4 Films & TV Shows Set In Hungary During The 17th Century

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  The Countess

  🇭🇺 Hungary The 17th Century The 16th Century

  She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty — Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.

  Released in 2009 • 100 minutes
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  Bathory: Countess of Blood

  🇭🇺 Hungary 🇸🇰 Slovakia The 17th Century The 16th Century

  Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. Contrary to popular belief, Elizabeth Bathory was a modern Renaissance woman who ultimately fell victim to men’s aspirations for power and wealth.

  Released in 2008 • 141 minutes
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  Countess Dracula

  🇭🇺 Hungary The 17th Century

  The more she drinks, the prettier she gets — Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.

  Released in 1971 • 93 minutes
• Stradivari

  🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy The 1910s The 17th Century

  Released in 1935 •