Hammer House of Horror: Carpathian Eagle (1980)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 8th November 1980
Running Times: 50 mins
Format: colour
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: A Jack Gill Presentation for Chips Productions Ltd / Cinema Arts International / Hammer Films for ITC Films International
Executive Producers: Brian Lawrence, David Reid
Producer: Roy Skeggs
Production Manager: Ron Jackson

SCRIPT
Script: Bernie Cooper, Francis Megahy
Story Editor: Anthony Read

DIRECTION
Director: Francis Megahy

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Frank Watts

MUSIC
Music: Wilfred Josephs
Music Supervisor: Philip Martell

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Ian Scoones

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Carolyn Scott

LOCATIONS
Locations: Hampden House, Great Hampden, England, UK; Great Missenden Church, Church Lane, Great Missenden, England, UK; Chesham Park, Chesham, England, UK; Chantridge Lane, Chesham, England, UK; Old Amersham High Street, Old Amersham, England, UK

CAST
Anthony Valentine (Cliff)
Suzanne Danielle (Natalie)
Siān Phillips (Mrs Henska)
Barry Stanton (Tony)
Jonathan Kent (Tadek)
Matthew Long (Andy)
Ellis Dale (police doctor)
Gary Waldhorn (Bacharach)
Jeffry Wickham (Edgar)
Morgan Sheppard (hospital gardener)
Barry Stokes (1st victim)
Pierce Brosnan (last victim)
Richard Wren (chauffeur)
Diana Adderley (policewoman)

PLOT SUMMARY

Detective Inspector Clifford is assigned to the case of several apparently strong and healthy women who have been found with their hearts cut out after having sex. He learns of the legend of a Carpathian Countess who, 300 years ago, used an eagle to rip out the hearts of her lovers. As the body count rises, Cliff begins to realise that his quarry is a schizophrenic who believes that she is the Countess.

UK
Television Distributor: ITV

UK
Rating: 15

1980
November
8: UK - television broadcast (on ITV)

KEYWORDS

werewolves; car crashes; children; hospitals; pregnancy