Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter 4K 1974 Ultra HD 2160p

Storyline
Vampire hunter and expert swordsman Kronos finds himself in a small village where several of the local young women have been found in an advanced state of age, their youth drained from them by a vampire's kiss. Kronos' search leads him to the Durward estate where he is met by the effete children of the apparently aged and sick Lady Durward.

User Review
Wow, was Hammer Studios going in a different direction with this film! While it is once again a horror film (the bread & butter for this film company), it's so unlike all their other films! While it's a vampire film, you see no trace of Christopher Lee or even Peter Cushing--and the style is so totally unlike their films. Instead, the film stars a very hot guy (Captain Kronos) and he always seems to have a hot lady in tow. This vampire hunter, however, is NOT to be confused for Dr. Van Helsing. Not only does he look nothing like Cushing, but how he kills the vampires and the types of vampires are all-new! These vampires are not so much blood drinkers but creatures that suck the youth out of people--and you then see them age rapidly when they fall prey to these new vampires. And, since the vampires are different, so is killing them. Many different ways are used--some of which are wacky and new--such as impaling, hanging and burning one (wow--he was tough to kill!!). And, finally, the story is just so very different.

According to IMDb, Hammer was planning on a new series of Kronos films but canceled it due to the poor reception this film received. I can't really understand it, as the film was quite good and sexy--and an invigorating change--with a wild ending!

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (82.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1, 1.67:1, 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Info Audio

#English: FLAC 2.0
#English: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1
#English: Dolby Digital 5.1
#English: DTS 2.0 (Commentary by actor Caroline Munro and Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George Clemens (2024))
#English: FLAC 2.0 (Commentary by actors Shane Briant, John Carson, Caroline Munro and Brian Clemens, Marcus Hearn)
#English: FLAC 2.0 (Commentary by director/writer Brian Clemens and cinematographer Ian Wilson, moderated by Marcus Hearn)
#English: DTS 2.0 (Commentary by historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck)
#English: DTS 2.0 (Commentary by director/writer Brian Clemens, actress Caroline Munro and Hammer Films historian Jonathan Sothcott)
#German: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by actor Horst Janson and filmmaker Uwe Sommerlad)
#German: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by film scholars Dr. Rolf Giesen and Volker Kronz)

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