# 51: Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Brian Clemens – Horst Janson, John Carson & Caroline Munro

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Podcast: [General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-witchfinders-the-british-horror-podcast-3516772)
Published: 2024-11-23T05:00:00+00:00
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Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter is a 1974 British swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by Brian Clemens in his directorial debut. Clemens was celebrated for his work as a screenwriter, particularly for his contributions to British television series. Prior to Captain Kronos , he wrote and produced Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde for Hammer. Other films he wrote that fall into and circle around our areas of interest include And Soon the Darkness (which he wrote with Dalek creator Terry Nation), See No Evil (the 1971 Mia Farrow film,), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad , The Watcher in the Woods (one of Disney's forays into horror and one of Ross's all-time favorites), and one of the most bizarre sequels of all time— Highlander II: The Quickening . According to his son Samuel, Clemens' last words were, "I did quite a good job," spoken after watching an episode of The Avengers . In Captain Kronos , the titular character is played by Horst Janson, famous in Germany for his role in Salto Mortale , where he portrayed a trapeze artist. He later became familiar to younger audiences as "Horst" in Sesamstrasse , the German adaptation of Sesame Street , which he hosted from 1980 to 1983. The Captain's voice was dubbed in this film due to Janson's strong German accent, with Julian Holloway taking on the task. Holloway, who featured in eight Carry On films before moving into voice-over work, has recently voiced Prime Minister Almec and Admiral Kilian in Star Wars: The Clone Wars . He also appeared in Doctor Who 's last story of the classic era, Survival. In 1976, he had a brief relationship with Tessa Dahl, daughter of Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl, which produced one daughter, the author and former model Sophie Dahl, who was born the following year. The supporting cast includ…

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