Trailer:
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BBFC censorship of British theatrical release:
Reel 1 – Scene in the shack. Remove shots of Count Kronstein (sic) registering extreme erotic pleasure and of Gerta entering frame from the left and lying on him.
Reel 3 – In the episode in which a woman is prepared for human sacrifice, remove shots of a hooded man dipping his fingers in blood, lifting the sheet and moving his hand up towards her middle. Reduce the shots of blood trickling on the victim’s neck.
According to the Melon Farmers website, these unfortunate cinema cuts have persisted into all home video releases.
In the US, the MPAA demanded 34 cuts (five minutes 36 seconds) for an ‘R’ release as Twins of Dracula (also the Australian title).
Other media:
A novelisation of the film was written by Shaun Hutson and published by Arrow Publishing in association with Hammer and the Random House Group in 2011. The book contains an introduction by the film’s director, John Hough.
The film was adapted into an 18-page comic strip for the January–February 1977 issue of the magazine The House of Hammer (volume 1, # 7, published by General Book Distribution). It was drawn by Blas Gallego from a script by Chris Lowder. The cover of the issue featured a painting by Brian Lewis based on imagery from the film.
Film Facts:
The film’s working titles were Virgin Vampires and The Gemini Twins
The same sets were used for Vampire Circus, filmed from 9 August to 21 September 1971
Offline reading:
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Cast and characters:
Peter Cushing … Gustav Weil
Kathleen Byron … Katy Weil
Mary Collinson … Maria Gellhorn
Madeleine Collinson … Frieda Gellhorn
David Warbeck … Anton Hoffer
Damien Thomas … Count Karnstein
Katya Wyeth … Countess Mircalla
Roy Stewart … Joachim
Isobel Black … Ingrid Hoffer
Harvey Hall … Franz
Alex Scott … Hermann – Next of Kin; The Abominable Doctor Phibes
Dennis Price … Dietrich – Theatre of Blood; Horror Hospital; Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein; The Earth Dies Screaming; What a Crave Up; et al
Shelagh Wilcox … lady in coach
Inigo Jackson … woodman
Judy Matheson … woodman’s daughter
Kirsten Lindholm … young girl at stake
Luan Peters … Gerta –The Devil’s Men
Peter Thompson … gaoler
Production and initial release:
Reported budget: £205,067
Principal photography was shot from 22nd March to 30th April 1971.
Released 3rd October 1971
Filming locations:
Black Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
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