Vampire circus /

Vampire circus /

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A little girl is slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century Austrian village. Seeking revenge, the townspeople invade the castle of Count Mitterhaus and kill him for the crime. As the Count dies, he curses the villagers and vows their children will all die so that he may someday return to life. Years...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: ITV Global Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rank Organisation, Hammer Film Productions, Synapse Films (Firm : Novi, Mich.)
Other Authors: Kinberg, Judson, Stark, Wilbur, 1912-1995, Young, Robert M., 1924-, Corri, Adrienne, Walters, Thorley, 1913-1991, Moulder-Brown, John, Higgins, Anthony, 1947-, Payne, Laurence, Frederick, Lynne, Owens, Richard, Blythe, Domini, 1947-2010, Seal, Elizabeth, Prowse, Dave, 1935-, Whitaker, David, 1931-2012
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Language:English
Published: [Bloomington, Ill.] : Synapse Films, 2010.
Series:Hammer horror collection.
Subjects:
Vampires > Drama.
Circus > Drama.
Vampire films.
Horror films.
B films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:A little girl is slain by a vampire in a tiny 19th century Austrian village. Seeking revenge, the townspeople invade the castle of Count Mitterhaus and kill him for the crime. As the Count dies, he curses the villagers and vows their children will all die so that he may someday return to life. Years later, as the village is ravaged by the plague, a traveling circus comes to town to distract the villagers from their current hardships. Little do they know that their troubles are only beginning.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
Bonus features: featurette, The bloodiest show on Earth: making Vampire circus (33 min.) ; featurette, Gallery of grotesqueries: a brief history of circus horror (15 min.) ; featurette, Revisiting the house of Hammer: Britain's legendary horror magazine (10 min.) ; Vampire circus: motion comic book ; animated still and poster gallery ; original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; region A; high-definition 1080p widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono or music and effects soundtrack.
Blu-ray disc player or Blu-ray compatible disc drive required ; this disc will not play on a standard DVD player.
DVD; region 1; NTSC.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Moray Grant ; editor, Peter Musgrave ; music, David Whitaker.