Vampire circus / ITV Studios Global Entertainment ; Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; The Rank Organisation presents ; a Hammer production ; screenplay by Judson Kinberg ; produced by Wilbur Stark ; directed by Robert Young.

A little girl is slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century Austrian village. Seeking revenge, the townspeople invade the castle of Count Mitterhaus and kill him for the crime. As the Count dies, he curses the villagers and vows their children will all die so that he may someday return to life. Years...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Hammer horror collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: ITV Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rank Organisation
Hammer Film Productions
Synapse Films (Firm : Novi, Mich.)
Other Authors: Young, Robert M., 1924-2024
Stark, Wilbur, 1912-1995
Kinberg, Judson
Corri, Adrienne
Walters, Thorley, 1913-1991
Moulder-Brown, John
Higgins, Anthony, 1947-
Payne, Laurence
Frederick, Lynne
Owens, Richard
Blythe, Domini, 1947-2010
Seal, Elizabeth
Prowse, Dave, 1935-2020
Whitaker, David, 1931-2012
Language:English
Published: [Bloomington, Ill.] : Synapse Films, 2010.
Edition:Blu-ray + DVD combo pack.
Series:Hammer horror collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Vampires > Drama.
Circus > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Vampire films.
Horror films.
B films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Circus.
Revenge.
Vampires.
Genre:
Drama.
Vampire films.
Horror films.
B films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Description
Summary:
A little girl is slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century Austrian village. Seeking revenge, the townspeople invade the castle of Count Mitterhaus and kill him for the crime. As the Count dies, he curses the villagers and vows their children will all die so that he may someday return to life. Years later, as the village is ravaged by the plague, a traveling circus comes to town to distract the villagers from their current hardships. Little do they know that their troubles are only beginning.
Note:Title from container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
1 Blu-ray disc; 1 DVD containing feature film and digital copy.
Bonus features: featurette, The bloodiest show on Earth: making Vampire circus (33 min.) ; featurette, Gallery of grotesqueries: a brief history of circus horror (15 min.) ; featurette, Revisiting the house of Hammer: Britain's legendary horror magazine (10 min.) ; Vampire circus: motion comic book ; animated still and poster gallery ; original theatrical trailer ; isolated music and effects soundtrack.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CW5 D0131534 Blu-ray Video & VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Credits:Director of photography, Moray Grant ; editor, Peter Musgrave ; music, David Whitaker.
System Details:Blu-ray disc; region A; high-definition 1080p widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono or music and effects soundtrack.
Blu-ray disc player or Blu-ray compatible disc drive required ; this disc will not play on a standard DVD player.
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, John Moulder-Brown, Anthony Corlan, Laurence Payne, Lynne Frederick, Richard Owens, Domini Blythe, Elizabeth Seal, Dave Prowse, Bradforts-Amaros, Milovan and Serena.