Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for vampire circus 1972. In the small, rural community of shettle children are being viciously murdered. Its everything but the kitchen sink approach doesnt always work the first appearance of count mitterhaus is reminiscent of how mr claypole arrived in rentaghost, making it a notch. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Robert youngs vampire circus 1972 is one of the films, one that remains a rich, complex horror film, although it suffers a few stumbles that. Vampire circus is, in my opinion one of hammers best vampire efforts outside of horror of dracula, and dracula, prince of darkness. The reality is a more dour but no less rewarding type of entertainment. 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. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. As usual the studio manages to create a lot of period atmosphere and chills on, one assumes, not a very large budget, and like most of their movies the acting is uniformly good. Four men schoolteacher nick miller, doctor john kersh, private investigator chris blaine and local newspaper editor alan michaels track the killer, karl mitterhaus, down in his house up on the hill and impale him with a spar of wood. Poster retrocircus posterposter svintage postershammer horror filmshammer filmshorror movie postersconcert. Movie titles and typography from vampire circus 1972, directed by robert young, starring adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins.
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. Human fangs ripping throats no sawdust can soak up the torrent of blood after a spate of murders, the villagers of schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, count mitterhouse. Robert youngs vampire circus 1972 is one of the films, one that remains a rich, complex horror film, although it suffers a few stumbles that stem from problems in production. The vampire circus stood as a hail mary experiment from hammer. Vampire circus full movie hd film after a spate of murders, the villagers of schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, count mitterhouse. Also includes articles on french cinema including interviews jean rollin and pierre kast, as well as interviews with schlock. The arrival of a travelling circus in a plagueravaged village in 1800s europe would, one would think, offer the townspeople some distraction from their troubles.
The crisp and colorful hd transfer is from elements in excellent condition. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. Made in 1971 vampire circus was part of a package of films for rank. Vampire circus 1972 3 subtitles downloaded 62 times. Vampire circus was a gauntletlike type of game full of vampires and zombies planned for nintendo 64 by zed two who started working on it in 1996. Thorley walters in vampire circus 1972 skip martin in vampire circus 1972. 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. These nondracula vampire movies emphasized new stories and characters while tweaking the standard vampire mythos. Melusine reportedly was the daughter of king elinas and his fairy wife. Vampire circus 1972 hindi dual audio 400mb unrated brrip. Among them are folklore stories of the melusine, a creature reminiscent of the classical lamiai figure.
The game was designed so that you controlled just a single character out of the five in the party, and the others would be under ai control, although you could switch which of the five you were controlling. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Sexedup fare like the vampire lovers proved hammer was willing to amp up its adult content to compete with the more extreme fare. Vampire circus 1972 a bizarre amalgamation of hoary cliche, new ideas and breathless pace, vampire circus much like hammers captain kronos vampire hunter is a very watchable slice of hokum. The story concerns a travelling carnival whose vampiric artistes prey on the children of a 19thcentury austrian village. After a spate of murders, the villagers of schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, count mitterhouse. Vampire circus is a brutal film but not everything is shown. They have come to schtettel to fulfil the counts last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction. 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. And at the end there arent many people left standing.
Vampire circus is a 1972 british horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony corlan. Not sure why vampire circus isnt mentioned when people talk about the best hammer movies, because it certainly deserves to be. France, vampires in pop culture f rench records supply only a limited number of texts for vampire researchers. The story concerns a travelling circus, the vampiric artists of which prey on the children of a 19th. Vampire circus 1972 hindi dual audio 400mb unrated brrip 720p hevc. Vampire circus a look back at 1972 we are movie geeks.
Vampire circus is an island in the hammer vampire country, being part of neither the dracula nor the karnstein canon. There have been numerous films based on dracula, an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker. France, vampires in article about france, vampires in by. Populated by a motley collection of offthewall characters and incomparable acrobats, the vampire circus is a visual vortex set in a twisted acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration at the. 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. Fifteen years later the circus of nights appeared in the plagueridden village and its performers include mitterhouses mistress, children and cousins.
Vampire circus 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An anita blake, vampire hunter novel anita blake, vampire. It is also one of my favourites, so i welcomed the synapse edition. In what seems like an exercise in restraint, emil slaughters a room full of students, like some kind of befanged paul calf. The movie is really creepy, as is established in the prologue scene, which has a count who likes to suck little girls even younger than dolores haze. For business exclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. The story concerns a travelling circus, the vampiric artists of which prey on the. Vampire circus 1972 is the first hammer horror film released to bluray anywhere in the world. Human fangs ripping throats no sawdust can soak up the torrent of blood. Shapeshifting circus vampires seeking revenge in a plagueinfested village. A village in nineteenth century europe is at first relieved when a circus breaks through the quarantine to take the locals minds off the plague. But their troubles are only beginning as children begin to disappear and the legacy of a longago massacre is brought to light.
Vampire circus is a hammer horror film from the early seventies. But theres a reason this big top only goes up at night, as the undead, shapechangingperformers turn the village into a. Vampire and childabductor robert tayman is caught and killed by townspeople. It was written by judson kinberg, and produced by wilbur stark and michael carreras who was uncredited for hammer film productions. Vampire circus with dvd, widescreen, dolby on tcm shop. This article needs additional citations for verification. Robert youngs vampire circus 1972 is one of the films, one that remains a rich, complex horror film, although it suffers a few. The vampire collection licensed to youtube by the orchard music, entertainment one u. The vampire circus just performed for my wedding and it was the absolute most amazing show i have ev. Vampire circus 1972 may raise expectations of morbidly gaunt men who have donned fake red noses and tufts of brilliant crimson hair to distract from their telltale fangs.
Robert youngs picture boasts flair and a willingness to address. Vampire circus 1972, uk is a vampire film directed by robert young. Kiss of the vampire, the vampire lovers, the countess dracula lust for a vampire twins of evil. Images of the show the vampire circus best halloween event in usa. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe might be hiding a horrifying secret. Set in 19th century austria, the film centers on a town that has been ravaged by a plague. Hammer films vampire circus original theatrical trailer 1972. But theres a reason this big top only goes up at night, as the undead, shapechanging performers turn the. As the plague sweeps the countryside, a quarantined village is visited by a mysterious traveling circus.
Vampire circus with dvd, widescreen, dolby on movies unlimited. The vampire circus a spirited journey through an abandoned cemetery where an extraordinary circus comes back to life. The us pg rated release with nudity and some gore cut. Vampire circus is a 1972 british horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony. They were an absolute pleasure to work with and handled all the snags in the road with grace. Disorder in the court 1936 scarlet street 1945 the scarlet pimpernel 1934 the black book 1949 the phantom of the opera 1925 shaolin temple 1976 he walked by night 1948 the fatal. Poster retrocircus posterposter s vintage postershammer horror filmshammer filmshorror movie postersconcert. Vampire circus begins with an exciting 12minute precredits prologue that plays like a. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. A 1972 british horror film directed by robert young for hammer film productions. Vampire circus 1972 us pg edition topics hammer film, horror language english. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.