Not only are we treated to yet another radical reworking of the vampire myth, but we also get a proper hero for a change, some fantastic fights, a slick sense. Vampire hunter 1974 in a small village in the remote english countryside, several young maidens have been found dead their beautiful faces horribly aged almost beyond recognition. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1974 freigegeben. 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. 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 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. Suspecting a supernatural evil at work, the local doctor calls on army friend and famed vampire hunter captain kronos. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 yes, it is as good as you remember it being. It was written and directed by brian clemens, produced by albert fennell and hammer film productions and released on 7 april 1974. Murphys war, a vampire hunter and expert swordsman who, with the assistance fo the be. 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.
Captain kronos vampire hunter travels the land slaying vampires with stakes, crosses and a samurai sword. A late entry from the foundering hammer studios, this intriguing and highly original twist on the vampire motif featuring for once a hero more. Mysterious and powerful, kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. 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 vampires kiss. Captain kronos vampire hunter is far and away one of the most interesting productions to ever come from hammer films. Kronos search leads him to the durward estate where he is met by the effete children of the apparently aged and sick lady durward. Vampire hunter is a thoroughly enjoyable movie, with paramount doing a good job on the dvd presentation. Staring lois daine, joan cater, shane briant and horst janson. Gallery of movie poster and cover images for captain kronos vampire hunter 1974. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 original trailer horst janson ian hendry caroline munro duration. It is somehow a notch above other hammer horrors, but what that x factor is i cannot put my finger on. Captain kronos vampire hunter is written and directed by brian clemens. R 1h 31min adventure, drama, horror, mystery 14 june 1974 usa original title. Devising a daring plan, captain kronos and his aids attempt to save the village before the death toll equals the population.
Kronos is a also not scarce on action and contains a good few excellent action set pieces. It stars horst janson, john cater, john carson, caroline munro, shane briant, lois daine and wanda ventham. Vampire hunter is a film full of potential indeed brian clemens, the man behind it who was also creator of the avengers had the idea for a series of kronos films, supplanting him and his loyal hunchbacked aide prof grost anywhere in time, anywhere in the world and against any supernatural staple villain. 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. The concept was that kronos recently of fighting in the war, having lost his sister and mother to vampirism, set off into various european locales with his friendhunchbackprofessor in search of evil to stamp out. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 british horror films. When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, dr marcus suspects vampirism. The film struck my attention in the first place because of a comment made by blade writer david goyer that captain kronos was the first film to delve into different species of vampire and how this film had inspired him to create blade as well as from the comic book by marvel. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert. On their travels, the trio happens upon a village where they find that a vampire has been draining the youth from beautiful, young girls. Kronos, played by horst janson, is a swashbuckling hero whose mission is to. 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 was initially planned to be hammers next big franchise but sadly poor box office put an end to that which is a huge shame as it is truly a classic of 70s horror and a film that all hammer enthusiasts should see. Having already swam in rather innovative waters with dr. Captain kronos is a highly influential take on the vampire hunter myth. Vampire hunter aka kronos aka vampire castle 1972 hammer film.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 adventure, drama, horror, mystery. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 original trailer. 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. Captain kronos makes delicious honeyglazed ham and always shares with the orphans of dusseldorf.
Movie titles and typography from captain kronos vampire hunter 1974, directed by brian clemens, starring horst janson, john carson, shane briant. This was at the end of hammers golden era when things were not going well for the studio so while captain kronos. Captain kronos vampire hunter cast starring john hollis, caroline munro, steve james, john cater, susanna east. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 hd trailer 300th trailer.
Vampire hunter was made in 1972 but not released until 1974. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 captain kronos horst janson. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampires strengths and weaknesses as well as. A smart take on the vampire lore genre, captain kronos doesnt give the attention to the said vampires but onto the bigger than life protagonist with a nicely engaging story and a fair share. 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. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 rotten tomatoes. Lets concentrate on the vampire hunter rather than the vampire. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications. 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. Captain kronos vampire hunter soundtrack cd details and availability. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 hd trailer 300th.
These women have had their very youth stolen from them. 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. The rest, i extrapolated from the single most important lesson of the film. 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. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampires strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness.
Although no further movies of kronos were made, his adventures were continued in two comic books published 40 years apart. Vampire hunters appeal is sealed by a rousing score from laurie johnson and inspired work from a wellchosen cast. In a small village in the remote english countryside, several young maidens have been found dead their beautiful faces horribly aged almost beyond recognition. All the classic hammer ingredients in this one, but with an extra something that makes it one of the best. Vampire hunter and expert swordsman kronos finds himself in a small village where several of the local young women have been found in an. Theres nothing especially scary about it but it creates a good mood.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 the visuals the. Find movie and film cast and crew information for captain kronos. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 horror, mystery. Vampire hunter 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Instead, theres a commentary track with writerdirector clemens, actress caroline munro who plays the sexy gypsy in the film, and genre.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 adventure, drama. Out of hammer film productions, music is by laurie johnson and cinematography by ian wilson. It also hides who the vampire is until the very end. Captain kronos vampire hunter directed by brian clemens. And in 1973, hammer tried to start a swashbuckling super hero vampire hunter with the film captain kronos, vampire hunter. Vampire hunter is simultaneously frustratingly bad and brilliantly executed. I learned some of the above from watching brian clemens captain kronos. Vampire hunter was intended to be the start of a series of films indifferent box office, and indeed indifferent marketing by hammer, put paid to that idea.
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