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Female Vampire

Original title: La comtesse noire
  • 1973
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
2.4K
YOUR RATING
Lina Romay in Female Vampire (1973)
FrenchB-HorrorVampire HorrorHorror

A beautiful female vampire lures men to their doom.A beautiful female vampire lures men to their doom.A beautiful female vampire lures men to their doom.

  • Director
    • Jesús Franco
  • Writers
    • Jesús Franco
    • Josyane Gibert
    • Gérard Brisseau
  • Stars
    • Lina Romay
    • Jack Taylor
    • Alice Arno
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jesús Franco
    • Writers
      • Jesús Franco
      • Josyane Gibert
      • Gérard Brisseau
    • Stars
      • Lina Romay
      • Jack Taylor
      • Alice Arno
    • 54User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast14

    Lina Romay
    Lina Romay
    • Countess Irina Karlstein
    Jack Taylor
    Jack Taylor
    • Baron Von Rathony
    Alice Arno
    Alice Arno
    • Princess de Rochefort's Servant
    Monica Swinn
    Monica Swinn
    • Princess de Rochefort
    • (as Monica Swin)
    Jesús Franco
    Jesús Franco
    • Dr. Roberts
    • (as Jess Franck)
    Luis Barboo
    Luis Barboo
    • Irina's Manservant
    Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
    • Dr. Orloff
    Raymond Hardy
    • Hotel Masseur
    Anna Watican
    • Anna, a journalist
    Gilda Arancio
    • Victim in the Wall
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Bigotini
    • Vice Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Germanes
    • Irina's First Victim
    • (uncredited)
    Pierre Quérut
    • Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    Ricardo Vázquez
      • Director
        • Jesús Franco
      • Writers
        • Jesús Franco
        • Josyane Gibert
        • Gérard Brisseau
      • All cast & crew
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      User reviews54

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      Summary

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      Storyline

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Jesús Franco originally made three different versions of the film.... a straight vampire film called La comtesse noire (The Black Countess), a horror-oriented erotic film entitled La Comtesse aux seins nus (The Bare Breasted Countess), and the hardcore pornography version Les avaleuses (The Swallowers). These 3 versions ran at 72 minutes, 82 minutes, and 96 minutes respectively.
      • Goofs
        In the opening shot, Lina Romay literally walks into the camera, bumping her face on the lens.
      • Quotes
        • Countess Irina Karlstein: [voiceover] I earnestly wish an end would come to this bloody race I am forced to run.
      • Alternate versions
        In the UK the film was originally passed for cinema in 1975 as "The Bare Breasted Countess" in a heavily edited version running less than an hour long. The 1994 UK Redemption video release was cut by over 6 minutes by the BBFC to heavily edit the lesbian/bondage scene and to remove shots of female masturbation and sexual closeups. Some cuts were restored in the 2002 Arrow DVD though 1 min 51 secs were removed from a scene of a woman being forced to strip and engage in lesbian sex.
      • Connections
        Featured in Eurotika!: The Diabolical Mr. Franco (1999)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • June 5, 1973 (Belgium)
      • Countries of origin
        • France
        • Belgium
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • El ataque de las vampiras
      • Filming locations
        • Madeira, Portugal
      • Production companies
        • Eurociné
        • Général Films
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 12m(72 min)
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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