Twins of Evil (1971) ( Twins of Dracula ) ( The Virgin Vampires )

Twins of Evil (1971) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Twins of Dracula
Alternate Title: The Virgin Vampires
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
84 min + Extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Hough

Written By:
Tudor Gates
Sheridan Le Fanu

Actors:
Peter Cushing ..... Gustav Weil
Dennis Price ..... Dietrich
Mary Collinson ..... Maria Gellhorn
Madeleine Collinson ..... Frieda Gellhorn
Isobel Black ..... Ingrid Hoffer
Kathleen Byron ..... Katy Weil
Damien Thomas ..... Count Karnstein
David Warbeck ..... Anton Hoffer
Harvey Hall ..... Franz
Alex Scott ..... Hermann
Judy Matheson ..... Woodman's Daughter
Luan Peters ..... Gerta
Shelagh Wilcocks ..... Lady in Coach (as Sheelah Wilcox)
Katya Wyeth ..... Countess Mircalla

Synopsis:

This entry in Hammer Films' long-running vampire series of the '60s and '70s is one of the most evocative and original. The story features voluptuous twin Playboy centerfolds Madeleine and Mary Collinson as sisters who, without parents, are sent to stay with their oppressive uncle (Peter Cushing, looking more emaciated than ever), who happens to live near the sinister Karnstein Castle, the locale of countless vampiric happenings in two prequels (The Vampire Lovers and Lust for a Vampire). One of the twins wanders over and meets the dashing Count Karstein (Damien Thomas), a vampire who later uses the girl's blood to awaken his long-lost ancestor from the dead. Of course, the uncle predictably gives chase once trouble starts, but there is a clever plot twist as the count switches the twins before one is about to be burned at the stake for her supposed satanic involvements. Twins of Evil unabashedly exploits the twins' assets to pump up the film's sex appeal; it also seems to cater to viewers with a vampire fetish. Still, neither is necessarily a bad thing in a vampire film; Twins of Evil does create an effectively sensuous mood while also managing to sustain a fair amount of tension throughout the picture. Although Universal Pictures, the U.S. distributor, extracted nearly all of the flesh and bloodletting from its release, the original British cut retains everything and is the usual copy found on video. Like its predecessors, the script for Twins of Evil is loosely based on LeFanu's classic vampire story Carmilla.

In nineteenth century middle-Europe, orphaned teenage twins Maria and Frieda go to live with their uncle Gustav Weil, who heads the Brotherhood, a vigilante group trying to stamp out vampirism. But their methods are random and misplaced and the only result is a terrorised populace. The real threat lies with Count Karnstein, and although the twins seem outwardly to be identical, Frieda finds herself much more drawn than her sister to the Count's castle dominating the skyline.

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