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Bathory

Synopsis

Countess Bathory has been called the greatest murderess of history but no evidence has ever been found to prove the accusations. The film aims to settle the score by telling the story as it should be heard, within its historical context.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
138 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Juraj Jakubisko
Editor
Christopher Blunden
Screenwriter
Juraj Jakubisko, John Paul Chapple
Director of Photography
Frantisek Brabek, Jan Duris
Production Designer
Karl Vacek
Sound
Simon Gershon
Composer
Mark Thomas

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Co production between Jakubisko Film, Slovakia, Jakubisko Film Czech Republic, Eurofilm Studio KFT Hungary and Film and Music Entertainment UK

Film and Music Entertainment Ltd

142 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0LB
UK

T + 44 (0) 20 7131 5757

katy.moylan@fame.uk.com

Sales Company

Sola Media

Osumstr. 17
Stuttgart
Germany 70599

T+ 49 711 47 93 666

post@sola-media.net

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