Ingrid PittFilmography

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Actors: Christopher Lee, Veronica Carlson, Ingrid Pitt, James Bernard, Val Guest

Synopsis: In the 1950s and '60s, American film studios became enamored with flying saucers, extraterrestrials, and atomic mutants, making Hammer Films the last refuge for movie fans with more macabre tastes. Their lavish and lurid chillers appeared at precisely the right time, effectively filling the gap Read More

Minotaur

Actors: Tom Hardy, Tony Todd, Rutger Hauer

Synopsis: Jonathan English's action-adventure film Minotaur concerns a young man who sets out to slay the title creature after the man's love was sacrificed to the half-man, half-bull. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

The Asylum

Actors: Steffanie Pitt, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Mower, Robin Askwith

Synopsis: Writer/director John Stewart pays tribute to the golden age of British horror -- when Hammer Films and Amicus Productions ruled the grind-houses -- in this classically styled frightfest. Jenny (Steffanie Pitt) is a young woman who has been having horrible nightmares in which she revisits the Read More

Hanna's War

Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Anthony Andrews, Donald Pleasence, David Warner

Synopsis: Maruschka Detmers stars as Hannah Senesh, a real-life Hungarian Jew who became a martyr to the cause of freedom during WW II. Though safely ensconced in Palestine at the outbreak of the war, Hannah volunteers to venture behind enemy lines in Europe on a life-or-death mission. Unfortunately, she is Read More

Transmutations

Actors: Denholm Elliott, Steven Berkoff, Larry Lamb

Synopsis: This is a standard sci-fi horror-thriller that mixes romance together with lumpy underground mutants and a pivotal mad scientist doing dirty deals with a gangland boss. The boss's former fair maiden ("maiden" only in the vaguest of definitions), happens to have been kidnapped from a brothel and is Read More

The Wild Geese 2

Actors: Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier, Robert Webber

Synopsis: Laurence Olivier trots out his late-career German accent once again, playing Rudolf Hess in this sequel to Wild Geese. Richard Burton was set to star in the film, but when he died, Edward Fox was brought in as a replacement, playing Burton's younger brother. (the film is dedicated to Burton). The Read More

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep, Episode 1

Actors: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Tom Adams, Nigel Humphreys

Synopsis: Doctor Who's record-breaking 21st anniversary was launched January 5, 1984, with episode one of the four-part "Warriors of the Deep." At the height of a 21st century Cold War, the Doctor (Peter Davison) and his companions Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Turlough (Mark Strickson) are accused of being Read More

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep, Episode 2

Actors: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Tom Adams, Nigel Humphreys

Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "Warriors of the Deep," the Doctor (Peter Davison), Tegan (Janet Fielding), and Turlough (Mark Strickson) have arrived on earth in the year 2084 A.D., at the height of yet another Cold War. Accused of being saboteurs, the time travelers are detained at Read More

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep, Episode 3

Actors: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Tom Adams, Nigel Humphreys

Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "Warriors of the Deep," the Doctor (Peter Davison) and his companions are stranded on a 21st century nuclear sea base, which is about to be besieged by the dreaded Sea Devils and Silurians. This time, the combined villains intend to destroy all mankind Read More

Parker

Actors: Bryan Brown, Cherie Lunghi, Kurt Raab, Bob Peck

Synopsis: In this suspenseful thriller, David Parker (Bryan Brown) is a married businessman with three children, a mistress in Germany, and a brother dealing drugs -- a combination of relationships that will eventually prove fatal to several people. After David leaves his London home and family behind for a Read More

Who Dares Wins

Actors: Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward, Robert Webber

Synopsis: Released in the U.S. under the title The Final Option, this action thriller was produced and set in Great Britain. The British Special Air Services, an anti-terrorist group, is pitted against an organization of international terrorists who plan to take over the U.S. Embassy in London and hold Read More

Where the Action Is

Synopsis: Where the Action Is stars Edd Byrnes as a high-stakes gambler who gets wind of a big game in a faraway resort. Once he's arrived, Byrnes discovers that the stakes are the highest ever--his own life. Swedish actress Ingrid Pitt is on hand as the enigmatic leading lady. Where the Action Is was Read More

