For the concert tour by Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, see Twins of Evil Tour.
Twins of Evil (a.k.a. Twins of Dracula)
American Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Hough
Screenplay by
Tudor Gates
Based on
characters by Sheridan Le Fanu
Produced by
Michael Style Harry Fine
Starring
Peter Cushing Dennis Price Madeleine Collinson Mary Collinson Isobel Black Kathleen Byron Damien Thomas David Warbeck
Cinematography
Dick Bush
Edited by
Spencer Reeve
Music by
Harry Robertson
Production company
Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by
Rank Film Distributors (U.K.) Universal Pictures (U.S.)
Release date
3 October 1971 (1971-10-03)
Running time
87 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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.
^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.
^"Twins of Evil". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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