The Countess

Mar 13, 2009

1h 40m

★ 5.9

She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty

Overview

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.

Genres

Drama

History

Thriller

Mystery

Horror

Production Companies

X Filme International

Celluloid Dreams

X Filme Creative Pool

Fanes Film

Social Capital

The Countess Trailers

Cast

Erzsébet Báthory

Julie Delpy

István Thurzó

Daniel Brühl

György Thurzó

William Hurt

Darvulia

Anamaria Marinca

Helena

Maria Simon

Dominic Vizakna

Sebastian Blomberg

Aunt Klara

Adriana Altaras

Ferenc Nádasdy

Charly Hübner

Miklós

Andy Gätjen

Janós

Frederick Lau

Dorothea

Katrin Pollitt

Bertha

Anna Maria Mühe

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