Baron Blood (1972)
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Mario Bava
Written By: Vincent Fotre
Starring: Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti, Umberto Raho, Antonio Cantafora, Rada Rassimov
Genre: Horror
AKA: Orrori del castello di Norimberga, Gli
Country: Italy, West Germany
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Baron Blood belongs to 11 collections
1. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 56 stars)
2. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 38 stars)
3. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
4. Gothic horror (public: moderated by edkrak - 5 stars)
5. Eurohorror (public: moderated by Shmendrek - 1 star)
6. American International Pictures (public: moderated by RoyalB)
7. Versátil Home Video (public: moderated by allegreller)
8. Arrow Video (public: moderated by mattburgess)
9. Italian cult/genre/B-movies (private: edkrak - 4 stars)
10. Cinetheque (private: allegreller - 1 star)
11. Owned (BD) (private: bizarre_eye)
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Paxton | 73 73% |
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Bava has done for castles what Berg did for oil rigs. Yes, Peter Berg. Yes, Deepwater Horizon. No, I did not remember his name. No, I did not remember that he filmed Deepwater Horizon. No, I did not remember the name Deepwater Horizon. Yes, I did google, "oil rig fire movie." No, I don't think it even amounts to a decent joke. Yes, I am sorry.
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terrymac | 57 29% |
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Definitely a triumph of style over content. Bava does a great job with the camera, colour and locations, but the underlying narrative is a bit unsatisfying. As usual, Bava manages to conjure up some fine imagery, and is occasionally able to create some atmosphere, but this doesn't quite live up to his better work. Features a curious performance by Cotten, some good set design, and some creepy moments; probably good fun if your expectations aren't too high.
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caiman | 78 56% |
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Overly expositional dialog, a shallow (but fun) story and some cheesy acting, but the stylish direction is Mario Bava in top form, and for that the movie earns a lot of points in my book. Tons of great compositions, eerie lighting, varied colors, and amazing sets. The castle and its dungeon are perfectly creepy.
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Stain | 60 47% |
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Well, Joseph Cotten seems to be enjoying himself
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jeff_v | 55 14% |
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Mario Bava was a cinematographer who just happened to direct, and this film bears that out --the colors and lighting are first-rate, but the faddish zooms and inattention to screen space (see Polanski or Carpenter for how screen space should work in a horror film), let alone the nuisance of directing actors, all indicate a person whose sole priority is to get the look right.
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| Average Percentile 37.43% from 145 Ratings |  |