IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.
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- TriviaDuring filming, director Harry Kümel hit actress Danielle Ouimet during a dispute. Actor John Karlen was so infuriated by this behavior that he punched Kumel in the face. The atmosphere on the set was understandably tense afterwards.
- GoofsWhen Ilona is lying on the bathroom floor, bikini marks are visible. Vampires are not supposed to have tan lines.
- Quotes
Countess Bathory: Love is stronger than death... even than life.
- Alternate versionsThe original U.S. theatrical release was cut by approximately 12 minutes to obtain an R-rating, and features a slightly different opening credits sequence in which Lainie Cooke (not Delphine Seyrig as sometimes rumored) sings over the main theme of the film. This sequence features a stylized title logo (the same as that on the U.S. posters), while the rest of the credits use a font that is more formal and less bold compared to the original version. After being released on Canadian and American VHS (where it was retitled "Children of the Night"), the U.S. version was eventually replaced in circulation by the uncut version in the 1990s, although its title sequence is presented among the special features of Blue Underground's 2020 4K Blu-ray release of the film.
- ConnectionsEdited into Rob Zombie: Living Dead Girl (1999)
- SoundtracksDaughters of Darkness
Written and Performed by François de Roubaix
Sung by Lainie Cooke
Lyrics by Terence Stockdale
Featured review
A contained, haunting tale of vampirism, with ties to the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, this film drips with artistic merit. From the picturesque shots to the red fades to the stinger notes, it's easy to appreciate this production. The delicate, deliberate pace may turn off some viewers but the dream-like atmosphere easily held my attention, not to mention the three beautiful female leads. The bizarre ending (before the epilogue) was unexpected and indeed provided a wonderfully macabre and memorable image. Daughters of Darkness succeeds at what Vampyros Lesbos attempted to be. Just make sure to watch the full version.
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- Budget
- $750,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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