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The Countess
The Countess

The Countess

She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty

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DramaHistoryThrillerMysteryHorror

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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.

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Budget

$8500000

Revenue

$784522

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.92/10

Release Date

13 March 2009

Country

France

Cast

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Erzsébet Báthory

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

István Thurzó

William Hurt

William Hurt

György Thurzó

Anamaria Marinca

Anamaria Marinca

Darvulia

Maria Simon

Maria Simon

Helena

Sebastian Blomberg

Sebastian Blomberg

Dominic Vizakna

Adriana Altaras

Adriana Altaras

Aunt Klara

Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Ferenc Nádasdy

Andy Gätjen

Andy Gätjen

Miklós

Frederick Lau

Frederick Lau

Janós

Katrin Pollitt

Katrin Pollitt

Dorothea

Anna Maria Mühe

Anna Maria Mühe

Bertha

Marlis Eulitz

Marlis Eulitz

Zusanna

Christine Mayer

Christine Mayer

Kaija

Henriette Confurius

Henriette Confurius

Kayla

Helen Woigk

Helen Woigk

Nadia

Jesse Inman

Jesse Inman

King Matthias

André Hennicke

André Hennicke

Berthoni

Jeanette Hain

Jeanette Hain

Anna Báthory

Robert Schupp

Robert Schupp

György Báthory

Felix Vörtler

Felix Vörtler

Reverend Matej

Nora Waldstätten

Nora Waldstätten

Kate von Kraj

Anna Hausburg

Anna Hausburg

Kasia von Rosenheim

Theresa Schwierske

Theresa Schwierske

Countess #1

Robert Lyons

Robert Lyons

Count #1

Wolfram Koch

Wolfram Koch

Clockmaker

Arnd Klawitter

Arnd Klawitter

Judge

Nikolai Kinski

Nikolai Kinski

Teacher

Rolf Kanies

Rolf Kanies

Count Krajevo

Doris Egbring-Kahn

Doris Egbring-Kahn

Old Woman in Park

Sean McDonagh

Sean McDonagh

Gravedigger

Erik Hansen

Erik Hansen

Bishop

Roland Florstedt

Roland Florstedt

Old Minister

Thea Weber

Thea Weber

Midwife

Steffen Scheumann

Steffen Scheumann

Peasant #1

Lutz Blochberger

Lutz Blochberger

Peasant #2

Georg Prang

Georg Prang

Arresting Guard

Ella-Maria Gollmer

Ella-Maria Gollmer

Erzsébet (Aged 13)

Paula Hartmann

Paula Hartmann

Erzsébet (Aged 6)

Jack Owen Berglund

Jack Owen Berglund

Ferenc Nádasdy (Aged 5)

Natascha Lawiszus

Natascha Lawiszus

Anna (Aged 16)

Amber Bongard

Amber Bongard

Anna (Aged 11)

Helena Lindemann

Helena Lindemann

Ursula (Aged 14)

Talia Rosenkranz

Talia Rosenkranz

Ursula (Aged 9)

Justus Kammerer

Justus Kammerer

Paul (Aged 13)

Lukas Till Berglund

Lukas Till Berglund

Paul (Aged 7)

Paula Knüpling

Paula Knüpling

Pola (Aged 12)

Audrey Käthe von Scheele

Audrey Käthe von Scheele

Pola (Aged 7)

Jakob Knoblauch

Jakob Knoblauch

Peasant Boy

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