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1974 Hammer film about an adventurer/vampire hunter.

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A Quick Tip by QUEENBFLIX

Apr 15, 2010

by QUEENBFLIX
posted in The Vampire Historians

Sadly overlooked flick from Hammer that put new twists on the tired vampire flick. Intended as first of a series of films.

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FM_ALEX October 21, 2010

Love this film

QUEENBFLIX October 21, 2010

It never gets old for me. That's the sign of good writing.

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Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22. June 26, 2011

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A Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22

Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter is indeed an oddity among vampire films and in the canon of Hammer horror films. The film doesn't star either Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing, it doesn't contain the usual bloodsucking antics of vampires, and it bends if not breaks most of the rules of the horror genre... and yet somehow it works in an eccentrically brilliant fashion. The film tells the tale of a soldier, adventurer, and vampire hunter named Kronos and his strange … more

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review by QUEENBFLIX. February 23, 2009

posted in The Vampire Historians

"And suddenly the toad shall live"

By 1974 Hammer Films was in its death throes, its films had become formulaic--boring and predictable. Their vampire films in particular were suffering from severe anemia despite copious amounts of blood being spilled, and not even the savage, arrogant charisma of Christoper Lee seemed capable of rescuing the Dracula films from certain death at the box office. It was at this point that Hammer finally decided to change its approach. Toward this end they hired Brian Clemens, best known for his work … more

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review by Sheila. February 19, 2004

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Kaptain Kronos Kibboshes Kreepy Killers With A Killer Kayo!

Captain Kronos, TO THE RESCUE! A killer vampire hunter, hot & sexy English STUD and an expert swordsman to boot, who, with the physical & sexual assistance of the gorgeous gypsy shorty Carla and his hunchbacked homeboy, Professor Grost, scour the whole of England in search of a vampire that is draining the life out of all the pretty country girls, leaving them dead & horribly aged in the process. I bought this movie on sale and was quite pleased with my purchase. TOO BAD that there wasn't a Captain … more

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Was slated to be the first in a series of Captain Kronos films. But due to it's box office failure plans for it were scrapped.

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Cast: Caroline Munro, Ian Hendry, Horst Janson, Shane Briant, John Cater, John Hollis, Robert James, Peter Davidson, Elizabeth Dear, Terence Sewards, Wanda Ventham, William Hobbs, Trevor Lawrence, Lois Daine

Director: Brian Clemens

Genre: Action, Adventure

Release Date: April 7,1974

MPAA Rating: R

Screen Writer: Brian Clemens

Runtime: 1hr 31min

Studio: Hammer

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