Is the movie Forbidden Empire available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we take a closer look at Forbidden Empire (1967), a slow-burning gothic voyage that follows cartographer Jonathan Green from Europe into the fog-choked reaches of Transylvania and across the Carpathian Mountains. Stranded in a village ringed by a deep moat, Green discovers a place where superstition and a hidden, festering evil in the villagers’ souls make escape feel impossible. In this article we’ll map out where you can watch the film today — from Netflix to Disney+, Prime Video and Apple TV+ — and explain what each service currently offers (streaming, rental or purchase). We’ll also note any festival prizes or awards the film may have picked up and point to editions with the best restoration or extras for fans of eerie, atmospheric cinema.

Synopsis

In the early 18th century, cartographer Jonathan Green sets out from Europe on a scientific expedition toward the East. After threading his way through Transylvania and over the brooding Carpathians, he emerges into a forgotten village swallowed by an impenetrable forest—a place reached only by mischance and a veil of thick fog. The inhabitants, unlike any people he has met, have hewn a deep moat around their homes and cling to the simple conviction that walls and ritual can keep danger out. Yet isolation has only incubated a deeper corruption: what they fear most has already rooted itself in their souls, biding its time before it breaks free to spread beyond their fragile refuge.

Release date

1967

Duration

1h 17min

Rating

Director

Georgiy Kropachyov

Country

Genre(s)

Drame, Fantasy, Horreur

Cast

Leonid Kuravlyov Natalya Varley Aleksey Glazyrin Nikolay Kutuzov Vadim Zakharchenko Petro Vesklyarov Vladimir Salnikov