Countess Dracula (1971)

[kybearfuzz]

I've posted before about how my home movie collection is full of horror movies from various decades. My favorites seem to spring from the 1970's. I ordered "Countess Dracula" from Amazon and it showed up in time for me to watch it while doing some work on my comic book last night.

After the death of her husband, aged Countess Elisabeth (Ingrid Pitt) rules her lands with the help of Captain Dobi (Nigel Green). When she accidentally learns that virgin blood renews her youth and beauty, she enlists Captain Dobi to help her find suitable girls to slaughter to maintain her new appearance, while wooing a young Lieutenant who is unaware of her true nature.

This Hammer film is loosely based on the true story of Countess Elisabeth Bathory. The movie has a PG rating, but is full of female nudity strangely. Such is the world of the early 1970s. The acting is actually pretty good and the story is entertaining, if nothing else.

It was Captain Dobi who caught my eye. Tall and bearded, he was played by British actor Nigel Green. He looked familiar and I realized that he played (an older) Hercules in "Jason and The Argonauts". While he wasn't a body builder, he was tall, broad-shouldered, and very furry and definitely pulled off the role... and burned himself into my memory. GRRRRR!


Nigel Green as Hercules in "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963)

Comments

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I never saw that movie, but I did see JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.

At least 100 times.

Nigel Green was hot.

So was Laurence Naismith, who played Argos, the bald old bearded guy who was seen
frequently in a loin cloth and nothing more.

He was hot!

He also played Captain Smith in A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

GRRRRR! I just looked him up. Hello Mr. Naismith!!! Very handsome, daddy bear!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Is he the actor who does the commercial where he portrays the world's sexiest man?

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Sadly, he isn't. Nigel Green passed away in 1972.

[isledemoi.livejournal.com]

I could see why he might have burnt himself into your memory. I loved those old Hercules films too.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am a huge fan of the old Hercules movies. Steve Reeves and Reg Park! Such wonderful eye candy. I tend to watch those when I'm working on cartoons for inspiration.

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

I'd have done him.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Oh, so would I! Many times, many ways...

[notmypresident.livejournal.com]

So, do guys PM or chat on here -- you know, to meet or hook up???

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL! I can't understand why some guys think the local movie bear group is for hooking up. Like seeing the movie is a guise and we're just planning orgies or something. I've had three guys now send me messages like that.

I should block him and post a disclaimer on the group.

[notmypresident.livejournal.com]

Glad you "got" the quote. Not sure it's worth your time to block the guy, unless FB has a filter for ignorant asswipes.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Usually the only time I block anyone from the group is when it's an obvious "bot" or if someone is disruptive.

[notmypresident.livejournal.com]

I admire you for putting up with it. I'd wind up block everyone and their cousin at the first sign of stupidity.