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Baron Blood

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Castle renovators revive the moldy ghost of an Austrian baron (Joseph Cotten) known for his torture chamber.
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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 03/23/2010
The trite plot drags on forever. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2/4
Sometimes you can enjoy horror movies because they're so bad, but Baron Blood isn't bad enough. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 05/05/2013
Bava uses his trademark brilliant color cinematography to amazing effect within the huge, old castle, though the movie as a whole is a shade or two less effective than the similar Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966). Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/17/2006
C
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/13/2005
2/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 09/12/2002
2/5
Distinctive Bava look, distinctive incoherent plot. How did Joseph Cotten come to this? Go to Full Review
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Blu B 01/16/2025 The pacing isn't that good. It's very inconsistent. Alternating between boring scenes with the campy mediocre noticably dubbed acting, and some mindless but moody and well shot horror/chase scenes. Joseph Cotten is just alright at best and at worst a lame villian whose never intimidating. Everything else is just alright. It's a cross between a slasher and a Hammer like Classic horror movie. It's pretty standard stuff. It's gets a bit jumpy between the baron and the main group trying to solve the mystery. None of the characters are that memorable and just blend in. Some scenes are well shot and others particulary any scene involving them sitting around just discussing the mystery. These scenes are so boring and the weird communicating witht the barons victim ghost is boring too. The dialouge also just alternates between nothing special, boring plot expose, and just meandering. Skip This. There really isn't much here for anyone. See more 09/20/2016 I really enjoyed this..Perfect for a stormy night..! See more 06/12/2015 A much under rated film that is less a Bava classic and more a gory Hammer Horror standard. Where some have described the plot as obvious or plodding I have always found it brooding and still remember how scared I was when I first saw BB as a nine year old. There are screams, there is gore, there is wonderful Gothic architecture and the lighting is muted to the point of being annoying. In other words it's a perfect movie to watch on a wet winter's night when there are strange noises outside and the hairs on the back of your neck are starting to prickle.. See more 05/24/2015 Death awaits. Peter heads back to the home of his family. His family history includes an evil Baron who tortured and mutilated people until the people finally fought back and brutally killed him. There are rumors the Baron's ghost still haunts the mansion. When Peter's actions accidentally release the ghost, he compounds the mistake by destroying the manuscript to stop the ghost. Will Peter survive his family research? "Do you believe it was the Baron?" "I believe it could have been." Mario Bava, director of Black Sunday, A Bay of Blood, The Evil Eye, Hercules in the Underworld, 5 Dolls for an August Moon, Planet of the Vampires, and Black Sabbath, delivers Baron Blood. The storyline for this picture is classic 70s horror with some eerie and interesting horror sequences. The cast delivers average performances and includes Joseph Cotton, Elke Sommer, and Massimo Girotti. "It was a foolish thing you did." I came across the Mario Bava collection on Netflix and decided to give this a viewing. I will say that it was entertaining and fun to watch unfold. It would fit perfectly in the grindhouse/drive-in genre. This isn't a classic, but worth viewing for fans of the horror genre from this era. "Mortals are such fools." Grade: C See more 11/09/2014 One of the lesser Bava movies, although Elke is a delight to look at and Cotten does a grand job of chewing up the scenery. See more 09/14/2014 Definitely not one of Mario Bavas best films. I would only recommend Baron Blood to his hardcore fans. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Castle renovators revive the moldy ghost of an Austrian baron (Joseph Cotten) known for his torture chamber.
Director
Mario Bava
Production Co
Euro America Produzioni Cinematografiche, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Cinevision Ltd., Leone International Production
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
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