Staring john forbesrobinson, robin stewart, julie edge and david chiang. Rent legend of the 7 golden vampires 1979 on dvd and blu. The legend of the 7 golden vampires foot fists its way to blu. 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. Its quite admirable and surprising how this works as equally both a classic hammer film and a shaw bros feature. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 trailer youtube. Subscribe now and be the first to see the latest movie clips, trailers, full length features and behind the scenes featurettes from all of. Legend seven 7 golden vampires dvd 1974 peter cushing hammer. The legend of the 7 golden vampires original soundtrack. The legend of the 7 golden vampires complete score by james bernard 1.
Released by bsx records in 2010 bsxcd 8869 containing music from the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974. Sure it is not the best hammer horror film ever but it helps fill in one more slot in the hammer dracula series to complete the collection which is why this gets 5 stars. The film itself gets about 3 but no regrets for buying it at all. By the time of the legend of the 7 golden vampires in 1974 hammer studios was dying. 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. 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. Legend of 7 golden vampires, the dvd 1974 dvd empire. The legend of golden lynx season 7 a fortnite short film. Professor van helsing addresses the faculty of chung king university, and describes the horrific legend of a small chinese town beset by seven golden vampires.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires full movie hd film slideshare. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Legend of 7 golden vampires, the on dvd 01056099 from starz anchor bay. Classic hammer horror release on warner bros in 1974. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 martial arts horror film. The legend of the 7 golden vampires film tv tropes. The legend of the seven golden vampires van helsing. 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. The legend of the 7 golden vampires full movie hd film the legend of the 7 golden vampires full the legend of the 7 golden vampires hd. Sedmoro brace srecu draculu je britanskohongkonski igrani film snimljen 1974. The shaw brothers were the largest hong kong film studio and invested half the money. Horror icon peter cushing narrates the plot of the 7 golden vampires while the music is composed by james bernard.
This film should never have worked, but it completely does. This works far better as a van helsingdriven film where he. The legend of the 7 golden vampires, narrated by peter. If you are a completeist like me this is a must buy. The legend of the 7 golden vampires was a film made in 1974. Kidnapping numerous women to be drained of blood as sacrifices, dracula kills those who come close to his plans and comes into conflict with professor van helsing. 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.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the legend of the 7 golden vampires near you. Shen chan in the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 szu shih in the legend of the 7 golden. Scream factory presents the legend of the 7 golden vampires on bluray for the first time on april 9, 2019. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, the 1974 composers. In 1974, the studio released two such genrebending mashups. Sep 02, 2016 perhaps this is why the film uses many outdoor locations and some sets built just for the film. Watch the legend of the 7 golden vampires prime video. The legend of the 7 golden vampires tries valiantly to get around the lack of christopher lee, but in all honesty, draculas presence is not really needed and he seems like an after thought, book ended into the film with brief throwaway sequences either side of the martial arts mayhem. A wild and wacky horrorkung fu mashup, hammers the legend of the 7 golden vampires comes to region a bluray courtesy of shout factory. While lecturing in china, van helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their. Legenda o 7 zlatnih vampira, ponekad prikazivan i pod naslovom the seven brothers meet dracula sh.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires on bluray from shout factory. The film is set in 1804 where seven vampires clad in gold masks who were resurrected. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, on the other hand, was a much more enjoyable effort. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 2003 rotten tomatoes. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 silver emulsion. An entertaining if not particularly distinguished way in which to put the final nail in hammer films longrunning dracula franchise. Hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk.
He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for. This film is the ninth and final entry in the hammer dracula series and stars peter cushing, john forbesrobinson, david chiang, julie ege and szu shih. The legend of the 7 golden vampires movie the legend of the 7 golden vampires movie professor van helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural china. The film is set in 1804 where seven vampires clad in gold masks who were resurrected by count dracula, played by john forbesrobertson. Peter cushing, david chiang, julie ege, robin stewart, szu shih, john forbesrobertson, robert hanna, shen chan, james ma, fong lah ann. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 the movie. Professor van helsing travels to a remote chinese village to defeat the legendary seven golden vampires. Indeed, golden vampires would mark the last appearance of their erstwhile count and hammer would soon after stagger into.
Jun 07, 2010 the legend of the 7 golden vampires soundtrack from 1974, composed by james bernard. 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. Hammer and shaw brothers combine to provide a fusion of kungfu and vampirism in which cushings van helsen tracks dracula to china. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 full movie. After learning about the seven golden vampires of the village, hsi ching, vanessa beren and mai kwei offer to guide van helsing and his son to ping kuei to free it from the curse of count dracula.
Frankenstein created womanthe legend of the 7 golden. Fortunately, he takes seven kung fu experts with him and their various fighting skills are sorely needed. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a really enjoyable but bizarre mix of genres which sometimes meshes, sometimes doesnt. This tape also marks the first time legend of the 7 golden vampires has been seen in its entirety in the u. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 the legend of. Through an exclusive licensing agreement with studio canal, millennium entertainment plans to release a number of hammer horror classics on dvd and bluray. Frankenstein created womanlegend of the 7 golden vampires.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 directed by roy. Its hammer meets the shaw brothers literally in the legend of the 7 golden vampires. 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. 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 legend of the 7 golden vampires cast and crew cast. 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 legend of the 7 golden vampires dvd, 1998 for sale. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is not usually regarded a jewel in the crown of hammer films. Legend of the 7 golden vampires the aka the 7 brothers meet dracula 1974 count dracula journeys to a remote chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires who are dispirited after the loss of a seventh member of their cult. 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. Its recognizable as both the sort of horror movies hammer and shaw brothers made, with a healthy dose.
