Horror

Vampire Circus

- 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. Fifteen years later the Circus of Nights appeared in the plague-ridden village and its performers include Mitterhouse's mistress, children and cousins. They have come to Schtettel to fulfil the Count's last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction on those who participated in his impaling. The children of Schtettel become the targets for a brutal and devastating revenge as the Vampire Circus rehearses for its most deadly performance.

Release Date : 1972-04-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hammer Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Gypsy Woman

Original Name : Adrienne Corri

Gender : Female

Character Name : Burgermeister

Original Name : Thorley Walters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emil

Original Name : Anthony Higgins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anton Kersh

Original Name : John Moulder-Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prof. Albert Mueller

Original Name : Laurence Payne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Kersh

Original Name : Richard Owens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dora Mueller

Original Name : Lynne Frederick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Skip Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Domini Blythe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Count Mitterhaus

Original Name : Robert Tayman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helga

Original Name : Lalla Ward

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gerta

Original Name : Elizabeth Seal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hauser

Original Name : Robin Hunter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schilt

Original Name : John Bown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elvira

Original Name : Mary Wimbush

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rosa

Original Name : Christine Paul-Podlasky

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heinrich

Original Name : Robin Sachs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jon

Original Name : Roderick Shaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gustav

Original Name : Barnaby Shaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strongman

Original Name : David Prowse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Schilt

Original Name : Sibylla Kay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Granma Schilt

Original Name : Dorothy Frere

Gender : Female

Character Name : First Soldier

Original Name : Sean Hewitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sexton

Original Name : Giles Phibbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager

Original Name : Arnold Locke

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Webers

Original Name : Serena

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-10-15

***Unknown Hammer vampire flick is subpar, but has its attractions*** Early in the 19th century a dying vampire curses a Serbian village, which is visited fifteen years later by a sinister circus of vampires & their acolytes who seek to resurrect the diabolical Count via the blood of youths from the hamlet. “Vampire Circus” (1971-1972) is an obscure Hammer production from their declining years. It’s technically not as good as the contemporaneous “Countess Dracula” or the earlier “The Vampire Lovers” (1970), although it arguably contains more sensationalist thrills. Along with the slightly subpar vibe, it seems more dated than Hammer’s earlier Dracula flicks, like “Dracula, Prince of Darkness” (1966), “Dracula has Risen from the Grave” (1968) and “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (1970). If you can handle the low-rent, kitschy air there’s enough to appreciate here for fans of Gothic Hammer flicks. As usual, the colors are bright and the women are a highlight. This one features Domini Blythe as Anna, the vampire’s aide in the long prologue; Adrienne Corri as the Gypsy ringmaster; Christine Paul as Rosa, who has the hots for the Count’s cousin; Lynne Frederick as the winsomely youthful Dora; and Lalla Ward as the acrobat twin, Helga. No doubt later films “Something Wicked this Way Comes” (1983) and “Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” (2009) were influenced by “Vampire Circus.” The movie runs 1 hour, 23 minutes and was shot at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England. GRADE: C+/B-