At that moment, Zimmer enters the room. something and haven't had guests in a long time, attested to by the sheets over the furniture and remarks like, "Nobody ever stays here anymore."

Synopsis The life of white-collar New Yorker Peter (Nicolas Cage) seems to revolve solely around making as much money and sleeping with as many women as possible. Not even the police believe him.

A couple of the cuts result in scenes that no longer make sense: while the theatrical release had Harcourt smearing the blood on his chest into a cross-shaped pattern (keeping the vampires away as he escapes), the televised version omits the blood-smearing, leaving the vampires' inaction unexplained.
They grab Marianne and take her back to the hotel. Synopsis Gerald and Marianne Harcourt are traveling by car when the car breaks down and they have to spend a few days in a small, remote village. Anton and Theresa are back together. The job of directing was offered to Don Sharp, who later said he had never seen a horror film before being asked to the job by Tony Hinds. Gerald [Edward de Souza] and Marianne [Jennifer Daniel] Harcourt are motoring through Europe on their honeymoon when their car runs out of petrol. The movie, set around 1905, starts off with a funeral scene, and then progresses to a young couple traveling by car. While Gerald and Marianne take tea in their room, a letter arrives for them. Later, as Theresa listens to the music, she feels strangely compelled to put on her shawl and go for a walk, but her mother stops her and sends her to bed.

"[7] Variety wrote, "Horror fans will dig this latest effort from the Hammer Film shop in Britain. Gerard and Marianne go to the party and Marianne vanishes. The film was directed by Don Sharp and was written by producer Anthony Hinds, credited under his writing pseudonym John Elder.

| It's going to be a gala. Gerald (Edward de Souza) and Marianne Harcourt (Jennifer Daniel), are a honeymooning couple in early 20th-century Bavaria who become caught up in a vampire cult led by Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman) and his two children Carl (Barry Warren) and Sabena (Jacquie Wallis). Harcourt gets help from hard-drinking savant Professor Zimmer (Clifford Evans), who lost his daughter to the cult and who finall… The owners, Anna [Vera Cook] and Bruno [Peter Madden], try to make the newlyweds' stay a happy one, but they are obviously troubled by Daughter Theresa [Shiela Welles] wants to step out for a while, but her father is worried about her being out alone. It's late, and Marianne is tired, but not tired enough not to hear Anna sobbing in a room down the hall. The teenage daughter, Theresa, throws over her boyfriend in favor of Carl Ravna (unseen in these scenes) who has given her a music box which plays the same hypnotic tune that he plays on the piano elsewhere in the movie. Only Zimmer remembers, and he tells Gerald that Marianne is being held at Ravna's chateau.

It is from Dr Ravna, inviting them to dine with him. This set was re-released on Blu-ray on 13 September 2016. When Bruno tells them that Dr Ravna's table is the best in the country, they decide to go. He tells Gerald about his own daughter who was made into a vampire by Ravna.That night, Gerald goes to the castle. The cult abducts Marianne, and contrives to make it appear that Harcourt was travelling alone and that his wife never existed. Zimmer knows about the vampires. The director watched Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and Stranglers from Bombay and became enthusiastic. Zimmer has placed crosses drawn with distillation of garlic on all the entrances to the chateau, which seals the vampires inside. There are no other guests, save for Professor Zimmer [Clifford Evans], who spends much of his time drinking. The cult abducts Marianne, and contrives to make it appear that Harcourt was travelling alone and that his wife never existed. While Zimmer prepares, Ravna summons Marianne, who starts walking back to the castle. In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the just-married couple Gerald Harcourt and Marianne Harcourt run out of gas while driving in Germany in a honeymoon trip. Plot Keywords
Unrated | 1h 28min | Horror | 11 September 1963 (USA) When car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small Southern European village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them with sinister consequences.

Synopsis. As she bends forward to bite his neck, Gerald pushes her away and makes a cross on his chest using his own blood. "[4], Sharp said "I've always believed there needs to be a separation between suspense and shock. Hinds told Sharp he thought the director would be ideal based on Sharp's other work. Rosa refuses to believe the gossip about Ravna. "[9], In North America, the film was released on 6 September 2005 along with seven other Hammer horror films-The Brides of Dracula, Nightmare, The Evil of Frankenstein, The Curse of the Werewolf, Paranoiac, Night Creatures, The Phantom of the Opera-on the 4-DVD set The Hammer Horror Series (ASIN: B0009X770O), which is part of MCA-Universal's Franchise Collection. The direction is competent enough, though Don Sharp reveals no flair for this kind of thing, and there is a signal lack of atmosphere. Looking out over the valley from his chateau window, Dr Ravna [Noel Willman… When he finds that his wife actually sent Theresa to Ravna's castle that afternoon to tell him that his robes were ready, Otto is really angry. When he finds that Theresa has received a music box as a gift from Ravna, he gets angry and warns her to | the pre-credits scene in which blood gushes from the coffin of Zimmer's daughter after he plunges a shovel into it. Gerald gets a tow to the nearest hotel, where they take a room for the night. Gerald [Edward de Souza] and Marianne [Jennifer Daniel] Harcourt are motoring through Europe on their honeymoon when their car runs out of petrol. Ravna is bringing in a chef from Paris and an orchestra from Vienna, and Carl and Sabena offer to loan Gerald and Marianne formal clothes so they don't have to worry about their dress. Marianne peeks in and sees Anna sitting on the floor, going through some clothes and photos of her daughter Tania, who has been lost to Ravna.The next day, Carl Ravna and his sister Sabena [Jacquie Wallis] drop by the hotel to invite Gerald and Marianne to a party they are giving on Saturday night. Parents Guide. There are no other guests, save for Professor Zimmer [Clifford Evans], who spends much of his time drinking. "I thought it was wonderful - here was a genre with its own ground rules and self contained world and you could be theatrical but treat it realistically to grab the audience and make them believe something absurd. [2], "What intrigued me about them was after about 20 minutes I was totally hooked despite a totally absurd situation," he said later. Gerald [Edward de Souza] and Marianne [Jennifer Daniel] Harcourt are motoring through Europe on their honeymoon when their car runs out of petrol.

Looking out over the valley from his chateau window, Dr Ravna [Noel Willman] sees them, but cannot do anything before Gerald goes for help, leaving Marianne in the car. They have to stop for the night at a bed and breakfast and they are invited to dinner at the castle of the prominent Dr. Ravna, where they are introduced to his family. It is from Dr Ravna, inviting them to dine with him.