Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 horror, mystery. It is somehow a notch above other hammer horrors, but what that x factor is i cannot put my finger on. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire s strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness. The concept was that kronos recently of fighting in the war, having lost his sister and mother to vampirism, set off into various european locales with his friendhunchbackprofessor in search of evil to stamp out. A late entry from the foundering hammer studios, this intriguing and highly original twist on the vampire motif featuring for once a hero more charismatic than the vampires with which he does battle was the first in a planned series of kronos films, but poor planning on behalf of its overseas distributors killed the franchises great potential in the american market. Find movie and film cast and crew information for captain kronos.
And in 1973, hammer tried to start a swashbuckling super hero vampire hunter with the film captain kronos, vampire hunter. Vampire hunter streaming ita hd, vai al canale telegram ufficiale su cinema. Lets concentrate on the vampire hunter rather than the vampire. Vampire hunter a master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 adventure, drama, horror, mystery. Anyways, this is a movie that deserves to be rediscovered by all sorts of 70s bmovie fans. Another oddity is that our vamps are into rejuvenation. Sep 28, 2007 captain kronos vampire hunter soundtrack cd details and availability.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 rotten tomatoes. Mysterious and powerful, kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. The unwilling 2016 horror thriller full movie dina meyer david lipper duration. Released in 1974 it predates, by many years movies and tv shows like bladeand buffy the vampire slayer. Captain kronos can take a vampire bite without turning into one of the. The music score was composed by laurie johnson, supervised by philip martell. Vampire hunter is a film full of potential indeed brian clemens, the man behind it who was also creator of the avengers had the idea for a series of kronos films, supplanting him and his loyal hunchbacked aide prof grost anywhere in time, anywhere in. Vampire hunter italiano ita 1974 film streaming completo altadefinizione cb01, cineblog 01 captain kronos. A 1972 released 1974 hammer horror film about a captain, named kronos, who hunts vampires. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 r 1h 31min adventure, horror, mystery 14 june 1974 usa a master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.
Jekyll and sister hyde, the team of brian clemens and producer albert fennell of tvs the avengers fame were again recruited by hammer films for a rather progressive undertaking. Even so, captain kronos, vampire hunter remains one of the most fascinating efforts to emerge from the latter days of the hammer cycle. The film tells the story of a wandering vampire hunter who has responded to the urgent call of an old friend who is concerned about the recent murder of a number of young women. The film struck my attention in the first place because of a comment made by blade writer david goyer that captain kronos was the first film to delve into different species of vampire and how this film had inspired him to create blade as well as from the comic book by marvel. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 the entertainment factor.
When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, dr marcus suspects vampirism. Hunchbacked professor grost john cater and wild beauty carla caroline munro accompany kronos as he roots out this menace in the 18th century. Having already swam in rather innovative waters with dr. Vampire hunter was initially planned to be hammers next big franchise but sadly poor box office put an end to that which is a huge shame as it is truly a classic of 70s horror and a film that all hammer enthusiasts should see. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 movie trailer youtube. A more charismatic lead would have done wonders for captain kronos. I learned some of the above from watching brian clemens captain kronos. Captain kronos vampire hunter travels the land slaying vampires with stakes, crosses and a samurai sword. The 1974 film captain kronos vampire hunter features a female vampire from the karnstein family, and is sometimes considered part of the same continuity, though it takes place england rather than central europe. Aided by his expert assistant professor grost, the two. Captain kronos vampire hunter is written and directed by brian clemens. Vampire hunter is a thoroughly enjoyable movie, with paramount doing a good job on the dvd presentation. Staring lois daine, joan cater, shane briant and horst janson. Vampire hunter movie posters from movie poster shop.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 yes, it is as good as you remember it being. Vampire hunter was intended to be the start of a series of films indifferent box office, and indeed indifferent marketing by hammer, put paid to that idea. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 hd trailer 300th. This was at the end of hammers golden era when things were not going well for the studio so while captain kronos. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 original trailer horst janson ian hendry caroline munro duration. Vampire hunter ita 2018 film completo sottotitoli italiano cb01, guarda captain kronos. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 hammer films entry, in which they try to change up the status quo by focusing on a charismatic. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british horror film. Kronos search leads him to the durward estate where he is met by the effete children of the apparently aged and sick lady durward. Vampire hunter 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 trailer youtube. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 0 share. Vampire hunter is simultaneously frustratingly bad and brilliantly executed. Captain kronos vampire hunter cast starring john hollis, caroline munro, steve james, john cater, ian mckay. Mungkin banyak yang mengalami kendala karena film ini menggunakan bahasa english, tapi tenang. Captain kornos vampire hunter wasnt a hit at its time, but thats probably because the movie was clearly ahead of it. These women have had their very youth stolen from them.
Simon and laura 1955 up in the world 1956 the secret place 1957 room at the top 1959 television. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 full movie bitchute. Captain kronos vampire hunter sonicwbii wiki fandom. Vampire hunter was made in 1972 but not released until 1974. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 british horror films. Captain kronos vampire hunter follows the good captain horst janson and his trusty hunchback offsider hieronymus grost john cater as they battle a.
