Baron Blood (1972)

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98 min - Horror - 27 October 1972 (USA)

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A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Joseph Cotten	...	Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
	Elke Sommer	...	Eva Arnold
	Massimo Girotti	...	Dr. Karl Hummel
	Rada Rassimov	...	Christina Hoffmann
	Antonio Cantafora	...	Peter Kleist
	Umberto Raho	...	Inspector (as Humi Raho)
	Luciano Pigozzi	...	Fritz (as Alan Collins)
	Dieter Tressler	...	Mayor Dortmundt

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Storyline

A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures. Written by Jeff Hole <jeffhole@aol.com>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Torture | Beautiful Woman | Gothic Horror | Witchcraft | Curse

Taglines:

He sought the ultimate in HUMAN AGONY... with instruments of TORTURE ghastly beyond belief!

Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

West Germany | Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

27 October 1972 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Baron Vampire See more »

Filming Locations:

Burg Kreuzenstein, Leobendorf, Lower Austria, Austria See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 262,741,000 (Italy)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Euro America Produzioni Cinematografiche See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Italy: 98 min | USA: 90 min | Argentina: 92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

According to the DVD liner notes, this was the first film ever shot aboard a 747. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: There is no explanation as to how Becker can move around the multistory castle in his wheelchair, even though there seem to be no elevators. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers (1977) See more »

Baron Blood (1972)
Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (original title)

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