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 In four centuries, no historical document has been found to reveal what had exactly happened.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
![Jan Pavel Filipenský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172495_b09f24.jpg)
Jan Pavel Filipenský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV movie)
Martin César
Best movies:
Bludičky (2010) (TV movie)
Bathory (2008)
Ro(c)k podvraťáků (2006)
![Radek Balcárek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188340_9b3206.jpg)
Radek Balcárek
Best movies:
Andělé na kolejích (2010) (amateur film)
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Ester Honysová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Guard No. 47 (2008)
Bathory (2008)
Husband for Hour (2016)
![Pavel Mádl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/367/161367778_97b762.jpg)
Pavel Mádl
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Pojedeme k moři (2014)
Bathory (2008)
![Jiří Švejda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/990/157990880_ae436d.jpg)
Jiří Švejda
Best movies:
Women in Temptation (2010)
Bathory (2008)
Wingless (2009)
![Josef Vondráček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/108/165108966_e7c8e6.jpg)
Josef Vondráček
Best movies:
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
The Ring (1996) (TV movie)
Terezín (2023)
Ladislav Dostál
Best movies:
Habermann's Mill (2010)
Kajínek (2010)
It Is Hell with a Princess (2009)
![Peter Koza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/909/168909782_vgvusq.jpg)
Peter Koza
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kľúče od mesta (1983) (TV movie)
Sealed in Salt (1989) (TV movie)
Bel Ami (2005) (TV movie)