Even if the climax of the movie didn't really stick the landing, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires was a magnificent blend of '70s age film goofiness from both film companies (including the rather gratuitous female toplessness and blood).. Hammer Horror classic and Shaw Brothers kung-fu romp, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, is on Blu-ray from Signal One Entertainment.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (Chinese: 七金屍) is a 1974 martial arts horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker. The film opens in 1804, when seven vampires clad in gold masks are resurrected by Count Dracula (played by John Forbes-Robertson).. Kung fu goes batty in this energetic Hammer Films/Shaw Brothers production, as Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) finds a clan of bloodsuckers under the command of Count Dracula in a Chinese village and enlists the aid of a group of martial arts experts. With Julie Ege and John Forbes-Robertson as the Count. Also includes the American version of the film, "The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula.