Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter – 1974

A Hammer production
Copyright MCMLXXII Hammer Film Productions Limited – All rights reserved
MPAA Approved Certificate

The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional

RCA Sound System
Made at EMI-MGM Elstree Studios, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire, England
Processed by Humphries Laboratories 91 mins

Storyline

Fearless hero Captain Kronos has dedicated his life to the destruction of vampires after his mother and father were afflicted by the curse and he was forced to destroy them both. Together with his faithful hunchback assistant Grost, he rides into the village of Durward. His arrival is timely, for beautiful young girls have been dying there recently – dying of old age, their youth and beauty sucked from their bodies! Kronos’s search leads him to the Durward family itself, which holds a terrible secret…..

Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Ast. Art Director	Kenneth McCallum Tait	58	4 Nov 1915		Jul 1985	69	2		2
Ast. Director	David Tringham	39	13 Mar 1935		30 Nov 2022	87	3		3
Camera Operator	Godfrey Godar	49	30 Nov 1924		2 Nov 2007	82	2		2
Casting Director	James Liggat	54	1 Jan 1920		28 Sep 1981	61	29	2	31
Continuity	June Randall	46	26 Jun 1927		18 Jan 2015	87	6		6
Designer	Robert Jones						6		6
Director	Brian Clemens	42	30 Jul 1931		10 Jan 2015	83	8		8
Director of Photog.	Ian Wilson	34	23 Apr 1939		20 Jan 2021	81	1		1
Dubbing Mixer	Bill Rowe	43	2 Feb 1931		29 Sep 1992	61	10		10
Editor	James Needs	54	17 Oct 1919		4 Feb 2003	83	110	1	111
Fight Arranger	William Hobbs	35	29 Jan 1939		10 Jul 2018	79	1		1
Hairdressing	Barbara Ritchie	46	1928		1990	62	2		2
Make-up	Jim Evans	64	19 Mar 1910		Dec 1977	67	1		1
Music	Laurie Johnson	47	7 Feb 1927	07.02.1927		96	1		1
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	66	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Producer	Brian Clemens	42	30 Jul 1931		10 Jan 2015	83	8		8
Producer	Albert Fennell	54	29 Mar 1920		17 Apr 1988	68	2		2
Production Manager	Richard Dalton	38	7 Aug 1935	07.08.1935		87	1		1
Production Supervisor	Roy Skeggs	40	1 Apr 1934		29 Dec 2018	87	45	1	46
Recording Director	A.W. Lumkin	61	1 Feb 1913		25 Oct 1985	72	30		30
Sound Editor	Peter Lennard	35	1 Sep 1938	01.09.1938		84	1		1
Sound Recordist	Jim Wills				1995		1		1
Wardrobe Supervisor	Dulcie Midwinter	64	7 Feb 1910		Oct 1997	87	4		4
Writer	Brian Clemens	42	30 Jul 1931		10 Jan 2015	83	8		8
Uncredited
Ast. Editor	Ian MacGregor-Scott	24	11 Dec 1949	11.12.1949		73		3	3
Music Engineer	Eric Tomlinson	43	8 Jan 1931		24 Nov 2015	83		1	1
Production Runner	Philip Campbell	22	1952	01.01.1952		71		9	9
Second Ast. Director	Terry Hodgkinson	32	1942	01.01.1942		81		1	1
Third Ast. Director	Nick Farnes	23	3 Oct 1950	03.10.1950		72		1	1
Wardrobe Supervisor	Madge Midwinter							1	1

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
							Credited	Uncredited	Total
Ann Sorell	Elisabeth Dear		1953		9 Dec 2006	53	2		2
Barlow	Perry Soblosky						1		1
Barmaid	Jacqui Cook						1		1
Barman	John Hollis	46	12 Nov 1927		18 Oct 2005	77	1	1	2
Barton Sorell	Stafford Gordon						1		1
Big Man	Peter Davidson						1		1
Blind Girl	Gigi Gurpinar						1		1
Captain Kronos	Horst Janson	38	4 Oct 1935	04.10.1935		88	1		1
Carla	Caroline Munro	25	16 Jan 1949	16.01.1949		74	2		2
Deke	Trevor Lawrence	29	27 Jul 1944		12 Jul 2012	67	1		1
Dr Marcus	John Carson	47	28 Feb 1927		5 Nov 2016	89	4		4
George Sorell	Brian Tully	43	1 Jan 1931		20 Sep 2014	83	1		1
Giles	Paul Greenwood	30	2 Aug 1943	02.08.1943		80	1		1
Hagen	William Hobbs	35	29 Jan 1939		10 Jul 2018	79	1		1
Isabella Sorell	Susanna East						1		1
Kerro	Ian Hendry	43	13 Jan 1931		24 Dec 1984	53	1		1
Lady Durward	Wanda Ventham	38	5 Aug 1935	05.08.1935		88	1		1
Lillian	Olgar Anthony	27	1947	01.01.1947		76	2	1	3
Myra	Joanna Ross						1		1
Paul Durward	Shane Briant	27	17 Aug 1946		27 May 2021	74	4		4
Pointer	Robert James	50	28 Mar 1924		31 Jul 2004	80	1		1
Priest	Neil Seiler	48	2 Sep 1925		14 Feb 2003	77	1		1
Professor Hieronymous Grost	John Cater	42	17 Jan 1932		21 Mar 2009	77	1		1
Sara Durward	Lois Daine	32	5 Dec 1941	05.12.1941		81	3		3
Tom	Terence Sewards	35	13 Nov 1938		21 Jun 2019	80	1	1	2
Vanda Sorell	Lisa Collings						1		1
Whore	Penny Price						1		1
Uncredited
Jane	Linda Cunningham	21	28 Mar 1953	28.03.1953		70		1	1
Kronos (voice)	Julian Holloway	29	24 Jun 1944	24.06.1944		79		1	1
Petra	Caroline Villiers	24	24 Jun 1949	24.06.1949		74		1	1
Stand-in: Caroline Munro	Glenda Allen	23	1951	01.01.1951		72		1	1
Villager	Barry Smith	44	1930		1989	59		1	1
Villager	B.H. Barry	34	19 Feb 1940	19.02.1940		83		1	1
Villager	Ian McKay							1	1
Villager	Michael Buchanan							1	1
Villager	Roger Williams							1	1
Villager	Steve James							1	1

Production


FILMING BEGAN	10 April 1972
UK RELEASE	7 April 1974
STUDIO	Elstree Studios of Associated British Picture Corporation, Hertfordshire, England
LOCATION	Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England

Footnotes

As well as financing problems, Hammer now began to have distribution difficulties and this film was scarcely shown in cinemas at all, eventually escaping to very limited showings in 1974; which is a shame, because it is one of the best and most original of their later films, with fine production values and a witty sense of humour. Its lack of distribution soon quashed hopes that “Kronos” would develop into a television series.

Horst Janson’s voice was dubbed by actor Julian Holloway, one of the regulars of the “Carry On” supporting cast.

To compose the music, Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens brought in Laurie Johnson, who had written the memorable theme for ABC TV’s “The Avengers”, which they had produced.

Also from “The Avengers”, the role of Kerro was given to Ian Hendry, who had been one of the original stars of the series. He was by this time already suffering from the alcohol-related problems which would later kill him.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection