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Vampire Circus [UK] [1972].avi




Synopsis:

'In a small 19th century Serbian village, Stetl, the locals finally find the courage and band together to put an end to the blood thirsty rule of Count Mitterhaus. Count Mitterhaus, you see, was a vampire (But in a Hammer film, isn't every Count a vampire?). As the stake is driven through the heart and the light is fading, he puts a curse on the village and vows to return and seek his revenge. Fifteen years later, with Stetl beset by a plague so bad that other nearby villages have set-up armed roadblocks to keep the people in, it seems that the Count's curse has come to pass. Just when things look their bleakest, the Circus of Nights comes to town. Looking for a relief from their despair, the townspeople are delighted to have this diversion in their midst and welcome the newcomers. Clowns, dancers, animals, and a strongman - the circus is a success. But when some of the town's locals, including the children, turn up with dead, the circus performers are immediately blamed. Are these innocent circus folk or are they something more sinister with another purpose altogether – like resurrecting the body of Count Mitterhaus?'




Directed by Robert Young

Written by Judson Kinberg, George Baxt and Wilbur Stark

Cast:
Adrienne Corri ... Gypsy Woman
Thorley Walters ... Burgermeister
Anthony Higgins ... Emil
John Moulder-Brown ... Anton
Laurence Payne ... Mueller
Richard Owens ... Dr. Kersh
Lynne Frederick ... Dora
Elizabeth Seal ... Gerta
Robin Hunter ... Hauser
Domini Blythe ... Anna
Robert Tayman ... Count Mitterhaus
John Bown ... Schilt
Mary Wimbush ... Elvira
Christine Paul-Podlasky ... Rosa
Robin Sachs ... Heinrich
Lalla Ward ... Helga
Skip Martin ... Michael
David Prowse ... Strongman
Roderick Shaw ... Jon
Barnaby Shaw ... Gustav
Milovan Vesnitch ... The Webers
Serena ... The Webers
Jane Derby ... Jenny
Sibylla Kay ... Mrs. Schilt
Dorothy Frere ... Granma Schilt
Sean Hewitt ... First Soldier
Giles Phibbs ... Sexton
Jason James ... Foreman
Arnold Locke ... Old Villager