The Countess

~She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty

Overview

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2009-03-13
Budget: $8500000
Revenue: $784522
Runtime: 100 min

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