Ingrid Pitt, Hammer Films star and featured player in classics such as Where Eagles Dare and The Wicker Man has died at 73. I watched The Vampire Lovers again in October but never wrote it up, though now I wish I had. She'll be missed. Rest in peace, Ingrid.
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She was terrific...I first saw her in The House That Dripped Blood and the image of her flying up with her fangs out will stick with me. Even better in both Countess Dracula and The Vampire Lovers.
Sigh...
I probably saw her first in Where Eagles Dare, then Hammer Horror after that. Like Hazel Court before her, she had the talent, appeal and charisma to succeed in a variety of movie and television genres even if most of her work was in one.
Damn, this is really sad news. I'm with Bob-- I'm pretty sure I first saw her in The House That Dripped Blood. But I saw all the stills from The Vampire Lovers in Famous Monsters growing up, so even though I never actually saw that movie until I was in my 20s, it's the one I most closely associate her with. Her best performance, though, might just be Countess Dracula, in my eyes. Eternal life in the movies, Ingrid, and a well-deserved rest now.
Loved her since I was a kid so this is terrible to hear. She was one of the first Horror Icons I ever got into and I am grateful that I had the pleasure of meeting her once. A real loss...
Dennis, she was at her best in Countess Dracula, I'd agree. I didn't see any of her Hammer stuff until my twenties either. For one thing, I was too young when they came out and then didn't get around to them until well into the VHS/Cable age. But when I did, I was glad I did!
Jeremy, how amazing that you got to meet her. That's a once in a lifetime event and I'm definitely envious.
Ingrid Pitt was a fantasic actress. I've seen several of her movies and they were amazing. The Vampire Lovers was my favorite movie with her.
Her best performance, methinks was in COUNTESS DRACULA, but the vehicles named in this discussion are all part of the mix for sure. I have always been fond of her work in THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD and THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, and like Cushing, Lee and a few others she's a Hammer icon. Roderick Heath at FERDY-ON-FILMS wrote a superb capsule description of her in his review of the Karnstein Trilogy:
"Pitt was a legendary emblem of the saucy edge of early ’70s cinema: there she was in all the old genre books and fan magazines, usually with fangs and rotund breasts protruding as the very image of an unleashed, voracious, feminine libido..."
Loving remembrance here Greg.
R.I.P.
Volataire, she was a Hammer Girl with real talent and that's why she stood out. The Vampire Lovers is great fun to watch, and a favorite of mine too.
Roderick Heath at FERDY-ON-FILMS wrote a superb capsule description of her in his review of the Karnstein Trilogy
When has Rod ever written badly? He really is one of the best writers on the net and you're absolutely right, Sam, that he wrote the best appreciation of her out there.
Thanks for adding to the sentiment here for Ingrid, Sam, much appreciated.
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