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Directed by
Harry Kümel Harry Kümel  
Written by
Pierre Drouot Pierre Drouot ... screenplay
Jean Ferry Jean Ferry ... screenplay
Harry Kümel Harry Kümel ... screenplay
Joseph Amiel Joseph Amiel ... screenplay associate
Manfred R. Köhler Manfred R. Köhler  
Cast
Delphine Seyrig Delphine Seyrig ... Countess Elizabeth Báthory
John Karlen John Karlen ... Stefan
Danielle Ouimet Danielle Ouimet ... Valerie
Andrea Rau Andrea Rau ... Ilona Harczy
Paul Esser Paul Esser ... Hotel Clerk
Georges Jamin Georges Jamin ... Retired Policeman
Joris Collet Joris Collet ... Butler
Fons Rademakers Fons Rademakers ... Mother
Produced by
Paul Collet Paul Collet ... producer
Pierre Drouot Pierre Drouot ... associate producer
John Dunning John Dunning ... executive producer
Alain C. Guilleaume Alain C. Guilleaume ... associate producer / executive producer
Henry Lange Henry Lange ... producer
Zack Norman Zack Norman ... executive producer
Luggi Waldleitner Luggi Waldleitner ... producer
Original Music by
François de Roubaix François de Roubaix  
Special Effects by
Thierry Hallard Thierry Hallard ... special effects
Eugene Hendrickx Eugene Hendrickx ... special effects
Stunts
Thierry Hallard Thierry Hallard ... stunts
Additional Info
Premiere: May 28, 1971
Theatrical Release: October 22, 1971
DVD Release: August 25, 1998
Blu-ray Release: July 01, 2016
Countries: Belgium France West Germany
Distributor: Blue Underground
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

6.5 / 10

Metacritic

74 / 100

Alternate Titles
> Blood On The Lips
> Children Of The Night
> Erzebeth
> Les Lèvres Rouges
> The Promise Of Red Lips
> The Red Lips
> The Redness Of The Lips
Production Companies
Showking Films (Showking Films Brussels) (present) (a Belgian-French-German coproduction)
Maya Films (Maya Films Paris) (present) (a Belgian-French-German coproduction)
Roxy Film (Roxy Films Munich) (a Belgian-French-German coproduction)
Ciné Vog Films (Ciné Vog Films Brussels) (a Belgian-French-German coproduction)
Distributors
Gemini Pictures International
  (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
Maron Films
  (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
New Image
  (1979) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
Continental Video
  (1985) (United States) ('Daughters of Darkness') (video)
Ariel International Releasing (AIR) Video
  (1987) (United States) ('Children of the Night') (video)
Anchor Bay Entertainment
  (1997) (United States) (VHS)
The Roan Group
  (1997) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
Video Treasures
  (1997) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment
  (1998) (United States) (DVD)
Blue Underground
  (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Blue Underground
  (2006) (United States) (re-release) (DVD)
Blue Underground
  (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Blue Underground
  (2020) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (UHD/Blu-Ray/CD combo)
Sinister Cinema
  (2020) (United States) ('Daughters of Darkness') (widescreen) (DVD)
The Criterion Channel
  (2020) (United States) (streaming)
StudioCanal
  (2025) (World-wide)
Filming Locations
Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
De Normandie, Koninklijke Baan 1, 8670 Koksijde, West Flanders, Belgium
  (exterior, the boat-shaped hotel)
Engelsestraat 18, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
  (Location of Bruges murder)
Hotel Astoria, Rue Royale, Koningsstraat 101-103, Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
  (Lobby and apartment interiors)
Koningin Astridlaan 7, Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium
  (Thermae Palace Hotel exterior facade, dining room)
Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, Meise, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Meise, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  (Mother's winter garden)
Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium
  (seaside city)
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