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| Lex Barker | ... | Roger Mont Elise / Roger von Marienberg | |
| Karin Dor | ... | Baroness Lilian von Brabant | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai | |
| Carl Lange | ... | Anatol | |
| Christiane Rücker | ... | Babette | |
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Vladimir Medar | ... | Pater Fabian |
| Dieter Eppler | ... | Coachman | |
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In the Olden Tymes, Count Regula is drawn and quartered for killing twelve virgins in his dungeon torture chamber. Thirty-five years later, he comes back to seek revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor in order to attain immortal life. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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21 May 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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