Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) 6.6
A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires. Director:Brian ClemensWriter:Brian Clemens |
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Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) 6.6
A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires. Director:Brian ClemensWriter:Brian Clemens |
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Horst Janson | ... | |
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John Carson | ... |
Dr. Marcus
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| Shane Briant | ... |
Paul Durward
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| Caroline Munro | ... |
Carla
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John Cater | ... |
Grost
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Lois Daine | ... |
Sara Durward
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| Ian Hendry | ... |
Kerro
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| Wanda Ventham | ... |
Lady Durward
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William Hobbs | ... |
Hagen
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Brian Tully | ... |
George Sorell
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Robert James | ... |
Pointer
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Perry Soblosky | ... |
Barlow
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Paul Greenwood | ... |
Giles
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Lisa Collings | ... |
Vanda Sorell
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John Hollis | ... |
Barman
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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. Kronos' search leads him to the Durward estate where he is met by the effete children of the apparently aged and sick Lady Durward. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
Proof definite that Hammer could survive without Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, or even their borrowed Universal monsters (Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, the Mummy). Kronos is an entirely original take on vampires and monster-hunting. Brian Clements (The Avengers) has fun with the concept, and you're never quite sure if you're watching a parody or a homage. Kronos works either way, though. Check out the swordfight scene that's a parody of every Western ever, when Kronos kills three men before they (or us) can see him draw his sword. Lots of action, and an interesting vampire concept, make for a must-see movie.