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She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty - The Countess
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Title: The Countess

Release Date: 13 Mar 2009

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, Mystery, Horror

Director: X Filme International, Celluloid Dreams Productions, X Filme Creative Pool, Fanes Film, Social Capital, EMC Produktion

Production Companies: X Filme International, Celluloid Dreams Productions, X Filme Creative Pool, Fanes Film, Social Capital, EMC Produktion

Overview: Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.9 (168 votes)

Cast

  • Erzsébet Báthory: Julie Delpy
  • István Thurzó: Daniel Brühl
  • György Thurzó: William Hurt
  • Darvulia: Anamaria Marinca
  • Helena: Maria Simon
  • Dominic Vizakna: Sebastian Blomberg
  • Aunt Klara: Adriana Altaras
  • Ferenc Nádasdy: Charly Hübner
  • Miklós: Andy Gätjen
  • Janós: Frederick Lau
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