condition, even if it means others must die so that he may live
Special features:
Bonus Footage
Trailers
Commentary: Audio commentary with Jonathan Rigby; archival audio commentary with writer Jimmy Sangster, producer Robert S. Baker and Hammer story author Marcus Hearn.
Other Documentary: ’He Begins Where Dracula Left Off’; ’The BBFC and Blood For Dracula’
Director: Henry Cass
Actors: Barbara Shelley,Vincent Ball,Victor Maddern,Donald Wolfit,William Devlin,Andrew Faulds
Subtitles: no / not known
1950s British horror directed by Henry Cass. In the late 19th century, the anaemic Dr Callistratus (Donald Wolfit) is the governor of a brutal penal institution in a remote castle. Dr John Pierre (Vincent Ball) is wrongly convicted of malpractice and given a life sentence, but is soon employed by Callistratus to help him with his research.
In a laboratory beneath the castle, Callistratus and his hunchbacked assistant Carl (Victor Maddern) submit inmates and young women to cruel experiments in blood transfusion. Outside the castle, Pierre’s fiancée Madeleine (Barbara Shelley) determines to rescue him, but they both end up at Callistratus’ mercy. The bloodthirsty doctor will stop at nothing to cure his debilitating condition, even if it means others must die so that he may live
Special features:
Bonus Footage
Trailers
Commentary: Audio commentary with Jonathan Rigby; archival audio commentary with writer Jimmy Sangster, producer Robert S. Baker and Hammer story author Marcus Hearn.
Other Documentary: ’He Begins Where Dracula Left Off’; ’The BBFC and Blood For Dracula’
Director: Henry Cass
Actors: Barbara Shelley,Vincent Ball,Victor Maddern,Donald Wolfit,William Devlin,Andrew Faulds
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