Vampire and childabductor robert tayman is caught and killed by townspeople. But their troubles are only beginning as children begin to disappear and the legacy of. Vampire circus is a hammer horror film from the early seventies. Synapse films is proud to present vampire circus, now available for the. Adrienne corri, anthony higgins, john moulderbrown. See them gliding through the air with the greatest of ease, the bloodsucking freaks on the flying trapeze. Kiss of the vampire, the vampire lovers, the countess dracula. Vampire circus is a 1971 british horror film, directed by robert young. It features adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins adverised as anthony corlan. Cinematography moray grant film editor peter musgrave. A direct sequel to this tv movie can be found in the fourth episode of 20 of the subsequent spinoff tv series kolchak. Vampire circus is a 1971 british horror film, directed by robert young for hammer horror productions. The story concerns a travelling carnival whose vampiric artistes prey on the children of a 19thcentury austrian village.
At the time of its release, the vampire circus stood as a hail mary experiment from hammer. The vampire circus miami beach, florida 33018 rated 4. See more ideas about vampire circus, hammer films and hammer horror. Made in 1971 vampire circus was part of a package of films for rank. With adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins, john moulderbrown. Vampire circus is, in my opinion one of hammers best vampire efforts outside of horror of dracula, and dracula, prince of darkness.
Mar 01, 2017 vampire circus is a 1971 british horror film, directed by robert young. The circus strongman is played silent and scary by david prowse who played the frankenstein monster for hammer in horror of frankenkenstein in 1970. The only thing that sounds like more fun than a vampire circus would be a zombie circus really, do yourself a big favor and go out and buy or download the 1970 album by the incredible band called the flock entitled dinosaur swamps, and listen to their song called uranian sircus and your time will be much better spent. Adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins language. A village in nineteenth century europe is at first relieved when a circus breaks. It features adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony corlan. As documented in sim branaghans book british film posters 2006, fair used this illustration as an opportunity to protest against. First of a series of great and notable genre flicks that i awkwardly talk over. The story concerns a travelling circus the vampiric artists of which prey on the children of a. And i immediately recalled the first time i saw this film and the berserk lengths i went to in order to see it. Vampire circus 1972 may raise expectations of morbidly gaunt men who have donned fake red noses and tufts of brilliant crimson hair to distract from their telltale fangs.
An interesting premise as a nineteenth century circus of vampires returns to exact revenge from a small town whose inhabitants killed an ancestor. Vampire circus is a 1972 british horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe. This movie has wonderful atmosphere, rather good special. Vampire circus 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. These nondracula vampire movies emphasized new stories and characters while tweaking the standard vampire mythos. Set in 19th century austria, the film centers on a town that has. When it was released theatrically in the states, the u. Black gate articles another reason to love netflix watch. A 1972 british horror film directed by robert young for hammer film productions. Delightfully smashing taboos right from the opening scene, vampire circus features a nowlegendary opening 12minute, precredit sequence that still stands as the most powerful, barnstorming curtain raiser in the companys history. Vampire circus 1972 the visuals by the telltale mind on october 8, 2015 5 comments hammer films productions. Vampire circus 1972 us pg edition topics hammer film, horror language english.
