Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling horror film, written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert fennell for hammer film productions, and starring horst janson, john carson, shane briant, and caroline munro. Captain kronos vampire hunter nude scenes naked pics and. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampires strengths and weaknesses as well as. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire s strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness. Even by latterday hammer standards, writerdirector clemens transfuses movie. Hammer tried something a bit different for its time and even though it didnt really catch on, its still entertaining. Captain kronos the vampire hunter and his two assistants, grost and. When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, dr marcus suspects vampirism. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 the visuals the. Sep 11, 2006 captain kronosvampire hunter is not a bad film. Vampire hunter does not feel like a hammer film but more like a western. As the death toll in the village rises, kronos devises a daring plan to expose the murderer a plan that uses carla as baitcaptain kronos vampire hunter is one of the most unusual and soughtafter horror films from the legendary hammer film productions. Captain kronos vampire hunter, captain kronos vampire hunter 1974, captain kronos vampire hunter posters, captain kronos vampire hunter promos, hammer, horror, movie posters, promos and more, the telltale mind.
In the depths of eastern europe, the legendary vampire hunter, captain kronos, and his two assistants, grost and carla, are called upon to help rid a town of its vampire plague. The music score was composed by laurie johnson, supervised by philip martell. In a small village in the remote english countryside, several young maidens have been found dead their beautiful faces horribly aged almost beyond recognition. This was captain kronos, vampire hunter, and it remains my very favorite hammer film and one of my favorite films in general. Captain kronos is a swashbuckling vampire hunter, a mixture of the spaghetti western cool antihero and the antagonist of evil that is usually the van helsing character. A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires. Kronos the vampire hunter classic horror film board. Captain kronos vampire hunter was the ailing hammer studios attempt to revive its fortunes by creating a new franchise to replace the dracula and frankenstein flicks which had grown increasingly tired and outdated since the end of the 1960s. Debonair supernatural expert captain kronos horst janson and his hunchbacked assistant, grost john cater, meet their match when they encounter a village. Vampire hunter was the only feature by writer director brian clemens, who was the primary writer on such influential tv shows as the avengers and the professionals. Having already swam in rather innovative waters with dr. There is a heroic vampire hunter by the name of captain kronos horst janson fighting the good fight along with a wench he saved and his hunchback assistant.
Aug 22, 2012 captain kronos is a highly influential take on the vampire hunter myth. John carson a very reliable character actor steals the movie. Captain kronos is called upon by dr marcus to dispatch creatures of. Vampire hunter is a thoroughly enjoyable movie, with paramount doing a good job on the dvd presentation.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 scary horror movies. A pity that michael carreras didnt see things the way i did. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Influenced by sergio leones spaghetti westerns and full of. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 original trailer horst janson ian hendry caroline munro duration. Horst janson is appropriately fearless as the errol flynnlike kronos, caroline munro is spirited and fetching as his gypsy love and john carter displays some offbeat charm as kronos sidekick.
Comes with special features that include cast and crew commentaries, original uk trailer, cast reunion and stills gallery. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 yes, it is as good as you remember it being. Aided by his expert assistant professor grost, the two. Captain kronos vampire hunter three dead men official clip. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire s strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme. The rest, i extrapolated from the single most important lesson of the film.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 adventure, drama. This is the kind of movie that full moon or for that matter, dimension films wishes it could make. A caped crusader on horseback hunts vampires with his sidekick, new girlfriend and magic sword. Even by latterday hammer standards, writerdirector clemens transfuses movie vampire lore outrageously, and introduces conventions. Ausfuhrliche filmbeschreibung worum geht es bei captain kronos, vampire hunter.
Ian hendry a famous actor of 60s tv is also on hand in a cameo. Alas, modern horror is usually too gross and uninventive to. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert. Captain kronos vampire hunter travels the land slaying vampires with stakes, crosses and a samurai sword. Find movie and film cast and crew information for captain kronos. Captain kronos vampire hunter was among hammers final productions, and although it deserves to be ranked as one of the companys best horror films, it was given an ignominious release as a doublebill in the u. Having such success on tv, he set off to make his own genrebending.
