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British Quad original movie poster for
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, a 1974 horror-martial arts hybrid. It was a unique co-production between the British Hammer Film Productions and Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers Studio.
Film Overview
The movie is the ninth and final installment in Hammer's Dracula series. It is notable for being Peter Cushing's final performance as the iconic vampire hunter Professor Van Helsing.
Plot Synopsis: Set in 1904, Professor Van Helsing travels to China to give a lecture on vampire legends. He is recruited by Hsi Ching and his seven kung fu-trained siblings to travel to their ancestral village and destroy a cult of seven golden-masked vampires. Unknown to them, Van Helsing's arch-nemesis, Count Dracula, has assumed the form of a Chinese priest to lead the vampires and their undead army.
Alternative Titles: In the United States, a truncated version of the film was released as The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula.
Cast and Crew
Role Name
Director Roy Ward Baker and Chang Cheh
Professor Van Helsing Peter Cushing
Hsi Ching David Chiang
Vanessa Buren Julie Ege
Count Dracula John Forbes-Robertson (voiced by David de Keyser)
Mei Kwei Shih Szu (Szu Shih)
Leyland Van Helsing Robin Stewart |
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