Count Dracula's Great Love (El gran amor del conde Drácula)

You should be more careful, he warned us it was very fragile.

To hell with that, it's as heavy as a dead man.

You're right. I'd like to know what's inside that's so heavy.

I really don't care.

They've paid us very well to bring the box here and that's enough for me.

He said not to unpack it, and leave it in the cellar.

It won't be easy getting it down there.

It's stupid to keep going, these hallways'll never end.

Let's leave it in this room.

Did you notice the look on that man who gave us the job?

- Gave me chills. - I barely noticed,

it was too late and I was only interested in the money.

I assure you I'd never seen a bundle like that.

Barton from the station told me he's an English aristocrat.

He's a very rich man.

He's a doctor. He's bought the sanitarium

and it seems he's going to open it again.

That stinking Barton, always so well informed.

There could be valuable scientific instruments in here,

don't you think? That means money.

He told us not to open it and looked like he was serious.

Come on, let's go.

- We've already finished our job. - Why don't we open it,

and see what's inside.

- Let's go. - Don't worry, man.

- Then we'll close it and none'll know.

Do what you want.

We better leave right now, I don't like this.

Come on, let's open it.

Rich people bury their dead loaded with jewels.

As if they're going to need them in hell.

We ain't lucky, my friend. It's just an old skeleton.

Why don't we take a look around the house?

The Englishman won't be here for a few more days.

Maybe this job will turn out to be more lucrative than we thought.

We'll just take a look around, tomorrow we can come back.

Forcing the door no one will ever suspect us.

But... what about the coffin? We have to leave it as we found it.

Come on, don't worry, we'll be back tomorrow.

It's useless Lajos, there's only dirt and garbage here.

We're passing the place where, according to regional legends,

Jonathan Harker and Dr. Van Helsing

finally destroyed the king of the vampires.

Count Dracula.

According to the legend he was a descendant

of a great historical figure.

A blood thirsty prince that fought the Turks in 1445.

We'll see soon the ruins of the castle.

They're very close to the city.

This is Borgo Pass.

Don't always try to scare us,

The vampire is just a legend from your country.

Listen to me, my friends. This is a region in which

everything is possible.

I can assure you that Count Dracula existed.

What's more, I wouldn't dare deny that he still exists.

- Come Imre, don't frighten us. - And if he shows up right now?

- I'm scared now. - You can't be serious.

Very serious.

That old house you see there is an abandoned sanatorium,

it was built in 1860.

Just like the rest of the area, has a bad reputation,

- the patients died in strange ways. - What do you mean by that?

Anemia, anemia that spread like an epidemic.

Its director, one Yorga Kardos, was finally accused

of causing the death of his patients by bloodletting.

They say he used it in his experiments.

- What did they do to him? - There was a riot.

One day the people attacked the sanitorium and hung the doctor.

But the following morning his body had disappeared,

and it was never found.

- And the sanatorium? - It was abandoned.

Latest rumor is it was bought by an English doctor.

That's what I was told in Bistritz where I'd the pleasure of meeting you.

That Englishman must be an eccentric.

With the bad reputation of this place

it will be very difficult for him to find clients.

You've impressed me Imre.

I'll have many tales to tell when I return to Munich.

- What happened? - We've lost a wheel.

We've got to find it, it can't be too far.

- I'll go look for it. - I'll go with you.

- Damn it, it's going to be dark soon. - Will we have to be here long?

At least two hours, and that's if we're lucky.

But we can't spend the night here!

Don't worry Karen, everything will be alright.

There's no trace of the wheel.

It has to be around here, it couldn't have gone so far.

Maybe it went off the road, we should look in the trees.

Ok, let's go.

Keep still, keep still!

Keep still, keep still!

Oh my God!

- He's dead! - It's horrible.

It's like he had a premonition.

He didn't want us to come to this place.

We can't leave him here, let's try to get him into the stagecoach.

