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The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) 6.5
When car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small Southern European village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them with sinister consequences. Director:Don SharpWriter:Anthony Hinds (screenplay) |
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Title: The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
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Clifford Evans | ... |
Professor Zimmer
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Edward de Souza | ... |
Gerald Harcourt
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Noel Willman | ... |
Dr. Ravna
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Jennifer Daniel | ... |
Marianne Harcourt
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Barry Warren | ... |
Carl Ravna
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Brian Oulton | ... |
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Noel Howlett | ... |
Father Xavier
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Jacquie Wallis | ... |
Sabena Ravna
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Peter Madden | ... |
Bruno
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Isobel Black | ... |
Tania
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Vera Cook | ... |
Anna
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John Harvey | ... |
Police Sergeant
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Carl Esmond | ... |
Anton (US TV version)
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Rosa Stangher (US TV version)
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Theresa Stangher (US TV version)
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Gerald and Marianne Harcourt are traveling by car when the car breaks down and they have to spend a few days in a small, remote village. It doesn't take long before they are invited to Dr. Ravna's castle. Without their knowledge, Dr. Ravna is the leader of a vampire cult, and he has become astonished by Marianne's beauty... Written by Mattias Thuresson
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Shocking! - Horrifying! - Macabre! See more »Genres:
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UKRelease Date:
11 September 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Double-billed with Hammer's "Paranoiac." See more »Goofs
The car used in the film was built in 1903. Dialogue during the movie clearly implies that the car is new, suggesting that the events take place in the first half of the first decade of the 20th century. However, the car clearly has a AA (British Automobile Association) badge mounted on the front, of a type first used in 1911 and phased out by 1924. See more »Quotes
Professor Zimmer: When the devil attacks a man or woman with this foul disease of the vampire the unfortunate human being can do one of two things. Either he can seek God through the church and pray for absolution or he can persuade himself that his filthy perversion is some kind of new and wonderful experience to be shared by the favoured few. Then he tries to persuade others to join his new cult.See more »
The basic plot: Gerald and Marianne Harcourt, a couple traveling through Europe for their honeymoon, break down in a small and secluded Eastern European village ,and one of the few places theyr'e welcomed is is the grand castle of the Count Ravna ,but when he turns out to be a bloodsucker and own a vampire cult and kidnap Marianne, Gerald must ally with reclusive vampire hunter Dr.Zimmer to defeat the vampires.
The praise:Ominous and entrancing. The scenes which are most effective are the ones when there is an air of unknowing and quiet terror, and a lot of creepy hypnotic feel. The masque scene is a masterpiece in structure, and Roman Polanski was definitely influenced by this in the making of his great suspenseful comedy "The fearless Vampire killers".The acting is solid , and the film is gorgeously ornate to look at, the Castle Ravna is being a place of complex architecture and decorative flourishes. The plot is pretty simple, but this small gem is all about mood.As well, the scene before Gerald and Marianne Harcourt come in is bloody good.
The flaws: The climax doesn't come together as well as the rest of the movie.