Blood and Roses (1960) Et mourir de plaisir (original title)

Director:

Roger Vadim

Writers:

Claude Brulé (original story)
Sheridan Le Fanu (novel)
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Release Date:

14 September 1960 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Beyond Reason! Beyond Belief!

Plot:

Young Carmilla is jealous of her friend's engagement, and her obsession leads her to the tomb of a female vampire...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Ancestor | Tomb | Obsession | Fireworks

Cast

Mel Ferrer	...	Leopoldo De Karnstein
Elsa Martinelli	...	Georgia Monteverdi
Annette Vadim	...	Carmilla
Alberto Bonucci	...	Carlo Ruggieri
René-Jean Chauffard	...	Dr. Verari (as R.J. Chauffard)
Gabriella Farinon	...	Lisa (as Gaby Farinon)
Serge Marquand	...	Giuseppe
Edith Peters	...	The Cook (as Edith Arlene)
Peters Catalano
Nathalie LeForet	...	Marie (as Nathalie LaFaurie)
Carmilla Stroyberg	...	Martha (as Camilla Stroyberg)
Marc Allégret	...	Judge Monteverdi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giovanni Di Benedetto	...	Police Marshal (uncredited)
Renato Speziali	...	Guido Naldi (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Vadim

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Claude Brulé		original story
Sheridan Le Fanu		novel "Carmilla"
Claude Martin		original story
Roger Vadim		screenplay
Roger Vailland		screenplay

Produced by
Raymond Eger	....	producer

Original Music by
Jean Prodromidès

Cinematography by
Claude Renoir

Film Editing by
Victoria Mercanton
Maurizio Lucidi		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Jean André
Robert Guisgand

Set Decoration by
Robert Christidès		(as Christides)

Costume Design by
Marcel Escoffier

Makeup Department
Amato Garbini	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Michel Choquet	....	production manager
Piero Cocco	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alberto Cardone	....	assistant director
Jacques Poitrenaud	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Robert Biard	....	sound (as Robert Biart)

Camera and Electrical Department
Otello Spila	....	assistant camera
Andréas Winding	....	camera operator (as Andreas Winding)

Music Department
Elene Polonska	....	Irish harp played by

Other crew
Suzanne Durrenberger	....	script supervisor
Harriet Medin	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Documento Film
• Films EGE

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Paramount S.A. (1960) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1975) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Western Electric  sound

Also Known As:

"Et mourir de plaisir" - France (original title)
"To Die with Pleasure" - International (English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

France:87 min | USA:74 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound)

Certification:

Norway:16 | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Documento Film

Trivia:

Christopher Lee was originally considered for the role of Count Karnestein, (probably as to make the film marketable for fans of his Hammer vampire films) but the part eventually went to his friend Mel Ferrer.

Goofs:

Continuity: In three shots from the same scene, the bloodstain on Carmilla's dress moves from the right to the left side, then back to the right side again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Salem's Lot" (1979)

this is one of the best vampire movie I'd ever seen.

This is beautiful and poetic. If you see this movie on English dialogue, you must see French version. English version has terrible narration. And this movie filmed in TECHNIRAMA, you must see this on letter box. If you don't, you have seen nothing yet.