THE LOVES OF COUNT IORGA VAMPIRE (1970) (film comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)

[Philip De Parto]

The following commentary is reprinted with permission from

THE MT VOID
11/14/25 -- Vol. 44, No. 20, Whole Number 2406

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More films from Mark's "Neglected Gems" list.   (film comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)

THE LOVES OF COUNT IORGA VAMPIRE (1970): Well, that's what the
opening credits say.  It is more commonly known as COUNT YORGA,
VAMPIRE. So why the strange credits? According to the IMDb, "This
film was originally conceived as a low budget soft-core
pornography film titled 'The Loves of Count Iorga, Vampire'.
Later, however, the decision was made to film it as a regular
horror film with the less erotic title 'Count Yorga, Vampire'. ...
The original title and original Iorga spelling were both restored
to the film by the 1990s..."

Frankly, I'm not sure why this should be considered a "neglected
gem". Yes, it pioneered the idea of a faster, more vicious vampire
rather than the courtliness and elegance of the Universal and
other earlier vampires. And it does have shots from the point of
view of the vampire. But in every other aspect it is a fairly
mediocre film.

Released theatrically 12 June 1970.

Film Credits:
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066952/reference>

What others are saying:
<https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/count_yorga_vampire>