About this movie
- Genres:
- Classics, Foreign Film, Horror
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:12:52
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 1931
- Quality:
- 480 (DVD equivalent)
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Julian West
David Gray
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Maurice Schutz
Lord of the Manor
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Jan Hieronimko
Doctor
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Sybille Schmitz
His Daughter Leone
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Rena Mandel
His Daughter Gisele
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Henriette Gerard
Old Woman at Cemetery
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N. Babanini
His Wife
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Albert Bras
Servant
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Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg
David Gray
Directors
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
Producers
- Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg
- Julian West
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
Vampyr
Vampyr ranks in many circles as one of the greatest horror films of all time. Inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, the story concerns a mysterious series of killings, committed by a crone of a female vampire (Henriette Gerard). The story is told through the eyes of a holiday reveller (Julian West), who at first scoffs at the notion of a supernatural murderer, but who is eventually forced to believe that there are more things in heaven and earth. Dreyer offers few explanations of the phenomena he presents on screen: the strange and frightening happenings just happen, as casually as any everyday occurrence. As was his custom, Dreyer mostly uses nonprofessionals in his cast. Vampyr is available in a wide variety of severely edited and duped versions.
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