This late seventies vampire film from Australia would fit nicely on the shelf with my Hammer horror and Italian favourites. Hell, I could picture Barbara Steele in the role of Kate Davis, though Chantal Contouri does a fine job indeed. I wonder why her filmography is so empty? <i>Thirst</i>, especially at the time of it's release in 1979, had a more unique view of vampires. From their farming of humans (to be sure that the blood is pure) to the false fangs they put in the drink blood, these weren't vamps that hid in the shadows, seducing victims to drain. When a descendant of Elizabeth Bat…
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Thirst
Overview
The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this state of superiority by drinking from the "blood cows" kept at the "dairy farm", and they try to get her to join them.
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Release date
28/09/1979
Votes
70
Popularity
0.9
Chantal Contouri
Kate Davis
Max Phipps
Mr. Hodge
David Hemmings
Dr. Fraser
Henry Silva
Dr. Gauss
Robert Thompson
Sean
Rod Mullinar
Derek
Rosie Sturgess
Lori
Walter Pym
Ditcher
Amanda Muggleton
Martha
Lulu Pinkus
Nurse
Shirley Cameron
Mrs. Barker
Glenys O'Brien
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