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| Adrienne Corri | ... | Gypsy Woman | |
| Thorley Walters | ... | Burgermeister | |
| Anthony Higgins | ... | Emil (as Anthony Corlan) | |
| John Moulder-Brown | ... | Anton | |
| Laurence Payne | ... | Mueller | |
| Richard Owens | ... | Dr. Kersh | |
| Lynne Frederick | ... | Dora | |
| Elizabeth Seal | ... | Gerta | |
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Robin Hunter | ... | Hauser |
| Domini Blythe | ... | Anna | |
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Robert Tayman | ... | Count Mitterhaus |
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John Bown | ... | Schilt |
| Mary Wimbush | ... | Elvira | |
| Christine Paul | ... | Rosa (as Christina Paul) | |
| Robin Sachs | ... | Heinrich | |
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A village in Nineteenth Century Europe is at first relieved when a circus breaks through the quarantine to take the local's minds off the plague. But their troubles are only beginning as children begin to disappear and the legacy of a long-ago massacre is brought to light. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
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I gave in to my desire to resee Twins of Evil and check out Vampire Circus & Countess Dracula which I had never seen and ordered the "Hammer Vampire Collection" from UK. (If you're considering purchase, the discs are coded Region 2, so you can't play them on a lot of USA-sold DVD players. I watch Region 2 on my computer.) I loved Twins of Evil but the real winner was Vampire Circus, an intelligent and fun treatment of a curse upon a village which had the temerity to call an abrupt halt to the fun of the local feudal lord. It's suspenseful and fast moving. I agree with previous commenters that the villagers are so pompous that they earned their fates. Unlike most other posters, I welcomed the opportunity to see John Moulder-Brown in a (for me) new movie, albeit 32 years old. VC is beautifully photographed and the special effects are terrific. Clearly the folks at Hammer Studios did not need computers to create stunning visual images. If you can view Region 2 discs, go for it! You'll get a great thrill out of VC, probably their best vampire flick after Taste the Blood of Dracula!