Under par horror from the famed Hammer Studios. There is the Gothic atmosphere, bright red blood and well rounded bosoms...but it just feels COUNTESS Dracula doesn't have the 'bite' it needs. The tale is based very loosely on the legend of a noblewoman obsessed with the natural aging process. Wrinkles, wrinkles go away. Countess Elisabeth Nodosheen(Ingrid Pitt),upon the death of her husband, thinks about an amorous relationship with a much younger army officer, Lt. Imre Toth(Sandor Eles). The countess accidentally discovers that her aging body transforms into a much younger and voluptuous version of herself with the help of blood from young virgins . And she must keep her military lover satisfied. But the Countess is forced to share her bed with her castle steward Capt. Dobi(Nigel Green), in order to keep her aging secret and a supply of nubile lasses to drain for her 'wrinkle cream'. Also in the cast: Maurice Denham, Andrea Lawrence, Peter Jeffrey and the lovely Lesley-Anne Down. Miss Pitt gives a standout performance and switches roles convincingly.
Review of Countess Dracula