Vampire circus 1972 us pg edition topics hammer film. Sexedup fare like the vampire lovers proved hammer was willing to amp up its adult content to compete with the more extreme fare pouring out of. Its got recycled sets, home counties woodland posing as mittel europe, dodgy dayfornight shots, unconvincing gore and iffy vampire fangs always with plenty of fillings showing and dollops of nudity and sex which those in front of and behind the camera didnt seem very comfortable with. The game was designed so that you controlled just a single character out of the five in the party, and the others would be under ai control, although you could switch which of the five you were controlling. The vampire circus a spirited journey through an abandoned cemetery where an extraordinary circus comes back to life. The movie had some creepy hammer moments but the overall story was dumb. Long ago in serbia a young little girl was raped by a rich lord. Robert youngs vampire circus 1972 is one of the films, one that remains a rich, complex horror film, although it suffers a few stumbles that stem from problems in production. Vampire circus is one of the small treasures of 1970s hammer horror, and unfortunately few people on this side of the pond have had the opportunity to see it. The canterbury tales i racconti di canterbury, directed by pier paolo pasolini, italy france 1972 film releases. Images of the show the vampire circus best halloween event in usa. As the plague sweeps the countryside, a quarantined village is visited by a mysterious traveling circus. Its everything but the kitchen sink approach doesnt always work the first appearance of count mitterhaus is reminiscent of how mr claypole arrived in rentaghost, making it a notch below the sublime. A village in nineteenth century europe is at first relieved when a circus breaks through the quarantine to take the locals minds off the plague.
Oct 08, 2015 by 1972, everything that could really be said or done with a vampire had been and most of it by hammer studios. The story concerns a travelling circus, the vampiric artists of which prey on the children of a 19th. At the beginning of the film the camera pans in on a man who is sitting reading a book in the woods on a nice sunny day. Movie titles and typography from vampire circus 1972, directed by robert young, starring adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins. A village in nineteenth century europe is at first relieved when a circus. Vampire circus 1972 is the first hammer horror film released to bluray anywhere in the world. Vampire circus 1972 a bizarre amalgamation of hoary cliche, new ideas and breathless pace, vampire circus much like hammers captain kronos vampire hunter is a very watchable slice of hokum. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe might be hiding a horrifying secret. The reality is a more dour but no less rewarding type of entertainment.
By 1972, everything that could really be said or done with a vampire had been and most of it by hammer studios. Vampire circus david whitaker not so really big 1972. Human fangs ripping throats no sawdust can soak up the torrent of blood after a spate of murders, the villagers of schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, count mitterhouse. Adrienne corri, thorley walters, anthony higgins and john moulderbrown language. The karnstein vampires would make two more appearances in the hammer films catalog. Vampire circus was a gauntletlike type of game full of vampires and zombies planned for nintendo 64 by zed two who started working on it in 1996. Populated by a motley collection of offthewall characters and incomparable acrobats, the vampire circus is a visual vortex set in a twisted acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration at the vampire circus.
In what seems like an exercise in restraint, emil slaughters a room full of students, like some kind of befanged paul calf. In the small, rural community of shettle children are being viciousl. Vampire circus is a 1972 british horror film directed by robert young and starring adrienne corri, thorley walters and anthony higgins billed as anthony corlan. Last night, as i lay down to detox before i bed, i opted to put on the 1972 hammer horror classic vampire circus, a late period offering from the studio that i have long loved. Top 10 hardest songs to sing in the blind auditions of the voice duration. But my favorite talent in vampire circus is the aforementioned tiger woman.
Youd think this miniepic of vampire mayhem would be impossible to top for sheer peversity and gut impact, but non. Fifteen years later the circus of nights appeared in the plagueridden village and its performers include mitterhouses mistress, children and cousins. Made during the final decade of hammer films theatrical existence, vampire circus arrived as the studio was becoming increasingly experimental with its bloodsucker outings in between the usual dracula offerings from christopher lee and company. And at the end there arent many people left standing. Vampire circus is a brutal film but not everything is shown. For years, synapse films has been releasing numerous diverse films from various countries and genres on dvd, but for their 100th release, the company unleashes a longawaited classic horror title from none other than britains hammer films. It speaks well of synapse films, a boutique label dedicated to cult films like this, that they would scoop bigger labels with more exploitable hammer titles, and with a fine highdef presentation and scads of good extras to boot. The story concerns a travelling carnival whose vampiric artistes prey on the children of a. So with a lack of innovation and without rewriting the book, what else was there to do but just make an entertaining film that features them in a different situation than the norm. Vampire circus a look back at 1972 we are movie geeks.
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