Cushing once again plays professor van helsing, who this time pursues draculaplayed less than memorably by john forbesrobinson, christopher lee having finally tired of the role. T he legend of the 7 golden vampires was a 1974 horror film produced by hammer studios and shaw brothers studio. The film is representative of the extreme direction hammer went. Through an exclusive licensing agreement with studio canal, millennium entertainment plans to release a number of hammer horror classics on dvd and bluray. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, the film poster gallery. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 r 0601 1979 us action, horror 1h 25m user score.
The movie was the source of much comment and did reasonable business on the exploitation circuit, particularly the deuce of 42nd street in new york, but it. While lecturing in china, van helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 the movie. Its definitely an original take on a time worn tale and one that proved to be one of the most tumultuous, headache inducing experiences for both east and west. The scene at the start, where john forbes robertson who plays dracula, to be really hysterical. The legend of the 7 golden vampires euskaraz 7 urrezko banpiroen kondaira 1974ko roy ward baker ingeles eta chang cheh txinatar zinema zuzendarien arte martzial eta beldurrezko filma bat da. Hammer and shaw brothers combine to provide a fusion of kungfu and vampirism in which cushings van helsen tracks dracula to china, perceiving his hand behind the terrorising of a village by the. This movie was a joint production between the shaw brothers and hammer film productionswarner bros. Download the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974,x264. The legend of the 7 golden vampires was a 1974 horror film produced by hammer studios and shaw brothers studio. June 1979 in an edited version as the seven brothers meet dracula, and is. It was not until 1979 that it received its american release.
Watch the legend of the 7 golden vampires prime video. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 film about siblings who reclaim their ancestral mountain village from vampires. Legend of the seven golden vampires, the very first horror kung fu combo, falls. Oct 16, 2009 by the time of the legend of the 7 golden vampires in 1974 hammer studios was dying. Feb 24, 2007 me and a friend went downtown to either the oriental theater or the statelake theater we went so often, i forget which movie was seen where. Established in 1934, hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most well known film brand in the uk. The legend of the 7 golden vampires film society of. In this 1974 vampire feature, hammer horror meets shaw brothers kung fu cinema. Sep 02, 2016 perhaps this is why the film uses many outdoor locations and some sets built just for the film. Dracula, prince of darkness 1965 legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974frankenstein created woman 1967 directors. Legend of 7 golden vampires, the on dvd 01056099 from starz anchor bay.
When i first saw the legend of the 7 golden vampires, i was like one of those audience members in the early 70s who didnt know a thing about the chinese people in the film. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 supernatural horror martial. Legend of the seven golden vampires page 4 classic. The legend of the 7 golden vampires was hammers final dracula film with barely any drac action, as well as one of their last films overall, and i cant imagine it won too many hearts back to the hammer fold. Rent legend of the 7 golden vampires 1979 starring peter cushing and david chiang on dvd and bluray.
In 19thcentury china, a group of evildoers known as the seven golden vampires visit count draculas grave, where they are magically merged into one, superpowered vampire. Sedmoro brace srecu draculu je britansko hongkonski igrani film snimljen 1974. The film is set in 1804 where seven vampires clad in gold masks who were resurrected. Peter cushing, david chiang, julie ege, robin stewart, szu shih, john forbesrobertson, robert hanna, shen chan, james ma, fong lah ann. Terence fisherroy ward baker millennium entertainment. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 directed by. The eastern style makes for a very different vampire film to what were used to, and legend of the 7 golden vampires seems keen to capitalise on that as it changes many of the traditional vampire. This tape also marks the first time legend of the 7 golden vampires has been seen in its entirety in the u. March 1, 2014 from the legendary hammer films two new tv spots for thequietones and just over one month until release. Cushing was on hand having wrapped filming of 1973s legend of the 7 golden vampires, a flawed but far more enjoyable hybrid of the shaw brothers and hammer styles. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974, directed by roy. Legend of the seven golden vampires, the very first horror kung fu combo, falls somewhere in the middle. Seven brothers meet dracula, the 1979, united states last warning, the 1974, great britain legend of the seven golden vampires, the 1974, great britain, alternative spelling.
Even if it is by any estimation little more than a cheesy movie, the strange hammershaw hybridization that is the legend of the 7 golden vampires offers an unique object lesson in confused crosscultural perceptions of east and west and even a kind of odd early model of an increasingly globalized film industry. Legend of 7 golden vampires, the dvd 1974 dvd empire. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 changes the. Staring john forbesrobinson, robin stewart, julie edge and david chiang. Legend of the 7 golden vampires the aka the 7 brothers. The last warning its rumoured that the shaw brothers edit of the film ran 110 minutes, but if this version exists it. They were on their way out, and the partnership seems like an attempt to stay relevant and afloat in a changing industry. A super weird but uber cool sendoff for the series, the legend of the 7 golden vampires is the right kind of genre mashup that works. Cushing returns as van helsing to help a pack of brothers reclaim a chinese land cursed by vampires. He needs dracula to restore their power and the vampire takes kahs body and image. More confusion resulted as the film acquired another name, dracula and the 7 golden vampires, in its travels.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 silver emulsion. The legend of the 7 golden vampires trivia tv tropes. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 directed by roy. I want these sort of releases to continue and because it the movie itself does something different. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 trailer youtube. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a fun martial arts film coproduced by the hong kong based shaw brothers and the british centric. Roy ward baker has directed some of the finest examples of hammer films style of gothic horror. In its eagerness to cover all the bases, the film throws in the topless maiden victims. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 16 december 2019 trailers from hell.
