Seven Golden Corpses
Roy Ward Baker, Chang Cheh
Peter Cushing, David Chiang, Julie Ege, Wang Han Chen, Robin Stewart, Shih Szu, John Forbes-Robertson, Robert Hanna, Janson, Tsan-Hsi Ma, Lau Kar Wing, Fung Hak-On, Chan Tian Long, Chan Quan, David de Keyser, Xu Xia, Huang Xia, Huang Pei-chi, Lau Chun-fai, Li Haisheng, Lau Hui Ling, Wang Jiang
1974
UK, Hong Kong, China
Completed
English, Mandarin Chinese
89 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires，is aUK, Hong Kong, ChinaProducerwomen sex，At1974Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish, Mandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating5.2(For reference only)。
This film, a collaboration between Shaw Brothers and the British company Hammer Films, combines Western vampire lore with the Chinese “Xiangxi corpse transport” legend and is considered the ancestor of zombie films in Hong Kong. In Xiangxi, China, the master of the ancient temple of Seven Golden Corpses uses the power of Dracula to resurrect the Seven Golden Corpses, intending to control the villages of Xiangxi again. Unexpectedly, Dracula kills the master, attaches to his corpse, and returns to China to resurrect the Seven Golden Corpses. To save his hometown, Hsi Ching (played by David Chiang) returns home with his teacher, the astrologer Professor Van Helsing, his son, and a wealthy widow Mrs. Buren to catch the zombies... The film blends local and foreign elements, but due to the overwhelming mix of content, contemporary audiences could not accept it, resulting in a box office disaster. The Hong Kong film industry did not dare to tackle zombie themes for the following decade.