The Countess

Erzebet Bathory

Istvan Thurzo

Gyorgy Thurzo

Anna Darvulia

Dominic Vizakna

Aunt Klara

Ferenc Nadasdy

Miklos

Helena

Janos

Dorothea

Zusanna

Kaija

Nadia

King Matthias

Andreas Berthoni (as André M. Hennicke)

Anna Bathory

Gyorgy Bathory

Reverend Matej

Kati von Kraj

Kasia von Rosenheim

Countess 1

Count 1

Clockmaker

Judge

Teacher

Count Krajevo

Old Woman in Park

Gravedigger

Bishop

Old Minister

Maid

Peasant

Peasant

Arresting Guard

Erzebet Aged 11

Erzebet Aged 6

Ferenc Nadasky Aged 5

Anna Aged 16

Anna Aged 11

Ursula Aged 14

Ursula Aged 9

Paul Aged 11

Paul Aged 7

Pola Aged 12 (as Paula Knüppling)

Pola Aged 7

Peasant Boy

Maid (uncredited)

Anna (uncredited)

Dead Girl (uncredited)

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)

Radha Mitchell (Anna Darvulia) and Vincent Gallo (Dominic Vizakna) were set to star.

Ethan Hawke was originally part of the cast.

Julie Delpy revealed in a 2014 interview with entertainment reporter Darby Maloney that the film was a huge success in France, so successful that she is practically guaranteed financial backing from French financiers for any project she wants to pursue in the future.

(at around 1h 15mins) The fifth book on the bookshelf is the "Dictionnaire De Boyer". Abel Boyer was born in 1664 and did write a French-English dictionary. Countess Báthory died in 1614.

King Matthias: Every month I sign dozens of death warrants for those witches. It has become worse than the plague. When will it stop?

Erzebet Bathory: God, perhaps you are trying my faith. Perhaps you are punishing me because I loved him more than I love you. Man has created God in his image which gives him dominance over everything else. Birds, lions, trees and women. I wish I had been born a man, I would have killed thousands in battle, taken over countries, burned witches - I would have been a hero. That is it, you're nothing but a myth. The Greeks created gods for everything because they could not figure out why the sea, why love, why death. Now we have created you to appease and feed our fears and ignorance. 'Cause we have so many questions and so few answers. I have used you in prayers to forgive myself for my horrors and sins. A proper burial of feeding the wolves is the same thing. Holy water is just dirty water. Why am I so scared to die? Because I do not believe in you or the eternity of the soul. When I die I shall rot and nothing will be left of me. Love is the dagger that stabbed me in the back. If you are not a myth, absolve me of my sins and give me blood to keep me young. I thank you, my Lord.

Erzebet Bathory: It would be improper for me to marry you. You're a Count by marriage, whereas nobility has been in my family for centuries.