The Countess

1h 40min

Drama

History

Thriller

Mystery

Horror

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.

Production Companies

X Filme International

Celluloid Dreams Productions

X Filme Creative Pool

Fanes Film

Social Capital

EMC Produktion

Cast

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Erzsébet Báthory
Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

István Thurzó
William Hurt

William Hurt

György Thurzó
Sebastian Blomberg

Sebastian Blomberg

Dominic Vizakna
Adriana Altaras

Adriana Altaras

Aunt Klara
Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Ferenc Nádasdy
Jesse Inman

Jesse Inman

King Matthias
Jeanette Hain

Jeanette Hain

Anna Báthory
Robert Schupp

Robert Schupp

György Báthory
Felix Vörtler

Felix Vörtler

Reverend Matej
Nora Waldstätten

Nora Waldstätten

Kate von Kraj
Anna Hausburg

Anna Hausburg

Kasia von Rosenheim
Robert Lyons

Robert Lyons

Count #1
Wolfram Koch

Wolfram Koch

Clockmaker
Rolf Kanies

Rolf Kanies

Count Krajevo
Doris Egbring-Kahn

Doris Egbring-Kahn

Old Woman in Park
Sean McDonagh

Sean McDonagh

Gravedigger
Roland Florstedt

Roland Florstedt

Old Minister
Thea Weber

Thea Weber

Midwife
Georg Prang

Georg Prang

Arresting Guard
Ella-Maria Gollmer

Ella-Maria Gollmer

Erzsébet (Aged 13)
Paula Hartmann

Paula Hartmann

Erzsébet (Aged 6)
Jack Owen Berglund

Jack Owen Berglund

Ferenc Nádasdy (Aged 5)
Natascha Lawiszus

Natascha Lawiszus

Anna (Aged 16)
Amber Bongard

Amber Bongard

Anna (Aged 11)
Helena Lindemann

Helena Lindemann

Ursula (Aged 14)
Talia Rosenkranz

Talia Rosenkranz

Ursula (Aged 9)
Justus Kammerer

Justus Kammerer

Paul (Aged 13)
Lukas Till Berglund

Lukas Till Berglund

Paul (Aged 7)
Paula Knüpling

Paula Knüpling

Pola (Aged 12)
Jakob Knoblauch

Jakob Knoblauch

Peasant Boy

Release date

13th Mar 2009

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français