It turns out there is another way to despatch the baron and fortunately it involves what turns out to be a cracking finale filled with torture instruments, elkes torn dress, and a host of walking corpses. Baron blood gli orrori del castello di norimberga 1972. Baron blood 1972 horror movie soundtrack stelvio cipriani. Baron blood 1972 full movie download full hd youtube.
Mario bava 31 july 1914 27 april 1980 was an italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and special effects artist. Mario bava scored a real hit with baron blood, which in turn led to producer alfredo leone giving him a free hand on his next feature, the illfated but intriguing lisa and the devil. A young american travels to austria to have a look at an ancient castle that has been in his family for centuries. A young man, peter, returns to austria in search of his heritage. December was a slow month for horror additions to the netflix streaming library, but we wanted to let readers know about a handful of new titles that were recently released, including the devil inside, night of the living dead. Asylum 1972 hollywood horror movie peter cushing, britt ekland latest horror movie duration. Baron blood 1972 mario bava synopsis, characteristics. When he and his assistant read aloud an ancient incantation, the barons spirit is resurrected, leading to a series of violent deaths within the castle. This time around the film in question is 1972s baron blood which, like lisa, stars elke sommer. The bloody, disfigured corpse rises from the grave to murder hapless townspeople and stalk miniskirted elke sommer, finally transforming himself into the respectable but mysterious millionaire joseph cotten. Mario bava returns to the gothic as a setting for a gruesome thriller when professor accidentally resurrects a sadistic baron s spirit. Bloody sunday refers to the fatal shooting of 14 civilians by british soldiers in derry on january 30th 1972. It goes well with the chase scenes, such as the hour marks romp in the streets. Visit brians drivein theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for director mario bava.
Baron blood offers a mixture of gothic and giallo horror from a master of both subgenres. Mario bavas baron blood is a fine a tribute to the monster movies of hollywoods golden age. The baron blood is brought back to life in the form from which he was killed, badly burned, and he immediately picks up where he left off hundreds of years before. Once restored, the count reestablishes himself in the sadism line. Castle renovators revive the moldy ghost of an austrian baron joseph cotten known for his torture chamber. This was a change for mario bava, having filmed most of his films in italy. Baron blood was released in italy, where it was distributed by jumbo cinematografica, on 25 february 1972. The score is an eerie mixture of horns and faint drumming. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the baron had.
Thriller shot mostly inside a speeding car that follows two bank robbers and the woman they take hostage. His lowbudget genre films, known for their distinctive visual flair and stylish technical ingenuity, feature recurring themes and. Mario bavas baron blood on dvd bright lights film journal. No single act of violence during the troubles ignited more controversy. Baron blood gli orrori del castello di norimberga 1972 rotten. Watch baron blood 1972 full movie free online streaming tubi. I bought a few years ago, but i am impressed with the color and clean up done here. Antonio cantafora and elke sommer in baron blood 1972 joseph cotten in baron blood 1972 joseph. One is that there is a section, near introduction of the witch and the stalking of the hummel girl, that loses focus slightly and takes a misstep or two in pacing. British subject, member of the aristocracy, legally dead. On the day in question, around 30,000 people had gathered in derry to march against the policy of internment. In one of the films most evocative scenes, peter and eva enlist the help of a local psychic, christina hoffman rada rassimov, to get the baron gone. Its former owner was the infamous baron blood, a sadistic monster who reveled in the pain he inflicted on his victims, and died under the curse of a witch he tortured to death. Watch baron blood full movie in hd visit movie 5485 a young man, peter, returns to austria in search of his heritage.
Italian director mario bava directed some fantastic horror films in the 1960s and 1970s, including blood and black lace and hatchet for the honeymoon. The most intriguing music in this set comes from gli orrori del castello di norimberga baron blood, a score that was dumped from the american release and replaced by les baxters dissonant orchestral score, but reinstated when the film was issued on dvd in 1999. Human, vampire english, world war i era to modern day. The sharp widescreen transfer restores what it was renowned for during its first release when the prints were new.
For the 1972 italian horror film, see baron blood film. Aips baron blood is well worth a look, however, as the baxter score is certainly effective, and in quite a few instances its actually a lot better than the music cipriani provided. Dont forget that all completed seasons of supernatural are still available on netflix, along with seasons 1 and 2 of the. This aboveaverage horror film concerns a young couple antonio cantafora, elke sommer who manage to revive a cruel sorcerorbaron joseph cotten from. Thats about everything good i can say about baron blood though.
Ciprianis isnt especially memorable and consists of intrusive wobbly wurlitzer organ themes that spoil the atmosphere at times, as well as one of those. So evocative of that period is this film that it takes not even a moments thought to mentally recast boris karloff as the baron, nan grey as his intended victim and to tune away the vivid technicolor into haunting black and white. A young man, visiting the castle of a murderous ancestor in austria, accidentally brings his dead relative back to life searching for new victims. Arrow continue to do a great service to the late great mario bava, with another stellar dual format release to follow on from their worldbest editions of black sunday and lisa and the devil. Baron blood was acquired for release in the united states by american international pictures, which cut the film by.
