Directed by:
Juraj JakubiskoScreenplay:
Juraj JakubiskoCast:
Anna Friel, Karel Roden, Vincent Regan, Hans Matheson, Deana Horváthová-Jakubisková, Bolek Polívka, Jiří Mádl, Anthony Byrne, Lucie Vondráčková (more)Plots(1)
"The gruesome tale of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, notorious yet obscure, has been recounted by historians, writers, poets, playwrights, musicians, painters and moviemakers. Tradition has it that Countess Bathory was the greatest murderess in the history of humankind, as documented by her entry in the Guinness Book of Records. She tortured her victims, exclusively women, before killing them. She bathed in their blood, and tore the flesh from their bodies with her teeth while they were still alive. But is that really true? In four centuries, no historical document has been found to reveal what had exactly happened. The plot of my film diametrically opposes the established legend. My story is about a defenseless widow who owns more property and riches than the king himself and who, as a result, becomes a victim of scheming from on high." - Juraj Jakubisko (Metrodome Distribution)
(more)Cast
![Marek Vašut](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806120_1545f7.jpg)
Marek Vašut
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Mňága - Happy End (1996)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
La Vie en rose (2007)
![Karel Dobrý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188635_b79b62.jpg)
Karel Dobrý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Czech Soda (1998)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
![Petr Jákl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/608/160608757_82bb62.jpg)
Petr Jákl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revival (2013)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (2000)
Maigret (1991) (series)
![Marek Majeský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806119_17389d.jpg)
Marek Majeský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Blúznenie srdca a rozumu (1997) (TV movie)
Candidate (2013)
Amnesty (2019)
![Beata Greneche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/962/159962270_9fd633.jpg)
Beata Greneche
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Fairy Tales for Ema (2016)
Bathory (2008)
Born Into Shit (2006)
![Ladislav Ondřej](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275421_ebcf0e.jpg)
Ladislav Ondřej
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Story of a God-Father (2013)
Hop nebo trop (2004) (series)
Waking Up Yesterday (2012)
![Jan Vlasák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/296/162296856_3bf522.jpg)
Jan Vlasák
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
Merlin aneb Pustá zem (1988) (theatrical recording)
The Night of the Decision (1993) (TV movie)
![Rudolf Stärz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276303_a589d0.jpg)
Rudolf Stärz
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cutting It Short (1980)
Královský život otroka (1992) (TV movie)
Takový žertík (2006) (theatrical recording)
![Sandra Pogodová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/176/166176163_d4f99f.jpg)
Sandra Pogodová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Blboun (2001) (theatrical recording)
An Ambiguous Report about the End of the World (1997)
Pátek čtrnáctého (2003) (TV movie)
Pavel Kočí
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1998)
Pražská 5 (1988)
An Ambiguous Report about the End of the World (1997)
![Hana Vagnerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348689_54ab9f.png)
Hana Vagnerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Actor (2020) (series)
Vyvraždění rodiny Greenů (2002) (TV movie)
Satan's Stratagem (2009) (series)
![Vladimír T. Gottwald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276687_70941f.jpg)
Vladimír T. Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Divine Ema (1979)
![Jiří Krytinář](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416743_1111a1.jpg)
Jiří Krytinář
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
The Three Veterans (1983)
![Jiří Maria Sieber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271949_3c0e16.jpg)
Jiří Maria Sieber
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Tri muškeťora (2013)
![Jan Unger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/112/158112002_cfdf71.jpg)
Jan Unger
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Chef Speciality (1999) (TV movie)
![Václav Upír Krejčí](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/019/158019432_d11f2c.jpg)
Václav Upír Krejčí
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Enter the Eagles (1998)
![Kristýna Ryška](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/555/164555196_f65e7c.jpg)
Kristýna Ryška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
The Defender (2021) (series)
![Taťjana Medvecká](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/296/167296047_f2b257.jpg)
Taťjana Medvecká
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Jako bychom se ani neznali (1982) (theatrical recording)
![Marian Roden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/510/159510140_2d22d7.jpg)
Marian Roden
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
![Marie Viková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392068_72ca22.jpg)
Marie Viková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Haldy (1973) (series)
It Is Hell with a Princess (2009)
Mimořádný případ (1989) (TV movie)