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The Ninth Heart and Ferat Vampire

Beauty And The Beast (Panna A Netvor) (Country: Czechoslovakia; Year: 1978; Director: Juraj Herz; Writer: Juraj Herz, Ota Hofman, Frantisek Hrubín; Stars: Zdena Studenková, Vlastimil Harapes, Václav Voska)

In this gothic rendition of the classic fairy tale, a merchant's youngest daughter is held prisoner by a mysterious winged beast.

Ferat Vampire (Upír Z Feratu) (Country: Czechoslovakia; Year: 1982; Director: Juraj Herz; Writer: Jan Fleischer, Juraj Herz, Josef Nesvadba; Stars: Jirí Menzel, Dagmar Havlová, Jana Brezková, Petr Cepek, Jan Schmid, Zdenka Procházková, Blanka Waleská)

A doctor is shocked when the nurse he loves signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a rally driver. A fellow doctor makes him believe that human blood is being used as fuel for their highly successful car.

Morgiana (Country: Czechoslovakia; Year: 1972; Director: Juraj Herz; Writer: Vladimír Bor, Alexander Grin, Juraj Herz; Stars: Iva Janzurová, Josef Abrhám, Nina Divísková, Petr Cepek, Josef Somr)

Klara and Viktoria are sisters. Their father dies, leaving most of his property to Klara. When Klara becomes involved with a man that her sister loves, Viktoria begins to plot her murder.

The Ninth Heart (Country: Czechoslovakia; Year: 1979; Director: Juraj Herz; Writer: Josef Hanzlík, Juraj Herz; Stars: Ondrej Pavelka, Anna Malová, Julie Juristová, Josef Kemr, Juraj Kukura)

A poor student must rescue an ailing princess from the castle of an evil magician, who's preparing a rejuvenating elixir from the stolen hearts of nine children