Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter is a 1974 British horror film. It was written and directed by Brian Clemens, produced by Clemens and Albert Fennell for Hammer Film Productions, and belatedly released onApril 1974. It stars Horst Janson in the title role, along with John Carson, Shane Briant and Caroline Munro. The music score was composed by Laurie Johnson, supervised by Philip Martell. It was intended as the first of a series of films focused on the title character and his companions. The film was rated R in North America. This was Clemenss only project as a director.
Grost and Kronos conduct a mystical test that indicates the presence of vampires. Their findings are contradicted by an eyewitness who claims to have seen someone old, very old, whereas a youthdraining vampire should appear youthful.Marcus visits the family of his late friend, Lord Hagen Durward, and speaks with Durwards son, Paul Shane Briant, and his beautiful sister Sara Lois Daine. He must leave before speaking with the bedridden Lady Durward. While riding through the woods, Marcus encounters a cloaked figure that leaves him shaken, and he finds blood on his lips. ........
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