---
title: 'Bathory (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Juraj Jakubisko'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 141
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Slovakia'
  - 'Czech Republic'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Hungary'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bathory-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469640/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bathory (2008)

2008 · 141 min · Drama, Fantasy, History · Slovakia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Hungary


## Synopsis

Bathory is a 2008 historical drama written and directed by Juraj Jakubisko. Filming began in December 2005, and the film was released in July 2008. It was Jakubisko's first English-language film and an international co-production between the cinemas of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the United Kingdom.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Juraj Jakubisko](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-jakubisko)
- **Screenplay:** [Juraj Jakubisko](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-jakubisko)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Katarína Knechtová](https://cinepixo.com/people/katarina-knechtova), [Simon Boswell](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-boswell), [Jan Jirásek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-jirasek), [Tatiana Miková](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatiana-mikova), [Andrej Turok](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrej-turok), [Martin MAOK Tesák](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-maok-tesak)
- **Producer:** [Mike Downey](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-downey), [Thom Mount](https://cinepixo.com/people/thom-mount), [Deana Horváthová](https://cinepixo.com/people/deana-horvathova)
- **Director of Photography:** [František Brabec](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-brabec)

## Cast

- [Karel Dobrý](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-dobry) as Commander of the Guard
- [Jiří Švejda](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-svejda)
- [Michaela Drotárová](https://cinepixo.com/people/michaela-drotarova) as Erika
- [Jaroslav Kaňkovský](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-kankovsky)
- [Bára Fišerová](https://cinepixo.com/people/bara-fiserova)
- [Karel Bélohradsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-belohradsky)
- [Jan Maxián](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-maxian)
- [Pavel Skřípal](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-skripal)
- [Kristýna Ryška](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristyna-ryska)
- [Marek Vašut](https://cinepixo.com/people/marek-vasut) as Gabriel Bethlen
- [Jiří Hajdyla](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-hajdyla)
- [Vincenzo Nicoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-nicoli) as Sigismund Báthory
- [Pavel Mádl](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-madl) as Cyril, 9 years old
- [Anna Friel](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-friel) as Elizabeth Báthory
- [Sandra Pogodová](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-pogodova) as Sára

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Official site: https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10097575901-bathory/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bathory-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q853705); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.