Baron Blood

PG

1972

1h 30m

Horror

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14%

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7 Reviews

34%

Audience Score

1,000+ Ratings

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

The trite plot drags on forever.

Mar 23, 2010

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Sometimes you can enjoy horror movies because they're so bad, but Baron Blood isn't bad enough.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

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).

May 5, 2013

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

... disappointing.

Rated: C

Sep 17, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 13, 2005

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Distinctive Bava look, distinctive incoherent plot. How did Joseph Cotten come to this?

Rated: 2/5

Sep 12, 2002

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I really enjoyed this..Perfect for a stormy night..!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

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..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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anthony p

Italian 'Eurogothic' horror from 1972 by director Mario Bava. I say Italian the film is supposedly set in some Austrian castle. Two students including a scantily clad 1970s Elke Sommer bring back to life a 16th Century Baron nicknamed Baron Blood for his bloodthirsty activities. After reawakening he is soon back up to his murderous and rather gruesome spree. Director Bava shot the film in a colourful manner for a horror film. Rather poor film if I'm being honest. Probably one for Bava fans. The print I watched was in good Blu Ray condition and as I alluded to earlier colourful.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Definitely not one of Mario Bavas best films. I would only recommend Baron Blood to his hardcore fans.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Mario Bava

Director

Joseph Cotten

Baron Otto von Kleist

Elke Sommer

Eva Arnold

Massimo Girotti

Dr. Karl Hummel

Antonio Cantafora

Peter Kleist

Luciano Pigozzi

Fritz

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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: Leone International Production, Cinevision Ltd.
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 30m