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It is the early nineteenth century. The enigmatic Captain Kronos (Horst Janson) roams the countryside with his hunchbacked assistant Professor Grost (John Cater). Kronos wears the uniform of the Imperial Guard, but now he fights a very different war. The beautiful gypsy Carla (Caroline Munro) hitches a ride with Kronos and Grost. She soon discovers that they are professional vampire hunters who have been summoned to a village where a young girl has been found emaciated, drained of all youth. As the death toll in the village rises, Kronos devises a daring plan to expose the murderer – a plan that uses Carla as bait…Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter is one of the most unusual and sought-after horror films from the legendary Hammer Film Productions.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett
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Made in 1972, but not released until 1974, this is an interesting departure from Hammer's usual vampire cycle, which consisted of the Dracula series, and the softcore Le Fanu adaptations.
Horst Janson plays the swordsman Captain Kronos travelling the European countryside hunting all things fanged, ably assisted by his hunchbacked friend Professor Hieronymous Grost, an expert in vampire mythology. He comes to a village where all the young women are ageing and dying prematurely, and realises something is clearly very wrong.
Janson is a bit wooden as the title hero, but John Cater is excellent as Grost, and Caroline Munro is also excellent as Kronos' feisty love interest Carla.
What really makes the film a winner for me is some lovely stylistic touches such as the flowers and vegetation withering as the vampire passes and theres some welcome black humour to be found in the film as well. It was supposedly the first of a planned series of Kronos adventures, that sadly never made it to the screen.
All in all, another example of how Hammer were at their most creatively diverse during the 1970's, and if youre tired of yet another Dracula remake, try giving this a bite instead
Horst Janson plays the swordsman Captain Kronos travelling the European countryside hunting all things fanged, ably assisted by his hunchbacked friend Professor Hieronymous Grost, an expert in vampire mythology. He comes to a village where all the young women are ageing and dying prematurely, and realises something is clearly very wrong.
Janson is a bit wooden as the title hero, but John Cater is excellent as Grost, and Caroline Munro is also excellent as Kronos' feisty love interest Carla.
What really makes the film a winner for me is some lovely stylistic touches such as the flowers and vegetation withering as the vampire passes and theres some welcome black humour to be found in the film as well. It was supposedly the first of a planned series of Kronos adventures, that sadly never made it to the screen.
All in all, another example of how Hammer were at their most creatively diverse during the 1970's, and if youre tired of yet another Dracula remake, try giving this a bite instead
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter [DVD]
The film has become a cult classic. This is the 2011 Icon pictures dvd release. The picture quality is awful. No extras no booklet. Bargain basement release. I fully couldnt enjoy the film because of it. And this is the official release from Hammer??. It has the current official logo on the case. Was very dissapointed. A film like this deserves a decent and remastered uk region 2 release. so 3/5 for film 1/5 for picture quality and 0/5 for extras.
The film has become a cult classic. This is the 2011 Icon pictures dvd release. The picture quality is awful. No extras no booklet. Bargain basement release. I fully couldnt enjoy the film because of it. And this is the official release from Hammer??. It has the current official logo on the case. Was very dissapointed. A film like this deserves a decent and remastered uk region 2 release. so 3/5 for film 1/5 for picture quality and 0/5 for extras.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Brian Clemens, creator of The Avengers and The Professionals, made his directorial debut with this creepy and unusual vampire movie. Set in an unspecified "Middle European" country in an unspecified historical period, Captain Kronos establishes its own strange vampire lore and defies convention to present a believable story with real heroes. This DVD isn't a bad package - better than many other Hammer discs, anyway - but the best extra isn't on the disc; it's the healthy sized glossy booklet which comes in the case. Recommended.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Barry
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I have ordered all these new releases by Icon ,and I am appalled by the quality ,
V.H.S. editions have been better ,I have a battered old copy of this teamed up ,
with 'Frankenstein and the monster from hell ,with a nice booklet ,unfortuanatly ,
the DVDS are marked ,so I decided to buy new to replace my old 'Simply Media editions'.BIG MISTAKE ! I should have guest about the quality being that they are
cheap ,we are given low rate quality which are very bad transfers ,I cannot even sell them in my sellers account ,as they are so cheap to begin with ,so its a trip ,
down to my local markets to use as swaps ,Now the 1 star rating is for Icon ,the
actual film I would rate 4 stars ,now its another few years to wait for a better
edition to be released . VERY DISAPOINTED . Kind regards Barry.
