Juraj Jakubisko's film Bathory(2008)

The gruesome tale of Countess Bathory, notorious yet obscure, has been recounted by historians and people in the arts for centuries. Tradition has it that Countess Bathory was the greatest murderess in history, as documented by an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. The plot of my film diametrically opposes the established legend and I portray her as a renaissance woman destroyed by rumours. After I researched historical documents, I decided to make a story reflecting real dates and facts and I only engage my imagination where historical evidence is not available. It is neither a horror story, nor boring historiography. Rather, it is a thriller about district adminitrator Thurzo, Elizabeth Bathory, and her unfulfilled love for a famous Italian painter. (Juraj Jakubisko, director)

Réžia/Director: Juraj Jakubisko
Námet/Story: Juraj Jakubisko
Scenár/Screenplay: Juraj Jakubisko
Kamera/Director of photography: F. A. Brabec, Ján Duriš
Hudba/Music: Mark Thomas
Strih/Editor: Christopher Blunden
Kostýmy/Costumes: Jarka Pecharová
Hrajú/Cast: Anna Friel, Karel Roden, Vincent Regan, Hans Matheson, Deana Horváthová, Bolek Polívka, Antony Byrne, Lucie Vondrácková, Monika Hilmerová, Andrej Hryc a další / and others
Producent/Producer: Deana Jakubisková-Horváthová
Výroba/Production company: Jakubisko Film Slovakia s.r.o.
Koproducent/Co-production: Jakubisko Film, s.r.o. (CZ), Film and Music Entertainment (UK), Eurofilm Studio KFT (HU)
Termín realizácie/Dates of principle photography: 12/2005 – 7/2006
Dátum plánovanej premiéry/Expected national release: jesen 2007 / autumn 2007
Minutáž/Running time: 120 min.