ANTHONY HIGGINS, LAURENCE PAYNE & ROBERT TAYMAN – VAMPIRE CIRCUS (1972) Climactic Crypt Battle Photo

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ANTHONY HIGGINS as Emil, LAURENCE PAYNE as Professor Albert Müller and ROBERT TAYMAN as Count Mitterhaus are brought together in this ferocious color photograph from the climactic crypt battle of VAMPIRE CIRCUS (1972). Müller dominates the foreground amid the desperate struggle with the vampire Emil, whose fanged expression erupts behind him, while Mitterhaus remains visible within the crypt below. The compressed composition, violent physical performances and blood-red costume make this an exceptionally concentrated image of Hammer’s late-period vampire horror.

Directed by ROBERT YOUNG for Hammer Film Productions, VAMPIRE CIRCUS builds its climax around Emil’s attempt to restore Count Mitterhaus, with Higgins—credited in the film as ANTHONY CORLAN—facing Müller inside the ruined castle crypt. During the battle, Müller removes the wooden stake from Mitterhaus and drives it into Emil, destroying him but simultaneously allowing the Count to revive. The photograph therefore brings together Emil, Müller, Count Mitterhaus and the stake central to the film’s resurrection sequence within a single image.

Carefully restored from archival photographic materials and professionally lab-developed, this museum-quality photograph is presented uncropped, preserving the complete image area contained in the original archival source. The combination of ANTHONY HIGGINS, LAURENCE PAYNE, ROBERT TAYMAN, the climactic crypt battle and the pivotal vampire-staking sequence gives this photograph a distinctive identity for collectors of VAMPIRE CIRCUS, Hammer Horror, British vampire cinema and classic 1970s horror photography.

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