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Daughters of Darkness ()

Les lèvres rouges (original title)
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While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.
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Countess Elizabeth Báthory
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Stefan
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Valerie
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Ilona Harczy
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Hotel Clerk
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Retired Policeman
Joris Collet ...
Butler
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Mother

Directed by

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Harry Kümel

Written by

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Pierre Drouot ... (screenplay) &
Jean Ferry ... (screenplay) &
Harry Kümel ... (screenplay)
 
Manfred R. Köhler ... () (uncredited)
 
Joseph Amiel ... (screenplay associate) (as J.J. Amiel)

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Paul Collet ... producer
Pierre Drouot ... associate producer
John Dunning ... executive producer (uncredited)
Alain C. Guilleaume ... associate producer (as Alain-C. Guilleaume, Alain C. Guilleaume) / executive producer (as Alain-Claude Guilleaume)
Henry Lange ... producer
Zack Norman ... executive producer (uncredited)
Luggi Waldleitner ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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François de Roubaix

Cinematography by

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Eduard van der Enden ... director of photography

Editing by

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Denis Bonan
August Verschueren ... (as Gust Verschueren)
Hans Zeiler ... (uncredited)

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Daniel de Valck ... assistant editor (as Daniel Devalk)
Fima Noveck ... associate editor
Edith Schuman ... assistant editor (as Edith Shumann)
Joseph Amiel ... additional editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Françoise Hardy

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Alexandre ... hair stylist: Miss Seyrig's hairstyle
Pascale Kellen ... makeup artist
Ulli Ullrich ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Jean-Marie Bertrand ... production manager
Paul Collet ... unit production manager
Will Dellaert ... assistant unit production manager (as Willy Dellaert)
Erwin Gitt ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul Arias ... first assistant director
Jean-Marc Turine ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Will Dellaert ... property master (as Willy Dellaert)
Henri Roesems ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Jacques Eippers ... sound mixer
Aldo Ferri ... dubbing engineer
Jack Jullian ... sound mixer
Hans-Walter Kramski ... foley artist (as Hans W. Krasmki)
Henri Morelle ... boom operator

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Thierry Hallard ... special effects
Eugene Hendrickx ... special effects (as Eugène Hendrickx)

Stunts

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Thierry Hallard ... stunts

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Peter Anger ... first assistant camera
Claude Decubber ... electrician
Jacques Fondaire ... second assistant camera
Virginia Leirens ... still photographer
Bob Lessenne ... key grip (as Bob Lessennes)
Jan Van Gastel ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Benoit of Brussels ... furs
Cinelli ... costumer: Miss Ouimet's wardrobe
Van Gelder ... costumer: Miss Ouimet's wardrobe
Lautrec ... shoes
Malborough ... costumer: Miss Ouimet's wardrobe
Bernard Perris ... costumer: Miss Seyrig's gowns
Marie-Paule Petignot ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Paul Collet ... location manager

Music Department

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François de Roubaix ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Magda Reypens ... continuity / script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Michèle Mehary ... production secretary (as Michele Mehary)
Zack Norman ... presenter (as Howard J. Zucker)

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Plot Summary

A chic, good-looking and suitably 70's couple arrive at an extravagant and deserted seaside hotel after eloping. Stefan is wealthy and happily English, with a hidden streak of sadism, while Valarie is intelligent but of inferior (Swedish) blood. To keep her with him at the eerie hotel he lies consistantly about his relationship with his mother and his plans to tell her of their marriage. Meanwhile he has mysterious phone conversations with an older, dominant and pampered sissy. Two fresh guests arrive; the Hungarian countess, Elizabeth Bathory and her voluptuous protege, Ilona. Virgin corpses begin showing up about the city drained of their blood. A wary detective lurks around the hotel taunting his only suspect, the Countess. Written by kwedgwood@hotmail.com

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Taglines An erotic nightmare of vampire lust See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le rouge aux Lèvres (Belgium, French title)
  • Solo für einen Vampir (West Germany)
  • Blut an den Lippen (West Germany)
  • Daughters of Darkness (United States)
  • House of Shame (United States)
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  • 87 min
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Budget $750,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia During filming, director Harry Kümel hit actress Danielle Ouimet during a dispute. Actor John Karlen was so infuriated by this behavior that he punched Kumel in the face. The atmosphere on the set was understandably tense afterwards. See more »
Goofs When Ilona is lying on the bathroom floor, bikini marks are visible. Vampires are not supposed to have tan lines. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Rob Zombie: Living Dead Girl (1999). See more »
Soundtracks Daughters of Darkness See more »
Quotes Countess Bathory: Love is stronger than death... even than life.
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