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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is a 1974 supernatural horror martial arts movie wherein Professor Van Helsing helps eight kung fu-trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the area of seven highly effective vampires and their military of undead slaves.

The Hammer Movies and Shaw Brothers Studio co-production stars Peter Cushing, John Forbes-Robertson, Robin Stewart and Julie Ege.

It was belatedly launched in North America in June 1979 in an edited model as The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, and is alternatively referred to as The Seven Brothers and Their One Sister Meet Dracula. The North American launch model was trimmed of twenty minutes of the movie’s footage and soundtrack and loops a number of remaining scenes to fill the operating time.

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires was launched on Blu-ray from a 2K scan of the unique movie parts by Scream Manufacturing facility on April ninth. It contains each the uncut UK model and the US edit.

Particular options:
Audio commentary with writer/movie historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck (new)
Interview with actor David Chiang (new)
Interview with Hong Kong movie skilled Rick Baker (new)
Theatrical trailers
TV spot
Nonetheless gallery

The movie is notable for having an actor apart from Christopher Lee to painting Depend Dracula within the Hammer Dracula collection. The function of Dracula is performed by John Forbes-Robertson (although the actor’s voice was dubbed by David de Keyser) in actually embarrassing pantomime make-up.

Plot:
In 1900s China, vampire hunter Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) has travelled to China to lecture college students concerning the legend of a distant Chinese language village that lives underneath the curse of seven lethal vampires. The vampires strike yearly on the time of the seventh moon, tormenting the villagers and inflicting terror and bloodshed in the neighborhood.

The villagers method Van Helsing and ask him to hitch forces with native kung fu consultants to rid the village of the tyrannical vampires and restore peace and order. He complies with their request, and alongside together with his son Leyland (Robin Stewart) and a fairly younger heiress, Vanessa (Julie Ege), he units out to rid the village of its curse.

Nonetheless, within the meantime, Depend Dracula (John Forbes-Robertson) has arrived within the neighborhood within the guise of a warlord to revive the facility of the vampires and add to the carnage…

Each Roy Ward Baker, a British director who had helmed earlier Hammer movies akin to Scars of Dracula; Physician Jekyll and Sister Hyde; and Quatermass and the Pit, and Chang Cheh, a veteran Hong Kong motion director, labored on the film, although solely Baker is credited.

Throughout some scenes involving roving gangs of the undead, a number of vampires may be seen hopping up and down, as vampires are inclined to do in Chinese language vampire movies.

Critiques:

“It’s just about as ridiculous because it sounds, however there’s one thing inherently entertaining about make-up-splattered vampires, distinguished British actors, and martial artists squaring off in periodic eruptions of kung-fu preventing.” The AV Membership

“Wild, thrilling, and free in a method solely ‘70s movies may be, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is a mash-up film that doesn’t appear to get sufficient reward. It will not be the very best both studio has to supply however the sheer novelty of seeing these two iconic studios work collectively on a horror/kung-fu hybrid makes this one value a watch…” Dread Central

“Cushing, in his final Hammer Dracula movie, is as commanding as ever, however he and his Western companions are fairly disposable to the plot till the tip, the place the professor is left alone with the Depend, who’s hardly wanted. However, this final Hammer vampire outing has an actual power, regardless of being a mish-mash, and is totally different sufficient to get by on sheer novelty alone.” The Spinning Picture

“Alternately campy and spellbinding, and punctuated by fully enthusiastic martial arts sequences, this one makes for a really enjoyable watch certainly. Actually, it falls into the “what’s happening right here!??” class. However that’s a part of its allure, and however, it’s assured to carry your curiosity.” The Terror Entice

“One of many nice disasters in horror movie historical past, this turkey put the ultimate nail in Hammer’s chapter coffin.” Videohound’s Full Information to Cult Flicks and Trash Pics

“Actually, the one factor lacking from this one is Christopher Lee who’s absence within the Dracula function does damage issues a bit. However we do have a really atmospheric affair happening with our creepy Golden Vampires who present if nothing else at the least the weirdest wanting vampires you may keep in mind on movie.” Zombies Don’t Run

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The deleted DVD from Anchor Bay additionally contains each The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula model in addition to the unique uncut Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires model.

Curiously, in Britain, the movie spawned a soundtrack album – the primary Hammer movie to take action. It was a part of a plan to maneuver into the report world by Hammer boss Michael Carreras and appeared alongside Hammer Presents Dracula. It was, nevertheless, a short-lived challenge, as these have been the one two LPs launched, the deliberate Hammer Presents Frankenstein by no means showing amidst claims of dodgy offers with the unnamed head of Hammer Metropolis Information.

Like Hammer Presents Dracula, this LP was uncommon in that as an alternative of merely that includes James Bernard’s music for the movie, it as an alternative had Peter Cushing (as Van Helsing) studying a novelised model of the movie (written by screenwriter Don Houghton), full with sound results. The story was launched by David De Keyser, and in addition contains a temporary vocal efficiency from Pik-Sen Lim as Miao Kue (the character performed within the movie by Shih Szu. The report contains a new suite primarily based on Bernard’s rating, organized by Philip Martell, which underscores the narration. It was produced by Roy Skeggs and Philip Martell. Warner Brothers Information launched the LP in 1974.

The album was closely criticised by some soundtrack collectors, most notably Richard Klemensen in Hammer fanzine Little Shoppe of Horrors, who was aghast that Hammer would launch a ‘kiddy album’ as an alternative of merely a music soundtrack. Nonetheless, in reality, the disc is way faraway from the world of Disney albums and is probably nearer to an audiobook, enhanced with a dramatic musical rating. Houghton’s adaptation of his screenplay is tight and punchy, the motion advantages from permitting the listener to play it out in their very own thoughts (relatively than watching the relatively lacklustre kung fu scenes) and Cushing is a wonderful narrator. All in all, the album is entertaining, in unconventional – although most likely has extra restricted repeat listening attraction than a regular soundtrack album.

The unique album is now a collectable merchandise, however followers even have the chance to listen to it on the Anchor Bay DVD launch of The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, the place it’s included as an additional. In 2012, Bsx launched the album alongside the unique, unadulterated rating on CD.

Forged and characters:
Peter Cushing … Professor Van Helsing; John Forbes-Robertson … Depend Dracula; Robin Stewart … Leyland Van Helsing; Julie Ege … Vanessa Buren; Robert Hanna … British Consul; David Chiang … Hsi Ching/Hsi Tien-en; Shih Szu … Mai Kwei; Chan Shen … Kah the Excessive Priest/Depend Dracula’s host; Lau Kar-wing … Hsi Kwei (archer); Huang Pei-Chih … Hsi Po-Kwei (spearman); Wang Chiang … Hsi San (twin swordsman); Feng Ko-An … an murderer; Hsu Hsia … an murderer; David de Keyser … the voice of Dracula

Technical specs:
1 hour 29 minutes
Facet ratio: Panavision 2:35:1
Eastmancolor
Audio: Mono

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