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The Blood Countess (2026)
119 min | Biography, Comedy, History

The Blood Countess (2026)

119 min | Biography, Comedy, History

Countess Báthory wakes from her beauty sleep and surfaces in Vienna. With her maid, she seeks a vital red elixir while evading her nephew, his therapist, vampirologists, and police pursuing a book that endangers vampires.

Director

Ulrike Ottinger

Writers

Ulrike Ottinger (screenplay) (dialogue) | Elfriede Jelinek (dialogue)

Producers

Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu (producer) | Bady Minck (producer)

Cinematographer

Martin Gschlacht

Editor

Pia Dumont

Casting

Bady Minck | Eva Roth

Production Designer

Christina Schaffer

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Release date

Feb 16, 2026 (Germany)

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
Isabelle Huppert Blutgräfin Erzsébet Báthory Blutgräfin Erzsébet Báthory See fewer	Elle (I) (2016)
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André Jung Theobastus Bombastus Theobastus Bombastus See fewer	The Experiment (2001)
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Karl Fischer Radetzky Radetzky See fewer	Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
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Elisabeth Rath Ahnin Judith Ahnin Judith See fewer	The Bear (1984)
Elisabeth Augustin Plissiererin Plissiererin See fewer	Die Flucht ohne Ende (1985)
Lisa-Lena Tritscher Krankenschwester Krankenschwester See fewer	M - A City Hunts a Murderer (2019)
Isa Hochgerner Ahnin Anna Ahnin Anna See fewer	Abendland (1999)
Waltraud Barton M. Mitzerls Tante Mitzerls Tante See fewer	Ignaz Semmelweis - Arzt der Frauen (1988)
Maria Fliri Oberin Oberin See fewer	Peacock (2024)
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Franz Schuh Professor Frey Lassing Professor Frey Lassing See fewer	Qualtinger (2011)
Felix Oitzinger Guido Doppler Guido Doppler See fewer	Biester (2024)
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Rosalie Maes Fräulein Fritzi (Café Demel) Fräulein Fritzi (Café Demel) See fewer	The Tale of a Thousand and One Lives (2018)