Bathory

R

2008

2 hr. 18 min.

Drama

Fantasy

History

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

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John S

i love history and Bathory is my favorite historical figure and i liked the film even though it is not completely biographical

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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bill t

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Scattershot hot mess but Anna Friel remains compelling and committed despite the constant chaos of action, violence, and sex surrounding her character

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Bathory wanted to be more beautiful. I wanted to have sex with more men. So he raped the virgin's blood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Has it's pluses but the blow out cinematography and random cuts and effects do it no favors.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/24/17

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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.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Juraj Jakubisko

Director

Anna Friel

Elizabeth Bathory

Karel Roden

Juraj Thurzo

Hans Matheson

Caravaggio

Vincent Regan

Nadasdy

Franco Nero

King Mathias

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Boyd van Hoeij

Variety

More of a cinematic curiosity than true blockbuster material, despite its scale.

Aug 20, 2008

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Damon Wise

Radio Times

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.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 2, 2010

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Synopsis

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

Director: Juraj Jakubisko
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

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