The Killing Game

The Wicker Man

Actors: Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, Christopher Lee

Synopsis: A righteous police officer investigating the disappearance of a young girl comes into conflict with the unusual residents of a secluded Scottish isle in this unsettling, intelligent chiller. Brought to the island of Summerisle by an anonymous letter, Edward Woodward's constable is surprised to Read More

Doctor Who: The Time Monster, Episode 5

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Richard Franklin, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Time Monster," the Master (Roger Delgado) continues in his efforts to use the dreaded "time-eater" Kronos (Marc Boyle) as a means of conquering the universe. But his plan hits a snag when Queen Galleia (Ingrid Pitt), who originally helped the Master Read More

Doctor Who: The Time Monster, Episode 6

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Richard Franklin, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Time Monster," those eternal enemies the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and The Master (Roger Delgado) are forced to rely upon each other to survive the rampaging "time-eater" Kronos the Kronavore. In a final showdown, the two TARDISes owned by the rival Time Read More

Countess Dracula

Actors: Nike Arrighi, Patience Collier, Maurice Denham, Lesley-Anne Down, Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Eles

Synopsis: Polish actress Ingrid Pitt became a cult figure for her portrayal of the notorious Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory in this Hammer horror film. Bathory finds that bathing in the blood of virgins restores her youthful beauty, and she enlists her servant (Nigel Green in a standout performance) Read More

Nobody Ordered Love

The House That Dripped Blood

Actors: John Bennett, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott, Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee

Synopsis: This anthology picture about a bad-luck mansion is a thriller with four episodes--all framed by a police investigation. A review of the files of the local policeman (John Bennett) shows that everyone who has owned the mansion has died in a horrible fashion. In the first episode, "Method for Read More

The Vampire Lovers

Actors: Ingrid Pitt, George Cole, Madeline Smith, Kate O'Mara, Peter Cushing, Ferdy [Ferdinand] Mayne, Dawn Addams

Synopsis: This sexy horror story from Britain's Hammer Films finds Ingrid Pitt playing three roles, the most notable being a lesbian vampire who will resort to biting a man only when it is absolutely necessary. A doctor and a manservant are victims, but only after she has exhausted all attempts to sink her Read More

Where Eagles Dare

Actors: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Michael Hordern, Patrick Wymark

Synopsis: An expensive but enormously profitable war picture, Where Eagles Dare centers upon a daring rescue and even more daring escape. Disguised as Nazi officers, commandoes Maj. John Smith (Richard Burton), Lt. Morris Schaffer Clint Eastwood and six other courageous souls parachute behind enemy lines. Read More

The Omegans

Actors: Ingrid Pitt, Keith Larsen, Lucien Pan

Synopsis: Producer/director W. Lee Wilder, the prolific (and somewhat less talented) brother of filmmaker Billy Wilder, was responsible for the 1968 melodrama The Omegans. Artist Lucien Pan is insanely jelous of his wife Ingrid Pitt. While participating in a Malayan expedition, Pan suspects that Ingrid is Read More

Chimes at Midnight

Actors: Orson Welles, John Gielgud, Jeanne Moreau, Norman Rodway, Keith Baxter

Synopsis: The legendary Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff, the notoriously drunken, obese, and yet charming companion of the young Henry V, steps up from supporting character in several plays to the central focus of Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight, considered by many critics the best of the Read More

Ironside: The Fourteenth Runner

Synopsis: An international incident quickly develops when a celebrated Soviet track star disappears during an American athletic event. It's possible that the man was kidnapped, and equally possible that he has defected for love of a woman. Investigating the case, Ironside (Raymond Burr) must work hand and Read More

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Actors: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford, Michael Crawford

Synopsis: Director Richard Lester uses the Burt Shevelove/Larry Gelbart/Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical hit as a launching pad for some of his wildest slapstick gaggery. Zero Mostel repeats his stage role as Pseudolus, the cunning Roman slave who'll do anything to win his freedom. The plot hinges on three Read More

The Sound of Horror

Actors: James Philbrook, Arturo Fernandez, Soledad Miranda, Jose Bodalo, Ingrid Pitt, Lola Gaos, Antonio Casas

Synopsis: In this low-budget horror movie, Greek treasure hunters discover a nest of prehistoric eggs. They break an egg and accidentally release a deadly, invisible force that begins noisily shredding all humans in its path. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More