I have given a bad review for this DVD ,but have noticed Icon have repressed this film ,I would like to know if there is any information on the new pressing ,to say
that its the new edition .I wish to buy this again ,but I do not want the same edition again ,would anyone please advise ,if I get a better edition then I will edit my rating ,which would be 4 for the film .Kind regards Barry.
V.H.S. editions have been better ,I have a battered old copy of this teamed up ,
with 'Frankenstein and the monster from hell ,with a nice booklet ,unfortuanatly ,
the DVDS are marked ,so I decided to buy new to replace my old 'Simply Media editions'.BIG MISTAKE ! I should have guest about the quality being that they are
cheap ,we are given low rate quality which are very bad transfers ,I cannot even sell them in my sellers account ,as they are so cheap to begin with ,so its a trip ,
down to my local markets to use as swaps ,Now the 1 star rating is for Icon ,the
actual film I would rate 4 stars ,now its another few years to wait for a better
edition to be released . VERY DISAPOINTED . Kind regards Barry.
I have given a bad review for this DVD ,but have noticed Icon have repressed this film ,I would like to know if there is any information on the new pressing ,to say
that its the new edition .I wish to buy this again ,but I do not want the same edition again ,would anyone please advise ,if I get a better edition then I will edit my rating ,which would be 4 for the film .Kind regards Barry.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Daniel
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This is so disappointing. The quality of the dvd is very poor. It is a 4:3 dub, with extremely high contrast so that any dark scene is virtually black, and the sunny scenes are very washed out. It is a really neat movie, and if you must see it, and this is the only way, then I would not tell you not to buy it, but I can guarantee that you will be disappointed. The modern consumer expects a lot better.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Martin Lewis
Format:DVD
Writer and Director Brian Clemens brought a real sense of originality to the various Hammer projects he was involved in at the start of the 1970s. Nowhere is that more evident than in this wonderful cross genre piece of Hammer Vampire Hokum starring Horst Janson and the lovely Caroline Munro. The story plays like a Segio Leone western mixed with "Carry On Film" style romp transported to the darkest regions of 19th century Eastern Europe with Janson playing his hero completely straight only adding to the fun of this refreshing twist in Hammer's later rather lacklustre vampire cycle.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. L. Rose
Format:DVD
I've edited this review to reflect the replacement disc from Icon.
Icon were so ashamed at the print they used for the first DVD pressings, they repressed the disc with a better transfer and offered a free replacement program for purchasers unfortunate enough to have bought the horrendous first pressing. Quite how the initial version got through (by accident according to Icon) is beyond me - do Icon not have basic quality control?
What's on the new disc is an anamorphically enhanced transfer at the OAR of 1.66:1, unlike the US release which is cropped to 1.85:1. It is the same print as was remasered previously for the older DDHE release. For the most part it is clean and clear, except from around the half hour mark there is evidence of tramline scratches which have been disguised somewhat in the remastering process but are still evident. To remove them totally could have left artefacts just as bad if not worse than the original scratches. I certainly very happy with it as it stands now. I dare say it could only be bettered by a brand new, from the bottom up, high definition remaster.
Icon were so ashamed at the print they used for the first DVD pressings, they repressed the disc with a better transfer and offered a free replacement program for purchasers unfortunate enough to have bought the horrendous first pressing. Quite how the initial version got through (by accident according to Icon) is beyond me - do Icon not have basic quality control?
What's on the new disc is an anamorphically enhanced transfer at the OAR of 1.66:1, unlike the US release which is cropped to 1.85:1. It is the same print as was remasered previously for the older DDHE release. For the most part it is clean and clear, except from around the half hour mark there is evidence of tramline scratches which have been disguised somewhat in the remastering process but are still evident. To remove them totally could have left artefacts just as bad if not worse than the original scratches. I certainly very happy with it as it stands now. I dare say it could only be bettered by a brand new, from the bottom up, high definition remaster.
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Published 6 months ago by GARETH 633
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Bloody Terrible
Why o why didn't I take heed of the other reviews before buying this?? Do not buy this DVD. Like me, I know you're longing to get hold of a copy of Kronos. Read more
Published 11 months ago by N. Jones
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These British horror films of the 60-70s stand the test of time and provide fantastic fun and entertainment especially when you have Caroline Munro to enjoy too.... Read more
Published 14 months ago by David Priol
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Very poor quality print
The film is great. But I have to leave one star as a warning to others, because the print is dreadful: murky, unpleasantly grainy and in the wrong aspect ratio. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Tom Watts
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quality confusion
Today 16-03-2012 I bought this Icon copy after reading earleir reveiws suggesting quality issues had been resolved. Read more
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