The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2019
On April 9th, 2019, Shout! Factory will release the Blu-ray for 1974’s The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (read our review), a horror/martial arts film – produced by the legendary Hammer Film Productions and the equally legendary Shaw Brothers Studio – directed by Roy Ward Baker (A Night to Remember) and co-directed by Hong Kong legend Chang Cheh (The Return of the One-Armed Swordsman).
Check out the official details below:
Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) and Count Dracula (John Forbes-Robinson) meet again in this spectacular kung fu horror thriller set in the village of Ping Kuei. After learning about the seven golden vampires of the village, Hsi Ching (David Chiang), Vanessa Buren (Julie Ege) and Mai Kwei (Szu Shih) offer to guide Van Helsing and his son to Ping Kuei to free it from the curse of Count Dracula.
Throughout their journey, the group encounters several unwanted attackers until they arrive at the golden vampires’ derelict temple, inhabited by Count Dracula. In the temple, Van Helsing and the count begin a fearsome battle to the death – an ultimate clash between good and evil!
Presented here for the first time in high definition is Hammer’s original uncut version. It was released in the U.S. in an edited version called The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula which is also included here in high definition as a bonus feature.
Special Features:
- NEW! 2K scan of the original film elements
- NEW! Audio Commentary with author/film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck
- NEW! When Hammer Met Shaw – an interview with actor David Chiang
- NEW! Kung Fear – an interview with Hong Kong Film Expert Rick Baker
- Alternate U.S. Theatrical version – The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula (in HD with some standard definition inserts)
- Theatrical Trailers
- TV Spot
- Still Gallery
Pre-order The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires from Amazon.com today!
Ah, what a glorious hodgepodge! After getting into Hammer films, it was amazing to see how Peter Cushing always gave the best performance he could no matter how bad the film was.
Despite not being perfect though, the movie is still fun. It’s unfortunate that Christopher Lee didn’t want to be Dracula for Hammer anymore.
My problem with this movie is my introduction to it was the Hammer comic book adaptation that was epic, and each and every time i see the movie its one of those ‘could have, would have, should have been so much better’….its fun but this is one Hammer film that could do with a proper remake
Huh, I’ve never seen this one but I’m a big fan of Hammer horror and (obviously) Shaw Brothers. I wonder if the uncut version is a big improvement over the U.S. release?