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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   9,070 votes
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Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
Gérard Brach (story) &
Roman Polanski (story)
Contact:
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Release Date:
February 1967 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Tagline:
Who says Vampires are no laughing matter?
Plot:
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Terrifyingly Gnarly #13: Sam Gets Rad at Tribeca
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User Comments:
Hilarious spoof of Hammer horrors more

Cast

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Jack MacGowran ... Professor Abronsius

Roman Polanski ... Alfred, Abronsius' Assistant
Alfie Bass ... Shagal, the Inn-Keeper
Jessie Robins ... Rebecca Shagal

Sharon Tate ... Sarah Shagal
Ferdy Mayne ... Count von Krolock
Iain Quarrier ... Herbert von Krolock
Terry Downes ... Koukol, the Servant
Fiona Lewis ... Magda, the Maid
Ronald Lacey ... Village Idiot
Sydney Bromley ... Sleigh Driver
Andreas Malandrinos ... Woodcutter
Otto Diamant ... Woodcutter
Matthew Walters ... Woodcutter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Fearless Vampire Killers (USA)
The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (USA) (DVD box title)
The Vampire Killers (USA) (working title)
Vampire Ball (Europe) (working title)
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 (1968) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:12 (w) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)
Company:
Cadre Films more

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Trivia:
Producer Martin Ransohoff discovered Sharon Tate on the set of "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962), and insisted that director Roman Polanski use her instead of Jill St. John as Polanski had planned. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Professor and Alfred attempt to enter the underground crypt of Count Von Krolock, footsteps in the snow appear and disappear. more
Quotes:
Alfred, Abronsius' Assistant: Shouldn't we build a barricade?
Professor Abronsius: No, that would be bad tactics.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in A cena col vampiro (1988) (TV) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Hilarious spoof of Hammer horrors, 8 January 1999
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Author: RufusT from Mpls., MN

While probably not everyone's cup of tea, Polanski's loving spoof/tribute to Hammer Films' vampire movies of the late fifties/early sixties (specifically BRIDES OF DRACULA) is often hilarious and superbly on-target.

Like most successful spoofs of the horror genre (YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, et al), FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS maintains a high amount of reverence for its subject matter, treating it with a certain amount of respect amidst all the pratfalls and silliness. The jokes don't always succeed, and the film is more a series of brilliant set-pieces, but all in all a beautiful production.

By all means, if you can, catch it letterboxed to fully appreciate the sweeping, snow-bound landscapes and intricately detailed sets.

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