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The Countess

She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty
2009 | 100m | English

(8891 votes)

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Popularity: 3 (history)

Director: Julie Delpy
Writer: Julie Delpy
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Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
Release Date: Mar 13, 2009
Director: Julie Delpy
Writer: Julie Delpy
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, History
Keywords hungary, biography, serial killer, older woman younger man relationship, revisionist history, noblewoman, woman director, 17th century, gerascophobia, holy roman empire
Production Companies X Filme Creative Pool, Fanes Film, X Filme International, Celluloid Dreams Productions, Social Capital, EMC Produktion
Box Office Revenue: $784,522
Budget: $8,500,000
Updates Updated: Jul 30, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Julie Delpy Erzsébet Báthory
Daniel Brühl István Thurzó
William Hurt György Thurzó
Anamaria Marinca Darvulia
Maria Simon Helena
Sebastian Blomberg Dominic Vizakna
Adriana Altaras Aunt Klara
Charly Hübner Ferenc Nádasdy
Andy Gätjen Miklós
Frederick Lau Janós
Katrin Pollitt Dorothea
Anna Maria Mühe Bertha
Marlis Eulitz Zusanna
Christine Mayer Kaija
Henriette Confurius Kayla
Helen Woigk Nadia
Jesse Inman King Matthias
André Hennicke Berthoni
Jeanette Hain Anna Báthory
Robert Schupp György Báthory
Felix Vörtler Reverend Matej
Nora Waldstätten Kate von Kraj
Anna Hausburg Kasia von Rosenheim
Theresa Schwierske Countess #1
Robert Lyons Count #1
Wolfram Koch Clockmaker
Arnd Klawitter Judge
Nikolai Kinski Teacher
Rolf Kanies Count Krajevo
Doris Egbring-Kahn Old Woman in Park
Sean McDonagh Gravedigger
Erik Hansen Bishop
Roland Florstedt Old Minister
Thea Weber Midwife
Steffen Scheumann Peasant #1
Lutz Blochberger Peasant #2
Georg Prang Arresting Guard
Ella-Maria Gollmer Erzsébet (Aged 13)
Paula Hartmann Erzsébet (Aged 6)
Jack Owen Berglund Ferenc Nádasdy (Aged 5)
Natascha Lawiszus Anna (Aged 16)
Amber Bongard Anna (Aged 11)
Helena Lindemann Ursula (Aged 14)
Talia Rosenkranz Ursula (Aged 9)
Justus Kammerer Paul (Aged 13)
Lukas Till Berglund Paul (Aged 7)
Paula Knüpling Pola (Aged 12)
Audrey Käthe von Scheele Pola (Aged 7)
Jakob Knoblauch Peasant Boy
Name Job
Andrew Bird Editor
Hubert Pouille Production Design
Dirk Bombey Sound Recordist
Seppe van Groeningen Sound Recordist
Heiko Schmidt Makeup & Hair
Kerstin Gaecklein Makeup & Hair
Matthias Lempert Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
Kai Tebbel Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Andreas Dobers Post-Production Manager
Katharina Tebroke Post-Production Manager
Anja Dihrberg Casting
Peter Hermann Production Manager
Scott Kirby First Assistant Director
Thorne Mutert Second Unit Director, Second Assistant Director
Caroline Veyssière Script Supervisor
Zoran Bravarić Gaffer
Robert Wedemeyer Grip
Astrid Poeschke Art Direction
Michael Fechner Set Decoration
Adolf Wojtinek Special Effects Supervisor
Julie Delpy Original Music Composer, Director, Screenplay
Martin Ruhe Director of Photography
Pierre-Yves Gayraud Costume Designer
Rainer Werner Stunt Coordinator
Name Title
Andro Steinborn Producer
Hengameh Panahi Co-Producer
Matthew E. Chausse Producer
Christopher Tuffin Producer
Skady Lis Executive Producer
Christian Baute Executive Producer
Chris Coen Executive Producer
Martin Shore Executive Producer
Gordon Steel Executive Producer
Norbert Preuss Associate Producer
Manuela Stehr Associate Producer
Stefan Arndt Associate Producer
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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 4 16 26 9
2024 5 17 28 10
2024 6 14 24 7
2024 7 17 25 10
2024 8 12 20 7
2024 9 10 17 7
2024 10 9 15 5
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2024 12 10 15 6
2025 1 10 18 7
2025 2 7 11 3
2025 3 5 11 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 1 2 0
2025 9 3 5 1
2025 10 4 4 3

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