As a consequence, the film didnt particularly grab me. Jun 12, 2014 legend of the seven golden vampires is a hoot. The 7 golden vampires golden masks and their mooks skull masks. It was released in north america in an edited version as the seven brothers meet dracula. Legend of the seven golden vampires classic horror film board. In 1804, a man named kah awakens dracula from his slumber and asks him to help bring his masters, the seven golden vampires, back to power.
The legend of the seven golden vampires original theatrical trailer 1974 duration. Legend of the seven golden vampires classic horror film. The aforementioned bloodsuckers look rad as can be with awesome kung fu battles taking place often. It features a lovely performance from peter cushing, as professor van helsing, who is travelling around china trying to convince its people of the worldwide threat of vamprism in 1904. One hundred years later, professor laurence van helsing gives a lecture at a chinese university about the legend of the seven golden vampires but the students leave the auditorium finding that the all the exposition is. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 alternate ending. For 50 years, film at lincoln center has been dedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching film culture. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 movie details. The opening 10m of the short version features footage from the vampires attack on the village, the old man killing the 7th golden vampire, and the vampires rising from their grave taken from the ending all pasted together in one, long incoherent sequence. This movie was a joint production between the shaw brothers and hammer film productions warner bros. Established in 1934, hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 2003 rotten tomatoes. The movie stars peter cushing, john forbesrobertson, robin stewart and julie ege. Jul 21, 2009 the legend of the 7 golden vampires has suffered over the years from an undeserved bad rep, as it was hammers last dracula film and released in america in a severelytruncated version called the 7 brothers meet dracula with the great tag,black belt against black magic.
Legenda o 7 zlatnih vampira, ponekad prikazivan i pod naslovom the seven brothers meet dracula sh. Watch the legend of the 7 golden vampires now on your favorite device. Thanks to the verite horrors of films like night of the living dead 1968, their unique brand of gothic chills seemed archaic as dusty as one of draculas cobwebbed tombs. Professor van helsing travels to a remote chinese village to defeat the legendary seven golden vampires. I always found the film to be very enjoyable, and fun. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 soundtrack. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 full movie. John forbesrobertson replaces christopher lee as count dracula. The film is set in 1804 where seven vampires clad in gold masks who were resurrected by count dracula, played by john forbesrobertson. The scream factory brand also includes recent contemporary genre films released and distributed in the us and international territories. The hammer film productions horror classic the legend of the 7 golden vampires is coming to bluray for the first time on april 9th via scream factory. Oct 26, 2008 the final vampire picture produced by hammer film productions saw the studio going out with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a comic sproing noise. Videohounds complete guide to cult flicks and trash pics.
At least that is the sound it makes in my head, because wow is the legend of the 7 golden vampires ever a weird little movie. Feb 02, 2016 the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 trailer. Legend of the seven golden vampires page 4 classic horror. Hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. While lecturing in china, van helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim. The legend of the 7 golden vampires original soundtrack. They had a bunch of kung fu movies playing, including legend of the seven golden vampires, chinese connection, and some others. The legend of the 7 golden vampires was released in 1974 in the far east and the u. Now it falls to vampire hunter van helsing and four kung fu experts to defeat the. Fortunately, he takes seven kung fu experts with him and their various fighting skills are sorely needed.
The legend of the seven golden vampires van helsing. Peter cushing, john forbesrobertson, david chiang, robin stewart eta julie ege aktoreek antzeztu zuten hammer film productions ingeles ekoiztetxeko urrezko aroko filma bat da, beldurrezko zinema eta. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 martial arts horror film. This works far better as a van helsingdriven film where he. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, the soundtrack details. Rent legend of the 7 golden vampires 1979 on dvd and blu. But he is not alone to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors. Sedmoro brace srecu draculu je britanskohongkonski igrani film snimljen 1974. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, an appreciation by michael lauck on october 31, 2015 2 comments in buddhist blog halloween is a time for ghosts, goblins and vampires, but that does not mean that you have to abandon martial arts movies to get into the spirit of the season. Dracula instead decides to take the whole operation over and sets out for china. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 horror movie.
Not just weird in the final vampire picture produced by the. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 horror film martial arts film produced by hammer film productions and shaw brothers studio. Legend of the seven golden vampires, the 1974, great britain, alternative spelling dracula and the seven golden vampires 1974 7 brothers versus dracula 1974 7 golden vampires 1974, great britain. The last warning its rumoured that the shaw brothers edit of the film ran 110 minutes, but if this version exists it not turned up on any home video format. By the time of the legend of the 7 golden vampires in 1974 hammer studios was dying. The legend of the seven golden vampires marries two disparate genres the period horror film and the martial arts film with surprisingly entertaining results. Peter cushing as professor van helsing is hired later in 1904 after giving a lecture at a chinese university to take on the vampires. Van helsing makes good use of this trope, first by killing one of the seven golden vampires by accidentally sticking a torch into it, and later giving the same fate to some mooks in the finale. The final vampire picture produced by hammer film productions saw the studio going out with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a comic sproing noise. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all count dracula. The legend of the 7 golden vampires film tv tropes. After a very successful run during the 1960s, hammer films began to run into. With peter cushing, david chiang, julie ege, han chen wang.
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