Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

1973 91 min ★ 6.2 Adventure, Horror

When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, Dr. Marcus suspects vampirism. He enlists the help of the Vampire Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire's strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness.

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Cast

Horst Janson

Captain Kronos

John Cater

Professor Hieronymous Grost

Caroline Munro

Carla

John Carson

Dr. Marcus

Shane Briant

Paul Durward

Lois Daine

Sara Durward

Ian Hendry

Kerro

Wanda Ventham

Lady Durward

William Hobbs

Hagen

Brian Tully

George Sorell

Details

Director

Brian Clemens

Tagline

"Evil ends here."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$400,000

Production

Hammer Film Productions

Reviews

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John Chard

November 4, 2013

★ 8/10

Hampire, Campire, Vampire. Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter is written and directed by Brian Clemens. It stars Horst Janson, John Cater, John Carson, Caroline Munro, Shane Briant, Lois Daine and Wanda Ventham. Out of Hammer Film Productions, music is by Laurie Johnson and cinematography by Ian Wilson. Swashbuckling vampire slayer Captain Kronos (Janson) answers the call of his frien...

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Wuchak

August 10, 2020

★ 8/10

_**Kronos coulda been a contenda**_ In 1800’s England a former officer & his hunchback companion (Horst Janson & John Cater) are hired to rid a village of a form of vampirism that sucks the youth out of young women. Caroline Munro is on hand as their lovely companion while Shane Briant & Lois Daine play the effete children of the aged Lady Durward (Wanda Ventham). Shot in 1972 but not rele...

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CinemaSerf

July 24, 2023

★ 6/10

Believe it or not, this isn't as bad as you might think it's going to be! Hunky Horst Janson takes the title role as the "Conan" style warrior who arrives in a village where the folks seems to have prematurely aged. What's occurring? Well the trail leads him to the nearby castle of the "Durward" family where siblings "Paul" (Shane Briant) and "Sara" (Lois Daine) live. Now we already know that thei...