I have to confess, apart from Cornelia Otis Skinner (playing a character very reminiscent of the original concept for Julia Hoffman) and the music which is lovely, I found this film distinctly lame upon my last viewing. The ending in particular felt very anticlimactic to say the least.
If you've never seen it, I strongly advise trying to get it through Netflix or your local library. Watch before you buy.
I really need to get the new DVD of the cheapo 1957 Roger Corman shocker THE UNDEAD, definitely an inspiration for the whole Vicki-flashback-to-1795 thing.
cheers, H.