The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 trailer youtube. It was not until 1979 that it received its american release. It is the ninth and final film in the hammer dracula series. In 1804, in transylvania, a chinese walker heads to the castle of dracula. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 movie trailer. To his dismay, however, his proposal is greeted with derision. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 the movie. The hammer film productions horror classic the legend of the 7 golden vampires is coming to bluray for the first time on april 9th via scream factory. Cushing once again plays professor van helsing, who this time pursues draculaplayed less than memorably by john forbesrobinson, christopher lee having finally tired of the role. While lecturing in china, van helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of. They had a bunch of kung fu movies playing, including legend of the seven golden vampires, chinese connection, and some others.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 movie details. Peter cushing, david chiang, julie ege, robin stewart, szu shih, john forbesrobertson, robert hanna, shen chan, james ma. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 directed by. Cushing was on hand having wrapped filming of 1973s legend of the 7 golden vampires, a flawed but far more enjoyable hybrid of the shaw brothers and hammer styles. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 changes the. Even if it is by any estimation little more than a cheesy movie, the strange hammershaw hybridization that is the legend of the 7 golden vampires offers an unique object lesson in confused crosscultural perceptions of east and west and even a kind of odd early model of an increasingly globalized film industry.
Legend of the 7 golden vampires the aka the 7 brothers. Whats a hammer film without peter cushing as van helsing, but christopher lee didnt. Frankenstein created womanthe legend of the 7 golden vampires. Not just weird in the final vampire picture produced by the. Peter cushing, david chiang, julie ege, robin stewart, szu shih, john forbesrobertson, robert hanna, shen chan, james ma, fong lah ann. He needs dracula to restore their power and the vampire takes kahs body and image. The bulk of the film concerns professor van helsing on a quest with a load of kung fu fighters to rid the world of the evil vampires. The legend of the 7 golden vampires tries valiantly to get around the lack of christopher lee, but in all honesty, draculas presence is not really needed and he seems like an after thought, book ended into the film with brief throwaway sequences either side of the martial arts mayhem. The shaw brothers were the largest hong kong film studio and invested half the money. Watch the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. He awakes dracula from his tomb and explains that he is kah, the high priest of the seven golden vampires in china that are powerless. The satanic rites of dracula, an espionagevampire film in which dracula was reinvented as a blofeldstyle villain intent on destroying the world, and the legend of the 7 golden vampires, which saw hammer join forces with hong kongs shaw brothers for some martialarts monster fun.
Legend of the seven golden vampires classic horror film. The eastern style makes for a very different vampire film to what were used to, and legend of the 7 golden vampires seems keen to. This movie was a joint production between the shaw brothers and hammer film productions warner bros. Jun 09, 2015 the legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 horror film produced by hammer studios and shaw brothers studio. I want these sort of releases to continue and because it the movie itself does something different.
This movie was a joint production between the shaw brothers and hammer film productionswarner bros. With peter cushing, david chiang, julie ege, han chen wang. Sedmoro brace srecu draculu je britanskohongkonski igrani film snimljen 1974. Some of the undead mooks attack leland with chinese hook swords during the cave ambush. Nonton film online gratis the furies subtitle indonesia xxi grandxxi bioskop keren. Legend of the seven golden vampires page 4 classic. Rent legend of the 7 golden vampires 1979 starring peter cushing and david chiang on dvd and bluray. This works far better as a van helsingdriven film where he.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 directed by roy. Thanks to the verite horrors of films like night of the living dead 1968, their unique brand of gothic chills seemed archaic as dusty as one of draculas cobwebbed tombs. Legenda o 7 zlatnih vampira, ponekad prikazivan i pod naslovom the seven brothers meet dracula sh. It was originally released in the far east in 1974. This bizarre kung fuhorror hybrid dates from the early 1970s, when hammer films saw their traditional gothic cycle petering out and looked to cut the formula with elements from other exploitable genres. Staring john forbesrobinson, robin stewart, julie edge and david chiang. Established in 1934, hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. The scene at the start, where john forbes robertson who plays dracula, to be really hysterical. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 news imdb. Responsible for classics horror of dracula, curse of frankenstein, and record breaking.
Oct 16, 2009 by the time of the legend of the 7 golden vampires in 1974 hammer studios was dying. It was released in north america in an edited version as the seven brothers meet. While lecturing in china, van helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves. Legend of 7 golden vampires, the on dvd 01056099 from starz anchor bay.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 silver emulsion. The legend of the 7 golden vampires was released in 1974 in the far east and the u. Fortunately, he takes seven kung fu experts with him and their various fighting skills are sorely needed. The film plunges into an almost standard revenge plot, but it is underlined with fishers genre driven, unique pop theology. Peter cushing as professor van helsing is hired later in 1904 after giving a lecture at a chinese university to take on the vampires. Horror icon peter cushing narrates the plot of the 7 golden vampires while the music is composed by james bernard. Professor van helsing travels to a remote chinese village to defeat the legendary seven golden vampires. The legend of the 7 golden vampires film tv tropes.
