Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)

Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)

[6] Ralph Bates (The Horror of Frankenstein) stars as the infamous Dr. Jekyll, harvesting female hormones from fresh cadavers in his quest to invent a cure for all ailments. His experiments lead to an interesting result, though: a male fly becomes a…
Hands of the Ripper (1971)

Hands of the Ripper (1971)

[7] A young girl sees her mother murdered at the hands of her father, who just so happens to be London's infamous Jack the Ripper. When the girl comes of age (played by Angharad Rees), she's triggered to continue her father's murderous…
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)

[3] Hammer Films' 1970s death spiral continues with this snoozy adaptation of Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars. Valerie Leon stars as an archaeologist's daughter who becomes increasingly possessed by the spirit of a long-deceased Egyptian princess (also played by Leon).…
Countess Dracula (1971)

Countess Dracula (1971)

[4] Ingrid Pitt (The Vampire Lovers, The Wicker Man) stars as an aged, 17th-century Hungarian baroness who bathes in the blood of virgin women to maintain a beautiful, youthful appearance. She keeps her visiting daughter (Lesley-Anne Down) prisoner and assumes her identity,…
Twins of Evil (1971)

Twins of Evil (1971)

[8] In one of Hammer Films' finest efforts, twin orphans named Maria and Frieda (Mary and Madelaine Collinson) come to live with their pious, witch-hunting uncle Gustav (Peter Cushing) under the shadow of Castle Karnstein. The boisterous and womanizing Count Karnstein (Damien…
Lust for a Vampire (1971)

Lust for a Vampire (1971)

[7] After the British ratings board officially loosened up in 1970, Hammer Films went full-bore into bountiful boobage. Lust for a Vampire is one of the studio's most scandalous productions for its considerable female nudity and sexual situations. Many cast and crew…
Wake in Fright (1971)

Wake in Fright (1971)

[7] Gary Bond (Zulu) stars as a restless school teacher in the desolate hellscape of the Australian Outback. On his way to Sydney for Christmas break, he becomes stranded in a frontier mining town after gambling away all his money. Some of…
The Andromeda Strain (1971)

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

[6] The U.S. government gathers a group of elite scientists in an underground high-tech laboratory to solve the mystery of an extra-terrestrial micro-organism that has killed everyone in a small Nevada town. With two survivors -- a crying baby and a drunk…
Wild Rovers (1971)

Wild Rovers (1971)

[5] William Holden and Ryan O'Neal co-star as Montana ranch hands who rob a bank and flee to Mexico in this leisurely-paced 'hangout' western from writer/director Blake Edwards (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Victor/Victoria). Holden plays the elder cowboy who wonders how he'll get…
Creatures the World Forgot (1971)

Creatures the World Forgot (1971)

[3] On one hand, I admire Hammer Films for their ambition. Creatures the World Forgot contains not one word of discernable language and follows a bunch of half-nude prehistoric cave people running across beautiful locations (filmed in Namibia and South Africa). On…