Thus far, this is the only major media adaptation of Bram Stoker's mostly forgotten THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, of which I made brief mention for Year 1911 in THE PREHISTORY OF THE FEMME FORMIDABLE.
Unfortunately, though the Stoker novel is something of a mess, Ken Russell's adaptation is overly jokey and derisive of the source-material. Amanda Donohue makes an appealing enough snake-woman, but that's about all I can remember from this old chestnut. I confess I haven't seen it in about 20 years, however. Perhaps time might prove kinder to the film now.
Amanda Donohue totally rocked in this movie. She really got into the part and played it with deadpan camp.
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