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Bathory (also released as Bathory: Countess of Blood) is a 2008 historical drama written and directed by Juraj Jakubisko. Filming began in December 2005, and the film was released in July 2008. It was Jakubisko's first English-language film and an international co-production between the cinemas of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the ...
Jul 10, 2008 · Bathory: Countess of Blood: Directed by Juraj Jakubisko. With Anna Friel, Karel Roden, Vincent Regan, Hans Matheson. With an unquenchable thirst for blood, Countess Elizabeth Bathory was one of the most prolific serial killers in history.
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- Biography, Drama, Fantasy
- Juraj Jakubisko
- 2008-07-10
The terrifying torture chambers and fragmented remnants of her victims understandably have lent themselves well to horror films about the demented countess. Although there have been dozens of movies about the Countess Elizabeth Báthory, these 10 are among the best inspired by her terrifying tale.
"Bathory" is a long film divided in three Parts (Ferenc, Darvulia and Thurzo) based on the story and legend of an Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory that lived in the Upper Hungary Sixteenth Century in the period of the Turkish invasion and got the fame of bathing in blood of virgin maids to keep her beauty.
Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. In this re-telling that ignores historical records, Elizabeth Bathory is framed as the subject of a witch-hunt.
Bathory R 2008 2h 18m Drama Fantasy History List Reviews 49% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Countess Elizabeth Bathory may have been the greatest murderer in history.
- Drama, Fantasy, History
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Jul 24, 2012 · Tearing flesh from bodies and bathing in warm blood, she delighted in an unholy quest for immortality while her country was being torn apart by a brutal and devastating civil war. Told on a grand scale in the 17th Century, Bathory is based on the true story of her rise and fall.
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