Yutte Stensgaard

A former au pair and model, Jytte Stensgaard emigrated to the UK in 1963, hoping to have a successful international film career. Changing her name to the slightly easier to pronounce "Yutte" Stensgaard she ironically didn't make her debut in a British film, but in the Italian movie The Girl with a Pistol (1968) (Girl with a Pistol) which did have some British backing. She then went on to appear in various British movies, mainly of the comedy or horror genre, most famously the lead role in Lust for a Vampire (1971), as well as several television guest roles. She also got a six-month stint hosting a game show with British king of comedy, Bob Monkhouse. After struggling with myopic casting directors, who could not see the beauty and budding talent before them and were happier to just keep casting more established but less beautiful women, Yutte finally gave up and emigrated to the USA in the mid-seventies and took up a job selling air time for a Christian radio station in Oregon. Understandably reluctant to make appearances at horror conventions when British film publicists finally started to notice her when it was too late, she did relent and start appearing at a select few in the late 1990s, giving the non-fickle amongst her fans a chance to see her unique radiance once more. An inimitable beauty the likes of which has never been seen since, Yutte Stensgaard was possibly the biggest loss to movies since that of Sharon Tate.

Some Girls Do (1969)

A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Richard Johnson  •  Daliah Lavi  •  Beba Lončar  •  James Villiers

A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Richard Johnson  •  Daliah Lavi  •  Beba Lončar  •  James Villiers

Zeta One (1969)

Women around the globe begin disappearing when a renegade race of top-heavy aliens from the planet Angvia begin snatching them off the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cort
CAST:  James Robertson Justice  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Robin Hawdon  •  Anna Gaël

Women around the globe begin disappearing when a renegade race of top-heavy aliens from the planet Angvia begin snatching them off the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cort
CAST:  James Robertson Justice  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Robin Hawdon  •  Anna Gaël

Burke & Hare (1972)

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Françoise Pascal

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Françoise Pascal

The Buttercup Chain (1970)

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Ellis Miller
CAST:  Jane Asher  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Sven-Bertil Taube  •  Leigh Taylor-Young

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Ellis Miller
CAST:  Jane Asher  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Sven-Bertil Taube  •  Leigh Taylor-Young

Scream and Scream Again (1970)

A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Christopher Lee  •  Peter Cushing  •  Judy Huxtable

A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Christopher Lee  •  Peter Cushing  •  Judy Huxtable

Doctor in Trouble (1970)

Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise ship is an old school chum of Burke's who plays 'Dr.Dare' in a very popular TV series and who women flock to. Burke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Leslie Phillips  •  Harry Secombe  •  Robert Morley  •  James Robertson Justice

Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise ship is an old school chum of Burke's who plays 'Dr.Dare' in a very popular TV series and who women flock to. Burke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Leslie Phillips  •  Harry Secombe  •  Robert Morley  •  James Robertson Justice

The Girl with a Pistol (1968)

A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Monica Vitti  •  Stanley Baker  •  Carlo Giuffrè  •  Corin Redgrave

A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Monica Vitti  •  Stanley Baker  •  Carlo Giuffrè  •  Corin Redgrave

Lust for a Vampire (1971)

In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Sangster
CAST:  Ralph Bates  •  Barbara Jefford  •  Suzanna Leigh  •  Michael Johnson

In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Sangster
CAST:  Ralph Bates  •  Barbara Jefford  •  Suzanna Leigh  •  Michael Johnson

Carry On Again Doctor (1969)

Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Kenneth Williams  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Jim Dale

Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Sid James  •  Kenneth Williams  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Jim Dale

The World of Hammer: Vamp (1994)

Through the years, Hammer's depiction of female vampires was consistently groundbreaking and always controversial, exploring the fine line between forbidden desire and the curse of the undead. This TV production contains only recycled clips with the only new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Sidaway
CAST:  Oliver Reed  •  Ingrid Pitt  •  Pippa Steel  •  Barbara Shelley

Through the years, Hammer's depiction of female vampires was consistently groundbreaking and always controversial, exploring the fine line between forbidden desire and the curse of the undead. This TV production contains only recycled clips with the only new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Sidaway
CAST:  Oliver Reed  •  Ingrid Pitt  •  Pippa Steel  •  Barbara Shelley

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David M. Thompson
CAST:  Charles Gray  •  Christopher Lee  •  Peter Cushing  •  Martin Scorsese

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David M. Thompson
CAST:  Charles Gray  •  Christopher Lee  •  Peter Cushing  •  Martin Scorsese