In this latest embodiment of the notorious monster hunter he is sent to. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Thing is, kronos isnt your typical hero, hes very into sexy ladies and hes been known to smoke herbal cigarettes nudge nudge wink wink and well hes a different sort of feller. Staring lois daine, joan cater, shane briant and horst janson. Looking for captain kronos vampire hunter nude scenes. The victim of the fickle nature of cinema goers and terrible business sense, captain kronos is a marvel there is very little wrong with this film. Vampire hunter is simultaneously frustratingly bad and brilliantly executed. Captain kronos vampire hunter is written and directed by brian clemens. The film is presented in a very nice widescreen anamorphic transfer thats clean and mostly grain free save for the darkest moments of which there are few since the low budget forced much of the night shots to be filmed in daylight. Vampire hunter is a brilliant and campy horror classic that is just pure exhilarating fun. Today, irony has started to look more and more like the death knell for serious horror films, and so the relative straightforwardness of a captain kronos.
You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1972, directed by brian. I learned some of the above from watching brian clemens captain kronos. Kronos search leads him to the durward estate where he is met by the effete children of the apparently aged and sick lady durward. Captain kronos vampire hunter three dead men official. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert fennell for hammer film productions, and starring horst janson, john carson, shane briant, and caroline munro. I wouldn\t want to do that to you because this is a great cult film to discover.
It stars horst janson, john cater, john carson, caroline munro, shane briant, lois daine and wanda ventham. Vampire hunter 1973 directed by brian clemens starring horst jansen, caroline munro, john carson, shane briant, john cater, lois daine, and ian hendry. Vampire hunter 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In true clint eastwood fashion, he smokes a stump, swaps the poncho for an 18th century army jacket and the six shooter for various swords including a katana. These women have had their very youth stolen from them. Captain kronos vampire hunter in my opinion is one of hammers best films, because vampires in this picture dont suck blood they drain the life out of their victims, a nice new twist. Vampire hunter and expert swordsman kronos finds himself in a small village where several of the local young women have been found in an advanced state of age, their youth drained from them by a vampire s kiss.
The film tells the story of a wandering vampire hunter who has responded to the urgent call of an old friend who is concerned about the recent murder of a number of young women. May 1978 with comic strip adaptation of captain kronos, vampire hunter cover by bill phillips captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 hammer films entry, in which they try to change up the status quo by focusing on a charismatic. All the classic hammer ingredients in this one, but with an extra something that makes it one of the best. Vampire hunter d bloodlust full movie hd 1080p youtube. Aug 11, 2010 captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 original trailer horst janson ian hendry caroline munro duration. Kronos horst janson a kind of swashbuckling sherlock holmes of the occult.
Out of hammer film productions, music is by laurie johnson and cinematography by ian wilson. Find them all here, plus the hottest sex scenes from movies and television when you visit mr. After forging a lethal new sword from a old graveyard cross, the vampire hunters set out to put an end to evils reign of terror in this hammer films horror classic. Mysterious and powerful, kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 rotten tomatoes. Debonair supernatural expert captain kronos horst janson and his hunchbacked assistant, grost john cater, meet their match when they encounter a village where vampires have been stealing the. Best movies like captain kronos vampire hunter bestsimilar.
Trying to come up with a new series with a different kind of twist to it, hammer gave us a swashbuckling vampire hunter. Jekyll and sister hyde, the team of brian clemens and producer albert fennell of tvs the avengers fame were again recruited by hammer films for a rather progressive undertaking. Vampire hunters appeal is sealed by a rousing score from laurie johnson and inspired work from a wellchosen cast. Sep 14, 2007 i wouldn\t want to do that to you because this is a great cult film to discover. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 adventure, drama, horror, mystery. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 british horror films. If you like captain kronos vampire hunter you are looking for dark humor, scary and suspenseful movies about with vampire, vampire hunter, aging, good versus evil, eternal life, adventure and supernatural themes of adventure, horror and mystery genre shot in uk. Hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. It is somehow a notch above other hammer horrors, but what that x factor is i cannot put my finger on.
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