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Bathory

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Countess Elizabeth Bathory may have been the greatest murderer in history.

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Boyd van Hoeij Variety 08/20/2008
More of a cinematic curiosity than true blockbuster material, despite its scale. Go to Full Review
Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting May 27
2/5
The costuming looks great, but the sprawling narrative, whiplash editing, and endless number of characters makes this a challenge to follow. Friel simply doesn't command the screen as the lead, even if the film's approach to Bathory is fresh and new Go to Full Review
Damon Wise Radio Times 12/02/2010
1/5
Plays out more like a Monty Python comedy than a serious drama, with a subplot involving roller-skating friar-detectives that makes this already turgid 140-minute bore seem a whole lot longer. Go to Full Review
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John S 04/26/2024 i love history and Bathory is my favorite historical figure and i liked the film even though it is not completely biographical See more bill t @Spuzz 12/21/2022 Never ending, and frequently boring, despite all the violence and battle scenes (!!) in this exploration of a purpoted baroness who kept eternal youth by bathing in virgin blood. The story itself is interesting, but this adaptation is filled with unneccesary characters (the 2 comedy relief monks for starters) and just way too much plot padding (Spartans! Caravaggio!) to maintain interest and awakedness. See more 11/25/2020 Scattershot hot mess but Anna Friel remains compelling and committed despite the constant chaos of action, violence, and sex surrounding her character See more 08/25/2020 Bathory wanted to be more beautiful. I wanted to have sex with more men. So he raped the virgin's blood. See more 02/03/2017 Has it's pluses but the blow out cinematography and random cuts and effects do it no favors. See more 04/05/2016 The plot was hard to follow, long and drawn out. We were often lost and could not understand what the actors were saying at the most important parts. The gadgets of the friar and his partner were totally irrelevant to the story and made this interminable film even more unbearable. It was too bad too, We really wanted to know what really happened with the countess in her life. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Countess Elizabeth Bathory may have been the greatest murderer in history.
Director
Juraj Jakubisko
Producer
Mike Downey, Deana Horváthová, Thom Mount
Screenwriter
John Paul Chapple, Juraj Jakubisko
Production Co
J&J Jakubisko Film
Rating
R (Torture|Strong Violence|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 18, 2016
Runtime
2h 18m