After rising from the dead, the first place the baron goes to visit is adoctors office. I cant remember what i saw first baron blood or hatchet for a honeymoon. While not his best movie, it is still a captivating moving with a slow but suspenseful narrative. Castle renovators revive the moldy ghost of an austrian baron joseph cotten known for his torture chamber. This was a change for mario bava, having filmed most of his films in italy.
This may be even more apparent in the uncut version of baron blood, as the american version, which i ended up with, has eight minutes of cuts, at least some of which is supposedly gore shots. Gli orrori del castello di norimberga, 1972 directed by mario bava starring joseph cotten, elke sommer, antonio cantafora, massimo girotti and rada rassimov. 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. Mario bava did baron blood1972 right after the controversial blood letting of a bay of blood1971. I saw them about the same time on home video and somehow i already knew of bava without seeing his movies. If i were baron blood she would have been first on my list to dispatch. He has found a piece of parchment which claims to hold the key to awakening. Only see this one if you love others from this subgenre. 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. Baron blood has all the classic italian horror iconography you come to expect when watching a mario bava movie. Download baron blood 1972 720p bluray x264psix torrent.
Furthermore the films female lead, played by elke sommer, is overly dramatic to the point of annoyance. Baron blood was the first and only time that mario bava did a film away from home as he didnt like to leave italy. When the professor and his assistant eva elke sommer read aloud an ancient incantation, the. Gli orrori del castello di norimberga is a 1972 italian horror film directed by mario bava it is one of bavas least critically popular films plot edit. Baron blood is the nickname of the evil count whatsizname joseph cotten, who is brought back from the dead by an incantation recited by his moronic american cousin who is in austria on a vacation, and how much does he expect for five dollars a day, anyway. Watch baron blood 1972 full movie free online streaming. It turns out there is another way to despatch the baron and fortunately it involves what turns out to be a cracking finale filled with torture instruments, elkes torn dress, and a host of walking corpses. The film grossed a total of 269,812,000 italian lire, which italian film historian roberto curti described as mediocre. Baron blood american student peter kleist travels to austria on summer holiday to learn more about his family roots. Beautiful cinematography, supernatural phenomena deal with the occult and witchcraft, and fun and quirky soundtrack. The manager asked me if i wanted to go to a trade screening of a movie called baron blood being held up the street at the westwood theater.
At the same time, you can read baron blood as more of a bridge between the classic films and the modern slashers, as there are many elements of the latter present. Starring joseph cotten, available at sunday internet movie poster. A young man, visiting the castle of a murderous ancestor in austria, accidentally brings his dead relative back to life searching for new victims. Baron blood 1972 april 4, 2015 horror movie maven 0 comments. Baron blood gli orrori del castello di norimberga 1972. Baron blood positively the most horrifying film ever. Baron blood 1972 torture chamber of baron blood orrori del castello di norimberga directed by. Once restored, the count reestablishes himself in the sadism line. Mario bavas baron blood is a pretty lifeless affair about an evil guy who tends to possess people long after his expiration date. Pan ams boeing 747 in the movie baron blood 1972 duration.
I used to own the dvd on this one, but this edition is far superior to that one. Horror movie maven lover of all things that slash, gash. Download baron blood 1972 720p bluray x264psix torrent or any other torrent from dubbed movies category. In baron blood, peter kleist returns to his familys ancestral castle. Baron blood has some gore scenes but without frequency and show stopping manner of mario bavas previous film. Watch baron blood 1972 full movie hd 1080p 720p part 1. It is believed that the baron was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the baron burned at the stake. The main characters are very typical of horror movies, mocking traditions and superstitions, to find themselves prey to the baron blood, an old. At the airport, he is greeted by his uncle, karl hummel massimo girott, who invites him to stay at his house.
Baron blood was released in italy, where it was distributed by jumbo cinematografica, on 25 february 1972. 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. Mario bava returns to the gothic as a setting for a gruesome thriller when professor accidentally resurrects a sadistic barons spirit. Baron blood positively the most horrifying film ever made. Baron blood 1972 stream and watch online moviefone. Mario bava did baron blood 1972 right after the controversial blood letting of a bay of blood1971. This does not mean that baron blood is a poorly made film. The bloody, disfigured corpse rises from the grave to murder hapless townspeople and stalk miniskirted elke sommer, finally transforming himself into the respectable but mysterious millionaire joseph cotten. Joseph cotten, elke sommer, massimo girotti, rada rassimov, antonio cantafora subgenre. The baron earned the nickname baron blood due to his sadistic, murderous ways in the 16th century. Baron blood american international, one sheet x horror. Franchises american international pictures arrow films anchor bay entertainment other titles baron vampire france chamber of tortures gli orrori del castello di norimberga italy the blood baron the thirst of baron blood the torture chamber of baron. Seeking to find the truth beneath the barons notorious reputation.
Back in early 1973 i was an usher at the now gone national theater in westwood. Like the castle equipped with a coke machine depicted in the movie, it mixes the old with the new. Starring antonio cantafore, elke sommer and joseph cotten. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. American peter kleist discovers he is related to the mythical baron blood, an ancient austrian aristocrat with a reputed tasted for death and despair. Unknowing to them both, the body and spirit of baron blood has been awakened and he wants nothing more than revenge on the living occupants of his estate and the surrounding town. What i like about blood was color and a strange humor. The problem is that there isnt enough action for my taste. Baron blood is a film directed by mario bava with joseph cotten, elke sommer, massimo girotti, rada rassimov, year. Baron blood offers a mixture of gothic and giallo horror from a master of both subgenres. Baron blood online, watch baron blood online, baron blood hd, baron blood full, baron blood full hd, watch baron blood full hd, download. Baron blood 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The intro to the 1972 italian film baron blood, with the pan am 747 sequence flying to vienna, austria.
Released 1972, baron blood stars joseph cotten, elke sommer, massimo girotti, antonio cantafora the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Arrows presentation of one of director mario bavas most successful films has. Discover what genre baron blood, 1972, directed by mario bava, with antonio cantafora, joseph cotten, dieter tressler, belongs at turner classic movies. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes baron blood to return and continue his murderous tortures. Peter kleist antonio cantafore is an american college student who arrives in vienna, austria to take a break from his college studies and to look up his familys history. While staying in the castle home of the baron, peter meets a female architect, eva who is working on repairing the castle. Baron blood is not quite a toptier mario bava effort, but it shouldnt be overlooked. Pan ams boeing 747 in the movie baron blood 1972 youtube.
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