Rent legend of the 7 golden vampires 1979 starring peter cushing and david chiang on dvd and bluray. This is the only hammer dracula film not to feature count draculas name in the title. But he is not alone to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors. Count dracula himself kills and possesses the body of the seven golden vampire priest kah, setting about to raise an army of the undead. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 directed by. In this 1974 vampire feature, hammer horror meets shaw brothers kung fu cinema. Not carried over from the anchor bay dvd release of the film is the story of the legend of the 7 golden vampires, a 46minute audio narration of the film s story by peter cushing.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 news imdb. 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. Not just weird in the final vampire picture produced by the. The legend of the seven golden vampires marries two disparate genres the period horror film and the martial arts film with surprisingly entertaining results. 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. The legend of the 7 golden vampires was the only product of a mid1970s teamup between hammer films and the shaw brothers studio, but illfated action flick shatter coincidentally due for a home video release in about a week likely doesnt have quite the same sense of being a crossover that this does. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, the soundtrack details. Feb 02, 2016 the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 trailer. The last hammer dracula film as well as its final vampire outing in general, the legend of the 7 golden vampires brought back peter cushing one more time as van helsing, with christopher lee bowing out after the fascinating and still undervalued the satanic rites of dracula. Presented here for the first time in high definition is hammers original uncut version. Sep 22, 2014 classic hammer horror release on warner bros in 1974. Download the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974,x264. This is the last film in hammers long line of dracula movies, but this time it comes without christopher lee as dracula and a kungfu twist.
To his dismay, however, his proposal is greeted with derision. This movie was a joint production between the shaw brothers and hammer film productionswarner bros. The legend of the 7 golden vampires the movie database. Apr 09, 2019 known in the us as the 7 brothers meet dracula, the legend of the 7 golden vampires is a fascinating kungfu horror mashup coproduced by hammer film productions and shaw brothers studio. The legend of the 7 golden vampires was released in 1974 in the far east and the u. 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. Legend of the seven golden vampires, the very first horror kung fu combo, falls somewhere in the middle. Its not perfect and has plenty of faults but its one of the best of hammers dracula series and finishes the series on a reasonable, if somewhat silly, high. This movie was a joint production between the shaw brothers and hammer film productions warner bros. In its eagerness to cover all the bases, the film throws in the topless maiden victims. It was not until 1979 that it received its american release. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. They were on their way out, and the partnership seems like an attempt to stay relevant and afloat in a changing industry.
The legend of the 7 golden vampires favorite theater button. The legend of the 7 golden vampires dracula wiki fandom. Legend of the 7 golden vampires the aka the 7 brothers. Hong kong the legend of the 7 golden vampires is a 1974 martial arts horror film. Terence fisherroy ward baker millennium entertainment. As a consequence, the film didnt particularly grab me. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 alternate ending. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 soundtrack.
Van helsing is there to request the aid of local scholars in researching chinese vampirism. Subscribe now and be the first to see the latest movie clips, trailers, fulllength features and behind the scenes featurettes from all of our films. The legend of the 7 golden vampires starburst magazine. The legend of the 7 golden vampires is a heck of a lot of fun. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 full movie video. While lecturing in china, van helsing peter cushing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves. This hammer shaw brothers coproduction is a wild ride worthy of a look, maybe even more than one. This movie was a result of hammer head michael carreras trying to find new avenues for the company during the early 1970s. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, the film poster gallery. Peter cushing, david chiang, julie ege, robin stewart, szu shih, john forbesrobertson, robert hanna, shen chan, james ma. Dracula, prince of darkness 1965 legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974frankenstein created woman 1967 directors. The legend of the 7 golden vampires ymmv tv tropes. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 horror movie. The satanic rites of dracula, an espionagevampire film in which dracula was reinvented as a blofeldstyle villain intent on destroying the world, and the legend of the 7 golden vampires, which saw hammer join forces with hong kongs shaw brothers for some martialarts monster fun.
Watch the legend of the 7 golden vampires now on your favorite device. Legend of the 7 golden vampires, peter cushing, hammer. The film opens with a lengthy precredits sequence set in transylvania 1804 where a chinese priest, kah shen chan, ventures into the domain of dracula john forbesrobertson. 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. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for legend of the 7 golden vampires, the. Watch the legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Longtime fans of the legend of the 7 golden vampires should be more than pleased with the film s presentation. Now it falls to vampire hunter van helsing and four kung fu experts to defeat the. The legend of the 7 golden vampires 1974 mydramalist. The 7 golden vampires golden masks and their mooks skull masks. Its frequently seen as an attempt to cash in on the character for which hammer was most famous dracula as well as the 70s kung fu craze. The legend of the 7 golden vampires march 1, 2014 from the legendary hammer films two new tv spots for thequietones and just over one month until release.
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