Twins of Evil

Twins of Evil
(a.k.a. Twins of Dracula)
American Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Hough
Screenplay byTudor Gates
Based oncharacters
by Sheridan Le Fanu
Produced byMichael Style
Harry Fine
StarringPeter Cushing
Dennis Price
Madeleine Collinson
Mary Collinson
Isobel Black
Kathleen Byron
Damien Thomas
David Warbeck
CinematographyDick Bush
Edited bySpencer Reeve
Music byHarry Robertson
Production
company
Distributed byRank Film Distributors (U.K.)
Universal Pictures (U.S.)
Release date
  • 3 October 1971 (1971-10-03)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£205,067[1]

Twins of Evil (also known as Twins of Dracula) is a 1971 British horror film directed by John Hough and starring Peter Cushing, with Damien Thomas and the real-life identical twins and former Playboy Playmates Mary and Madeleine Collinson.[2]

It is the third (and final) film in the Karnstein Trilogy, based on the 1872 novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. The film has the least resemblance to the novella and adds a witchfinding theme to the vampire story. Much of the interest of the film revolves around the contrasting evil and good natures of two beautiful sisters, Frieda and Maria. Unlike the previous two entries in the series, this film contains only a brief lesbian element.

The film was released in the U.S. as a double feature with Hands of the Ripper.

  1. ^ Hearn, Marcus; Barnes, Alan (25 September 2007). The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films [The Hammer Story] (Limited ed.). Titan Books. p. 153. ISBN 978-1845761851. OCLC 493684031.
  2. ^ "Twins of Evil". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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