In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.
Ingrid Pitt
as Marcilla / Carmilla
Peter Cushing
as General von Spielsdorf
George Cole
as Roger Morton
Kate O'Mara
as The Governess (Mme. Perrodot)
Ferdy Mayne
as Doctor
Douglas Wilmer
as Baron Joachim von Hartog
Madeline Smith
as Emma Morton
Dawn Addams
as The Countess
Pippa Steel
as Laura
Jon Finch
as Carl Ebhardt
Wuchak
Lush gothic Hammer horror with Ingrid Pitt, Madeline Smith and Peter Cushing RELEASED IN 1970 and directed by Roy Ward Baker, "The Vampire Lovers" is a Hammer horror based on Irish novelist Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla,” which was published in 1872 and predated Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” by 25 years...
JPV852
Okay vampire horror movie with some lovely women, though the lead (Ingrid Pitt) couldn't really act. Wasn't terribly invested other than when Peter Cushing was on screen (he's missing for the second act) and frankly as a whole this is rather forgettable. **3.0/5**...