Vampire hunter and expert swordsman kronos finds himself in a small village where several of the local young women have been found in an advanced state of age, their youth drained from them by a vampire s kiss. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling horror film, written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert fennell for hammer film productions, and starring horst janson, john carson, shane briant, and caroline munro. In a small village in the remote english countryside, several young maidens have been found dead their beautiful faces horribly aged almost beyond recognition. A planned fourth film in the series, variously announced as vampire virgins and vampire hunters, only got as far as early draft stage. Captain kronos vampire hunter posters for sale online. Captain kronos horst janson, a vampire hunter and expert swordsman with the assistance of a beautiful gypsy carla.
A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires. Out of hammer film productions, music is by laurie johnson and cinematography by ian wilson. Aug 11, 2010 captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 original trailer horst janson ian hendry caroline munro duration. This was filmed in 1972 but was not released until 1974. If nothing else, it is the film that started off the vampire action genre of the 00s. Buy captain kronos vampire hunter movie posters from movie poster shop. Movie titles and typography from captain kronos vampire hunter 1974, directed by brian clemens, starring horst janson, john carson, shane briant. The rest, i extrapolated from the single most important lesson of the film.
Kronos horst janson a kind of swashbuckling sherlock holmes of the occult. Read ians biography send in the clowns by gabriel hershman. Captain kronos vampire hunter was among hammers final productions, and although it deserves to be ranked as one of the companys best horror films, it was given an ignominious release as a doublebill in the u. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 adventure, drama. Rory culkin 2016 full movie drama mystery thriller horror. Vampire hunter 1974 sub indo ini memiliki genre adventure, horror yang cocok untuk anda nikmati.
May 1978 with comic strip adaptation of captain kronos, vampire hunter cover by bill phillips captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 hammer films entry, in which they try to change up the status quo by focusing on a charismatic. Vampire hunter 1974 produser film saat ini akan merilis cuplikan video atau cuplikan film terlebih dahulu sebelum film. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert. Vampire hunters appeal is sealed by a rousing score from laurie johnson and inspired work from a wellchosen cast. It was written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert fennell for hammer film productions, and belatedly released on 7 april 1974. Mar 03, 2017 captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 hd trailer 300th trailer. The victim of the fickle nature of cinema goers and terrible business sense, captain kronos is a marvel there is very little wrong with this film. R 1h 31min adventure, drama, horror, mystery 14 june 1974 usa original title. It stars horst janson, john cater, john carson, caroline munro, shane briant, lois daine and wanda ventham. Shout factory is releasing director brian clemens excellent hammer horror classic, captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 on bluray. With his village plagued by a string of mysterious deaths, which leave the victims withered with age, former military surgeon doctor marcus calls on his old army buddy captain kronos to investigate. Suspecting a supernatural evil at work, the local doctor calls on army friend and famed vampire hunter captain kronos, an expert swordsman formerly of the kings imperial guard. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. Vampire hunter film completo 1974 cineblog01 altadefinizione cineblog 01 guarda captain kronos.
If clemens had been able to take full flight as an action director, captain kronos, vampire hunter would have been a classic. Murphys war, a vampire hunter and expert swordsman who, with the assistance fo the be. Captain kronos vampire hunter was the ailing hammer studios attempt to revive its fortunes by creating a new franchise to replace the dracula and frankenstein flicks which had grown increasingly tired and outdated since the end of the 1960s. Captain kronos makes delicious honeyglazed ham and always shares with the orphans of dusseldorf. Lighthearted vampire actioner from the pen of avengers scribe brian clemens. Captain kronos vampire hunter directed by brian clemens. Writer brian clemens had been keen to use simon oates as captain kronos. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire s strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme. Captain kronos vampire hunter movie posters from movie. Horst janson is appropriately fearless as the errol flynnlike kronos, caroline munro is spirited and fetching as his gypsy love and john carter displays some offbeat charm as kronos sidekick. Flagellations 1974 film complet en francais youtube.
The horror film captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 has been released on bluray by kino lorber. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 film from hammer studios and this comic is the official sequel. Feb 01, 2010 captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 captain kronos horst janson. Debonair supernatural expert captain kronos horst janson and his hunchbacked assistant, grost john cater, meet their match when they. Catch up with the latest trailers in under 60 seconds, including irresistible, spenser confidential, horse girl, the lovebirds, and vivarium. Today, irony has started to look more and more like the death knell for serious horror films, and so the relative straightforwardness of a captain kronos. All the classic hammer ingredients in this one, but with an extra something that makes it one of the best. Kronos is a also not scarce on action and contains a good few excellent action set pieces. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by brian clemens, produced by clemens and albert fennell for hammer film productions, and starring horst janson, john carson, shane briant, and caroline munro. There are many violent acts but interestingly very. Vampire hunter, easily my favorite hammer film this cult film featuring a very able horst janson as captain kronos and john cater as professor hieronymus grost kronos hunchbacked assistant remains the unexpected gem in the 1970s cataloge of hammer films due to. While few of the hammer horror films took themselves too seriously it was in the 1970s when the cycle became almost a parody of itself and captain kronos.
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