Twins of evil [blu-ray] / the Rank Organization presents a Hammer production ; screenplay by Tudor Gates ; produced by Harry Fine and Michael Style ; directed by John Hough.
Format:
[blu-ray] /
Publisher:
Synapse Films,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
1 videodisc (87 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Collection includes feature film (87 min.) in two media versions. Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson, Damien Thomas, David Warbeck. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. Based on characters created by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. "Blu-ray + DVD combo pack"--Container. Bonus features: documentary The flesh and fury: X-posing Twins of evil (84 mins.), exploring Hammer's infamous Karnstein trilogy, featuring exclusive interviews with director John Hough, actor Damien Thomas, film director Joe Dante, and others ; featurette The props that Hammer built: the Kinsey collection ; stills gallery ; deleted scenes ; theatrical trailers ; TV spots ; isolated music and effects track.
Summary:
Two orphaned identical twins, Maria and Frieda Gellhorn, move to the village of Karnstein to live with their uncle Gustav Weil, a fanatical puritan and leader of the local witch-hunting brotherhood. The village Count, an evil man who secretly practices Satanism, uses black magic and transforms into a vampire. Unhappy with her new life, Frieda seeks escape and tragically falls under the spell of the Count. Now overcome with an insatiable hunger for human blood, Frieda has to hide her secret from her sister, and escape her uncle's killing grasp!
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