The legend of ancient china side one 16side two 716 7. The plot is some nonsense about dracula and a legend to do with seven golden vampires in china. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 horror film martial arts film produced by hammer film productions and shaw brothers studio. The 7 golden vampires seem to really prefer their victims topless. Having flirted with sexploitation in the vampire lovers d. The legend of ancient china side one 16side two 7 16 7. John forbesrobertson replaces christopher lee as count dracula. The legend of the 7 golden vampires, narrated by peter. The storyline follows draculas disturbance by a chinese vampires servitor who has travelled to his keep to inform him of the misfortunes of his seven golden vampires. Horror aficionado bill mulligan joins decades of horror to tackle another hammer film from the seventies, legend of the 7 golden vampires. Hammer and shaw brothers combine to provide a fusion of kungfu and vampirism in which cushings van helsen tracks dracula to china. The lady vanishes in 1979 failed, hammer finally closed its doors. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, the soundtrack details.
Legend of the 7 golden vampires the aka the 7 brothers meet. The film is set in 1804 where seven vampires clad in gold masks who were resurrected by count dracula, played by john forbesrobertson. In 19thcentury china, a group of evildoers known as the seven golden vampires visit count draculas grave, where they. They were on their way out, and the partnership seems like an attempt to stay relevant and afloat in a changing industry. Sep 22, 2014 classic hammer horror release on warner bros in 1974. Legend of the 7 golden vampires the aka the 7 brothers meet dracula 1974 count dracula journeys to a remote chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires who are dispirited after the loss of a seventh member of their cult. While lecturing in china, van helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974, directed by roy. See more ideas about movies, favorite movies, movie posters. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 full movie. Leyland fights over a knife with one of leung hons mooks, and stabs the guy.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires original soundtrack. Nastao je u produkciji znamenitog britanskog studija hammer films te predstavlja deveti i posljednji film iz njegove. In 1974, the studio released two such genrebending mashups. Feb 24, 2007 me and a friend went downtown to either the oriental theater or the statelake theater we went so often, i forget which movie was seen where.
Sep 02, 2016 the legend of the 7 golden vampires was hammers final dracula film with barely any drac action, as well as one of their last films overall, and i cant imagine it won too many hearts back to the hammer fold. Rent legend of the 7 golden vampires 1979 on dvd and blu. This film is the ninth and final entry in the hammer dracula series and stars peter cushing, john forbesrobinson, david chiang, julie ege and szu shih. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 full movie video. Hammer films has revived the legend of the 7 golden vampires for its. The legend of the seven golden vampires original theatrical trailer 1974 duration. Legend of the seven golden vampires page 4 classic horror. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 2003 rotten tomatoes. Dracula isnt played by christopher lee, the make up is a bit of a disappointment and he appears, no doubt unintentionally like a stage magician. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 soundtrack. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, peter cushing, hammer. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, which saw the studio team up with. After a very successful run during the 1960s, hammer films began to.
Oct 26, 2008 the final vampire picture produced by hammer film productions saw the studio going out with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a comic sproing noise. The legend of the 7 golden vampires photos view all photos 1 movie info. Podcast legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 episode 33. Movies to watch after streaming guides update the lists what to watch. The trio of frankenstein, christina and hans becomes a metaphoric trinity in fishers hands and he infuses this development with typically elegant, icy grandeur. Legend of the seven golden vampires classic horror film board. In its eagerness to cover all the bases, the film throws in the topless maiden victims. Denmark video title legenden om 7 gyclone vampyrer. Starting with the curse of frankenstein, hammer films became most notable for. The legend of the 7 golden vampires film the legend of the 7 golden vampires 11 july 1974. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 release info imdb. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 horror movie. At least that is the sound it makes in my head, because wow is the legend of the 7 golden vampires ever a weird little movie. The legend of the 7 golden vampires movie poster posters uk, horror movie posters.
Alan gibson, 1972, the company formed a pact with hong kongs. Van helsing is there to request the aid of local scholars in researching chinese vampirism. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 alternate ending. Now it falls to vampire hunter van helsing and four kung fu experts to defeat the. Professor van helsing addresses the faculty of chung king university, and describes the horrific legend of a small chinese town beset by seven golden vampires. The legend of the 7 golden vampires trivia tv tropes. Roy ward baker, 1970 and modernday action in dracula ad 1972 d. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, peter cushing, hammer films 1960.
Watch the legend of the 7 golden vampires prime video. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 martial arts horror film. Jun 12, 2014 legend of the seven golden vampires is a hoot. Feb 02, 2016 established in 1934, hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. Legend film streaming alta definizione cb01streaming ita. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 john forbesrobertson and shen chan in. I always found the film to be very enjoyable, and fun. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 horror filmmartial arts film produced by hammer film productions and shaw brothers studio. Aug 09, 2015 theatrical trailer for this horror film produced by hammer studios and shaw brothers studio. The film is set in 1804 where seven vampires clad in gold masks who were resurrected. Legend of 7 golden vampires, the dvd 1974 dvd empire.
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