Careful.

Poor thing. What are we going to do now?

It's useless, we better go back.

This is the first moment since we left that we can be alone.

You're crazy. It's getting late. They're waiting for us.

I don't care about anything else.

How long will we keep hiding?

Sooner or later they'll find out, but first I want to tease you.

Why they haven't returned yet?

I'm worried, something must have happened to them.

You think so?

I think our young friend is very interested in Marlene,

and she's interested too.

Did you notice how quickly she offered to help him?

What an imagination you have.

I don't know how you always think the worst of everyone else.

Look, here they come!

And empty handed.

It's about time, what happened?

- Not a trace of the wheel. - That doesn't matter anymore,

something terrible has happened.

One of the horses killed the coachman.

It's horrible, what can we do?

The storm will be here in a few minutes.

There's no choice but to get to the sanatorium,

perhaps they can help us.

And leave this poor man's body by itself?

We can't do anything for him anymore.

We should have stayed inside the stagecoach.

After what Imre told us I'm scared.

Nonsense, that happened a long time ago.

We might not find anyone.

Maybe Imre knows something else.

Imre, if you don't mind we'd like you to keep telling us things

about that sanatorium.

I've told you practically everything I know.

The sanatorium has been abandoned for 10 years.

In its time was one of the most luxurious in the country,

...a real palace.

And it had the latest advances,

both in the facilities and the instruments.

That maybe the reason why that English doctor bought it.

It's possible, but I don't think he'll have much success.

- And what's that man like? - I don't know.

He was in Bistritz a few days but very few people saw him.

I understand he's very rich and plans to dedicate himself to

clinical research.

There's no doubt he has to be a lonely man to live in this place.

- I'd prefer he hasn't arrived yet. - Don't say that.

We wouldn't want to find the sanatorium closed,

and then have to sleep outside.

We'll know soon enough.

Looks like it's abandoned,

and it couldn't be more scary.

- I think we better go back. - Don't be so fearful,

I'm sure that man Imre talked about is already here.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was a real Prince Charming.

What else would you want?

You bet I would.

At least he wouldn't take me looking for wheels.

It seems there is no one inside.

Forgive our intrusion at this hour,

but we've had a terrible accident and we need help.

I'll be glad to help you. I'm Dr. Wendell Marlowe.

Come on in.

Allow me to introduce us.

These ladies are Karen, Senta, Elke and Marlene.

My name is Imre Foldi.

I'm from this region.

I had the pleasure of knowing my companions in Bistritz

and we decided to go for a tour together.

But unfortunately our stagecoach had an accident.

And one of the horses killed the coachman

Perhaps Mr. Marlowe has a cart that we could use to return to Bistritz.

I'd like to be able to help you,

but sadly I don't have any means of transportation.

Do you know any place we can spend the night? It's so late.

You shouldn't worry, if you accept, you may be my guests.

Within a week the man who brings my supplies will be here.

- You could go with him. - A week? That's a very long time.

If we stay for a week, it would be an awfully big complication for you.

Is there any other hotel where we can stay?

I'm afraid not. In any case, it's no bother.

And what will we do with the coachman?

We can't leave him like that.

Don't worry. For the moment I'll try make you comfortable.

Later I'll try to bring the coachman's body here.

Do you think you could repair the stagecoach, Mr. Foldi?

I fear that I'd be unable to do it alone.

And besides, the horses escaped.

I don't think I could be useful, I'm terrible at these things.

I can only repeat my offer already made.

This isn't very comfortable,

but at least you'll have a roof to protect you.

You're very kind, Mr. Marlowe.

We'll accept your hospitality tonight.

It would be a pleasure to have you as guests as long as necessary.

The only thing I'm sorry about is I can't offer you better accommodations.

Those are wolves.

There are still a few in the region

and at night they come down from the hills.

Thank God we don't have to spend the night outside.

As you can see it's a bit rundown.