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. Next the camera shows a young girl playing in the woods a little distance away from the man. In fact, children in this film are nothing but food for these vampires. Seems like he has been kidnapping children to suck their blood.
By 1971, after nine vampire films, hammer had begun to move away from the gothic symbolism of the traditional dracula tale to explore new aesthetics and settings. Vampire circus was filmed at pinewood studios and hit cinema screens in the uk in 1972. Bluray dvd combo a supernatural circus run by a vampire returns to the 19th century town to avenge the death of count mitterhaus, who was killed by the town fifteen years earlier for the death of a little girl. There are maybe five specks of damage through the entire film, and its only dots. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Vampire circus 1972 is the first hammer horror film released to bluray anywhere in the world. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe might be hiding a horrifying secret. This is the original first release quad in superb condition complete with fairs not so hidden phalli. This was a stylish and thoughtprovoking movie that kept ones attention focused throughout, it had an ingenious and strangely alluring and believable plot, which for some reason i felt was a better storyline than any of the dracula movies i had seen. Im a criminal defense attorney with the public defenders office in memphis. This film had this included but had a gore factor, again a count take revenge through a travelling circus killing the town council one by one.
Only exchange for defective dvd and for the same title only. Vampire circus 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vampire circus is a cult classic hammer horror movie that has long been soughtafter on dvd. By 1971, after nine vampire films, hammer had begun to move away from the gothic symbolism of the traditional dracula tale to explore new. An interesting premise as a nineteenth century circus of vampires returns to exact revenge from a. All of which push the physical boundaries of human performances and leave the audience amazed and astounded. Mitterhaus cursed the town and vowed that their children would pay for their crimes. Vampire circus is, in my opinion one of hammers best vampire efforts outside of horror of dracula, and dracula, prince of darkness.
Fifteen years later, as the village is ravaged by the plague, a traveling. 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. I believe this should be available as an alternative to the uncut releases. Synapse films is proud to present vampire circus, now available for the first time on home video in glorious 1080p highdefinition and loaded with amazing. After they manage to get lucky and stake him, mitterhaus vows he will have the lives of their children to restore. Anthony higgins in vampire circus 1972 lynne frederick and john moulderbrown in vampire circus 1972. A superior latter day hammer horror classic about a troupe of travelling entertainers really vampires who seek a terrible revenge against the villagers who killed their vampire leader. The bbfc examiners originally required heavy cuts to the film but many of these were successfully waived after. Hopefully this movie gets enough interest that shudder continues to try and get more classic hammer films fraildogg.
Vampire circus is a 1971 british horror film, directed by robert young for hammer horror 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. Theatrical trailer for the upcoming bluraydvd release of synapse films vampire circus. If you enjoy hammer films or just vampire films in general, vampire circus is a mustsee. It features adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony corlan. Vampire circus film oklahoma city oklahoma gazette. The vampire circus is a phenomenal night of live entertainment, based on the multidisciplinary skills of international performers showcasing theater, dance, and gymnastics. Of all of hammer films admittedly inconsistent 1970s offerings, none fascinate or entertain me as much as 1972svampire circus. Staring anthony corlan, laurence payne, thorley walters and lynne frederick. Surprisingly gory and sexy for an early 70s hammer flick at least now that all the gory and sexy footage that was cut for the films original u. No other sex tube is more popular and features more vampire scenes than pornhub.
With adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins, john moulderbrown. Mitterhaus opens the film draining and murdering a little girl and slaughtering her rescue party when they come. Vampire circus is a stylized, creepy period piece that follows a troupe of weird performers who arrive at a serbian village and bring along with them a foreboding plague that necessitates the hamlet being quarantined from the outside world. Vampire circus was part of a cycle of films including the vampire lovers, lust of the vampire and twins of evil about the studio taking advantage of the censorship laws allowing nudity and sexual scenes. Even though i dont like vampire films, i still greatly enjoyed this. Vampire circus by rod lott i attribute this to the first time my parents took me the supposedly greatest show on earth, and right before my toddler. Images of the show the vampire circus best halloween event in usa. Vampire circus a look back at 1972 we are movie geeks.
Aside from a dusting of static caused by the age of the film, this transfer is perfect. Robert youngs picture boasts flair and a willingness to address themes that even hammer films rarely broached. Vampire circus 1972 us pg edition topics hammer film, horror language english. See more ideas about old hollywood, classic hollywood, film. The latest from hammer films is the oddity vampire circus, an eccentric film that mixes a traveling circus sideshow story with vampire lore, resulting a bizarre but original fantasy. As the plague sweeps the countryside, a quarantined village is visited by a mysterious traveling circus.
Vampire circus places the bloodsuckers in a more mythical, fairytale milieu, and the circus of nights provides entertainment of a magical kind with an erotic, hypnotic show featuring shape shifting, seminaked writhing dancers and a. Cinematography moray grant film editor peter musgrave. I first saw the film in a heavily edited broadcast version way back in the early 1980s, and, as a result of the wholesale edits, found the movie something of an incomprehensible mess. Anthony higgins in vampire circus 1972 vampire circus 1972 lynne frederick in. This movie has wonderful atmosphere, rather good special. Vampire circus is a hammer horror film from the early seventies. I picked it because i find circuses fascinating and scary. Vampire circus is a 1972 british horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony. Watch vampire circus full movie in hd visit after a spate of murders, the villagers of schtettel kill the depraved pe. Complete monster count mitterhaus, the vampire ruler of the village of steitl, seduces the wife of a village leader so that she will bring him children he can feed on. Vampire circus bluraydvd, 2010, 2disc set for sale.
A little girl is brutally slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century austrian village. 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. Track two, is the suite from vampire circus a stylish hammer entry into the vampiric chronicles, released in 1971, it was something of an excursion away from the more traditional dracula tales, and as the title suggests revolves around a travelling circus which is making its way through europe in the 19th century. 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.
Those girls in those early 1970s movies turn me on for some reason. Seeking revenge, the townspeople invade the foreboding castle of count mitterhaus and kill him for the crime. There have been numerous films based on carmilla, an 1872 gothic novella by irish author joseph sheridan le fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating bram stokers dracula 1897 by 26 years. This film takes a long time, like minutes just setting up why the townspeople hate their count and how they get cursed. Vampire circus 1971 original vintage hammer horror uk. 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. Vampire circus begins with an exciting 12minute precredits prologue that plays like a short feature. A nice little atmospheric horror flick from hammer film productions, vampire circus opens with villagers from a tiny austrian town swarming the castle of an evil vampire named count mitterhaus robert tayman, looking like a sleazy cruise ship magician driving a wooden stake through his heart of course not before. The spooky acrobats and fire eaters are now free to gruesomely slaughter the townsfolk, picked off one by. Ive acted in several local indie films directed by my buddy jeremy benson. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named carmilla, later revealed to be mircalla, countess karnstein carmilla is an anagram of mircalla. The package synapse has presented vampire circus in a 1080p anamorphic transfer. The us pg rated release with nudity and some gore cut.
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