Baron blood is a 1972 horror film directed by mario bava. Baron blood ist ein italienischer horrorfilm aus dem jahr 1972. With joseph cotten, elke sommer, massimo girotti, luciano pigozzi. The directors painterly visual sense manages to wring every drop of tension out of the threadbare storyline, which simply serves as a catalyst for one macabre setpiece after another and. New netflix horror includes the devil inside, the theatre. Baron blood fell backwards, and impaled himself on a stalagmite, turning instantly into a rotted skeleton. Unhappily, the baron indeed returns, wreaking havoc on the locals and trying to murder peter and eva, who unwittingly hold the secret to sending him back into the dustbin of history baron blood is ultimately a heady exercise in style, with several brilliantly mounted sequences.
Baron blood 1972 marked the true beginning of mario bavas fruitful. Mario bava returns to the gothic as a setting for a gruesome thriller when professor accidentally resurrects a sadistic. This aboveaverage horror film concerns a young couple antonio cantafora, elke sommer who manage to revive a cruel sorceror baron joseph cotten from the 1500s. Christina is one of a long line of bavas beautiful, powerful, but tormented beauties, a kind of magna mater whose connections to the world of the supernatural wreak havoc on her.
Dec 14, 20 unhappily, the baron indeed returns, wreaking havoc on the locals and trying to murder peter and eva, who unwittingly hold the secret to sending him back into the dustbin of history baron blood is ultimately a heady exercise in style, with several brilliantly mounted sequences. Made in 1972, baron blood tells the story of peter kleist antonio cantafora who has decided to take a break from his studies presumably in how to get the perfect 1970s mane, and flies to austria to stay with his uncle dr. May, 2018 baron blood 1972 leave a reply mario bava scored a real hit with baron blood, which in turn led to producer alfredo leone giving him a free hand on his next feature, the illfated but intriguing lisa and the devil. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes baron blood to return and continue his murderous tortures. On the one hand, the rescoring was an insult to ciprianis efforts, but his music. You get three discs, plus a revisable cover, and a nice little booklet. The drama was filmed in 1974 but due to finance issues wasnt completed until 1998, using notes made by director mario bava who died in 1979.
Baron blood is the name of several fictional supervillains appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Its not amongst his best but as always the attention to detail and the atmosphere he crafts is second to none. Before he could finish him off captain america intervened. When american professor antonio cantafore travels to austria to research his family history, he meets comely caretaker elke sommer with whom he accidentally resurrects the spirit of his ancestor. Baron blood is a great film, and what a brilliant release from arrow. The film is set against the lavish backdrop of a beautiful gothic castle which was once owned by a sadistic baron. Eva is chased by the baron blood, and its lit up with foggy yellow and blue lights shining through the alleys and trees. Just for kicks, peter, the descendant of a bloodthirsty german baron modeled on. The baron travels with blood, leaving a trail behind of bright red paint. The effects and makeup werent done by bava and it shows.
He is frequently referred to as the master of italian horror and the master of the macabre. The original trailer in high definition of baron blood directed by mario bava and starring joseph cotten, elke sommer, massimo girotti, luciano. Considered by many not to be one of his finer efforts, baron blood is one of italian director mario bavas most recognizable pictures in the u. Baron blood, victor strange, vampire brother of dr. Watch baron blood 1972 full movie free online streaming.
Posing as a cripple, the baron assimilates back into society and buys back his old castle, where he begins torturing and murdering innocent locals in his dungeon. Baron blood is not quite a toptier mario bava effort, but it shouldnt be overlooked. This aboveaverage horror film concerns a young couple antonio cantafora, elke sommer who manage to revive a cruel sorcerorbaron joseph cotten from the 1500s. Confronted, baron blood fled to the caves beneath the manor.
Mario bava returns to the gothic as a setting for a gruesome thriller when professor accidentally resurrects a sadistic barons spirit. Unfortunately, baron blood isnt a perfect film, although it was on track to be for at least the fist 45 minutes or so. The film grossed a total of 269,812,000 italian lire, which italian film historian roberto curti described as mediocre. Even more than your typical ba va film, baron blood runs more on visual style and psychological manipulation than linear storytelling or character development. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the baron had burned at the stake. Baron blood 1972 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Baron blood is the nickname of the evil count whatsizname joseph cotten, who is brought back from the dead by an incantation recited by his moronic american cousin who is in austria on a vacation, and how much does he expect for five dollars a day, anyway.
Feb 17, 2018 asylum 1972 hollywood horror movie peter cushing, britt ekland latest horror movie duration. Arrows presentation of one of director mario bavas most successful films has to be the ultimate in baron bloodness. The next morning, peter and eva admit what theyve done. Hemorrhages, c, or d fainting spells during the shockingly gruesome scenes in this film. His brother pursued him, and the baron crsuhed his legs with a huge boulder. View baron blood, 1972, directed by mario bava, with antonio cantafora, joseph cotten, dieter tressler, in its original aspect ratio. Visit brians drivein theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and. Like the castle equipped with a coke machine depicted in the movie, it mixes the old with the new. So evocative of that period is this film that it takes not even a moments thought to mentally recast boris karloff as the baron, nan grey as his intended victim and to tune away the vivid. The horrors of castle nuremberg is a 1972 horror film directed by mario bava. Baron blood 1972 cast and crew castle renovators revive the moldy ghost of an austrian baron joseph cotten known for his torture chamber. Baron blood original title orrori del castello di norimberga, gli. Bavas gruesome return to the realm of gothic horror resulted in an international boxoffice success. That said, this 1972 films appearance on dvd pushes it up several notches on the bavameter.