Its got enough laughs, action, and chills to entertain just about everyone with a. It stars horst janson, john cater, john carson, caroline munro, shane briant, lois daine and wanda ventham. The music score was composed by laurie johnson, supervised by philip martell. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampires strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme. Kronos the vampire hunter classic horror film board. See more ideas about vampire hunter, hammer films and hammer horror films. When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, dr marcus suspects vampirism. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire. Vampire hunter and expert swordsman kronos finds himself in a small village where several of the local young women have been found in an. A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires. Captain kronos, vampire hunter dvd 1974 by horst janson. Trying to come up with a new series with a different kind of twist to it, hammer gave us a swashbuckling vampire hunter. Set in eastern europe, in the 1600s, captain kronos, vampire hunter stars german actor horst janson as kronos, expert swordsman and vampire slayer, armed with a samurai sword, along with john cater the avengers as his hunchbacked assistant, professor hieronymos grost.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 adventure, drama. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. 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. Find movie and film cast and crew information for captain kronos. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampires strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to. A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1974 freigegeben. I find the nondracula entries are the most satisfying for me. Influenced by sergio leones spaghetti westerns and full of rapiersharp wit and sly charm, it is understandably one of. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampires strengths and weaknesses as well as. However, beneath the surface of the beleaguered town a malevolent force far more evil and deadly is awakening and it might just be the match of kronos.
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. Not only are we treated to yet another radical reworking of the vampire myth, but we also get a proper hero. These women have had their very youth stolen from them. The rest, i extrapolated from the single most important lesson of the film. In true clint eastwood fashion, he smokes a stump, swaps the poncho for an 18th century army jacket and the six shooter for various swords including a katana. Movie titles and typography from captain kronos vampire hunter 1974, directed by brian clemens, starring horst janson, john carson, shane briant. With horst janson, john carson, shane briant, caroline munro. Vampire hunter is simultaneously frustratingly bad and brilliantly executed. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. If you want to start a main captainkronosvampirehunter page, just click the edit button above. Vampire hunter movie posters from movie poster shop. 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. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by. Jansons kronos is a man of action, and one of the most exciting heroes to come out of a hammer film.
Captain kronos makes delicious honeyglazed ham and always shares with the orphans of dusseldorf. In the depths of eastern europe, the legendary vampire hunter, captain kronos, and his two assistants, grost and carla, are called upon to help rid a town of its vampire plague. Jansons kronos is a man of action, and one of the most exciting heroes to come out of a hammer film, which are more known for centering around the monsters. 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. Captain kronos vampire hunter subtitles 28 subtitles. Kronos wears the uniform of the imperial guard, but now he fights a very different war.
Captain kronos is a highly influential take on the vampire hunter myth. Looking for captain kronos vampire hunter nude scenes. John carson, john cater, caroline munro, horst janson. Find them all here, plus the hottest sex scenes from movies and television when you visit mr. In the depths of eastern europe, the legendary vampire hunter, captain kronos and his two assistants, grost and carla, are called upon to help rid a town of its vampire plague. In due course the character was launched with a feature film, written and directed by clemens himself. Debonair supernatural expert captain kronos horst janson and his hunchbacked assistant, grost john cater, meet their match when they encounter a village. 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 horror film. Xvid standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips. The vampire lovers is fantastic and very magical, lust for a vampire has its charm and a splendid vamp in yutte stensgaard, and twins of evil is absolutely rousing. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 captain kronos vampire hunter. Its got enough laughs, action, and chills to entertain just about everyone with a pulse. Deutsch espanol francais nederlands srpskohrvatski.
Captain kronos is a swashbuckling vampire hunter, a mixture of the spaghetti western cool antihero and the antagonist of evil that is usually the van helsing character. Out of hammer film productions, music is by laurie johnson and cinematography by ian wilson. Captain kronos vampire hunter is written and directed by brian clemens. Vampire hunter synopsis a caped crusader on horseback hunts vampires with his sidekick, new girlfriend and magic sword. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Vampire hunter 1974 tt0071276 when several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, dr marcus suspects vampirism. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 the visuals the. Download captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 torrent. Captain kronos fences thirsty foes in hammer horror hybrid. The enigmatic captain kronos horst janson roams the countryside with his hunchbacked assistant professor grost john cater. 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. Electrode, comp701261241, dcprodcdc02, envproda, profprod, ver20. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974, captain kronos vampire hunter posters, captain kronos vampire hunter promos, hammer, horror, movie posters, promos and more, the telltale mind.
Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 british horror films. Today, captain kronos vampire hunter 1973 has a particular curio value, as the planned further adventures never materialised. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 yes, it is as good as you remember it being. I enjoy kiss of the vampire, but i tend to gravitate. Captain kronos vampire hunter is a 1974 british swashbuckling action horror film, written. Sep 11, 2006 captain kronos vampire hunter is not a bad film. Staring lois daine, joan cater, shane briant and horst janson. In that sense, captain kronos shows hammer searching for a new lease of life but coming to a dead end. Hammer tried something a bit different for its time and even though it didnt really catch on, its still entertaining. Artsy, atmospheric and atypical, its written and directed with tongue firmly in cheek by clemens, who penned many an avengers episode. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Captain kronos vampire hunter, captain kronos vampire hunter 1974, captain kronos vampire hunter posters, captain kronos vampire hunter promos, hammer, horror, movie posters, promos and more, the telltale mind. Vampire hunter also differs from many of the other films produced by hammer in the way it makes kronos himself the hero. The 2 other extras are a 24 minute reunion from 2008 at a showing in france so. Gallery of movie poster and cover images for captain kronos vampire hunter 1974. Having already swam in rather innovative waters with dr. Captain kronos vampire hunter travels the land slaying vampires with stakes, crosses and a samurai sword. Hunter full link in last page to watch or download movie. Vampire hunter is a brilliant and campy horror classic that is just pure exhilarating fun. R 1h 31min adventure, drama, horror, mystery 14 june 1974 usa original title. Sep 27, 2017 in the depths of eastern europe, the legendary vampire hunter, captain kronos, and his two assistants, grost and carla, are called upon to help rid a town of its vampire plague. The beautiful gypsy carla caroline munro hitches a ride with kronos and grost.
Kronos is lively and inventive and vampire circus is for me pitchperfect on every level. Debonair supernatural expert captain kronos horst janson and his hunchbacked assistant, grost john cater, meet their match when they encounter a village where vampires have been stealing the vitality of young women, leaving them elderly and decrepit. 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. Not only are we treated to yet another radical reworking of the vampire myth, but we also get a proper hero for a change, some fantastic fights, a slick sense. Aug 11, 2010 trailer from the 1974 film captain kronos. Vampire hunter 1973 directed by brian clemens starring horst jansen, caroline munro, john carson, shane briant, john cater, lois daine, and ian hendry. Aug 22, 2012 captain kronos is a highly influential take on the vampire hunter myth. Captain kronos vampire hunter 1974 rotten tomatoes. 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. I learned some of the above from watching brian clemens captain kronos. A late entry from the foundering hammer studios, this intriguing and highly original twist on the vampire motif featuring for once a hero more. 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. W hat a shame hammer films was falling to the wayside when captain kronos, vampire hunter 1974 came out, as it was planned as the first of a series of historical supernatural swashbucklers featuring captain kronos.