A film with Elizabeth Bathory in space?

Question

In the 80's I saw a movie, probably direct to VHS and running on the back of Star Wars success, very much like the Hoff classic Starcrash.

The main plot was a typical battle of Good Vs Evil, the evil in this case being some space empress that posessed a large perspex Iron Maiden device that sucked the blood from her victims and was used as an elixir to maintain her youthful appearance - much like the previously mentioned Elizabeth Bathory.

I've got a feeling it may have been a dubbed Italian movie.

2nd time for this question so, no not Barbarella or Lifeforce - Elizabeth Bathory is referring to the Hungarian historical figure, if it was an actress I'd have looked up IMDB myself and have tried many plot searches. Unfortunately not Flesh Gordon or Sex Wars or any of the 'mainstream underground' direct to VHS offerings of the 80's I'm afraid. This is going to be a VERY obscure movie.

Oh - I should add - this was a Sci-Fi not something like a Hammer Horror with castles and stone but perspex and aluminum and Battlestar Galactica (original) like sets

Answer 1

I think it's this one:

The Humanoid

starring Richard Kiel and Barbara Bach

from a review:

"One curious note, though: about seven minutes into the film there is a scene where a young, shapely woman who has been captured by Barbara Bach's evil dark queen is strapped into some futuristic torture apparatus stark naked (shown clearly only from the front from the waist up) and skewered by a rack of sharpened glass needles for purposes never made clear."

Answer 2

Are you telling me that people actually thought Elizabeth Bathory was an actress the first time you asked this?? It's a sad comment on our society.

Could it be Countess Dracula??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_Dracula

Also, there was a Spanish film called El Retorno del Hombre-Lobo made in 1980 were a witch brings Elizabeth back from the dead.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0081415/

I'm not sure either are the movie you are talking about.

Answer 3

Try IMDB with Elizabeth Bathory as character name there are a number of films listed