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Overview

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Writers:
Sheridan Le Fanu (novel)
Christen Jul (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 May 1932 (Germany) more
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Plot:
A traveler obsessed with the supernatural visits an old inn and finds evidence of vampires. full summary | full synopsis
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A Note About the Film and Sound Quality more (72 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Julian West ... Allan Grey
Maurice Schutz ... Der Schlossherr (Lord of the Manor)
Rena Mandel ... Gisèle
Sybille Schmitz ... Léone
Jan Hieronimko ... Der Dorfartz - Village Doctor
Henriette Gérard ... Die alte Frau von Friedhof - The Woman from the Cemetery (as Henriette Gérard)
Albert Bras ... Der alte Diener - Old Servant
N. Babanini ... Seine Frau (His Wife)
Jane Mora ... Die Krankenschwester / Nurse
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Georges Boidin ... Limping Man
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Also Known As:
Adventures of David Gray
Castle of Doom (USA) (dubbed version)
L'étrange aventure de David Gray
Not Against the Flesh (USA)
The Strange Adventure of David Gray
The Vampire (USA) (copyright title)
Vampyr
Vampyr, ou l'étrange aventure de David Gray
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Runtime:
Germany:65 min | USA:75 min | Argentina:75 min | Belgium:75 min | Spain:70 min (DVD edition)
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1:19 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)

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In order to achieve the strange, dream-like photography, A thin gauze was put in front of the lens as a filter. more
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Crew or equipment visible: At exactly 16 minutes (in the Criterion DVD) as the camera pans right, there is a reflection in a glass window of the camera operator cranking the camera. more
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Featured in Carl Th. Dreyer: Min metier (1995) more

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A Note About the Film and Sound Quality, 15 November 2002
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Author: jacksflicks from Hollywood

I can't improve on the fine reviews of the movie itself, but there are two major factors connected with the making of the film that may have been overlooked.

If by "poor quality," the reference is to the washed out, somewhat spotty look of the print, please be aware that this was deliberate. Cinematographer Matté had accidently opened a can of exposed film, and when Dreyer saw the result, he was delighted. It was just the effect he had been looking for.

"Vampyr" was originally shot as a silent. It was only later half-dubbed with voice-overs. Again, however, like the fortuitous "damage" to the print, the sparse and somewhat vague, even incoherent, dialogue contributes to the sense of dislocation which, I believe, is one of the great virtues of this genre masterpiece.

Like many, the first time I saw "Vampyr" I was put off by its obscurity and, yes, the "mutilated" video and audio. But as I saw more Dreyer and learned to stop trying to deconstruct the thing, I really began to like it. Now, I love it. If your first viewing of "Vampyr" leaves you the way it left me the first time, don't give up on it. It's on video, so buy a copy and pick your moments to watch it. You'll be rewarded.

An aside: Julian West, who played the lead, was also backer of the film and is credited, along with Dreyer, as producer. He is said to have been as spacey in real life as he was in character.

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