The Countess (2009)
She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty
98 min
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
- Release date
- June 25, 2009
- Country of origin
- France, Germany
- Budget
- $8,500,000
- Box office
- $784,522
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Trailer
Cast
- Julie Delpy as Erzebet Bathory
- Daniel Brühl as Istvan Thurzo
- William Hurt as Gyorgy Thurzo
- Anamaria Marinca as Darvulia
- Maria Simon as Helena
- Sebastian Blomberg as Dominic Vizakna
- Adriana Altaras as Aunt Klara
- Charly Hübner as Ferenc Nadasdy
- Andy Gätjen as Miklos
- Frederick Lau as Janos
- Katrin Pollitt as Dorothea
- Anna Maria Mühe as Bertha
- Henriette Confurius as Kayla
- Helen Woigk as Nadia
- Jesse Inman as King Matthias
- André Hennicke as Berthoni
- Jeanette Hain as Anna Báthory
- Robert Schupp as György Báthory
- Nora Waldstätten as Kate von Kraj
- Anna Hausburg as Kasia von Rosenheim
- Wolfram Koch as Clockmaker
- Arnd Klawitter as Judge
- Nikolai Kinski as Teacher
- Rolf Kanies as Count Krajevo
Crew
- Julie Delpy · Director
- Julie Delpy · Writer
- Matthew E. Chausse · Producer
- Julie Delpy · Producer
- Andro Steinborn · Producer
- Christopher Tuffin · Producer
- Julie Delpy · Composer
- Martin Ruhe · Cinematographer
- Andrew Bird · Editor
- Anja Dihrberg-Siebler · Casting director
- Hubert Pouille · Production designer