Lust for a Vampire (1971)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jimmy Sangster

Writers:

Tudor Gates (screenplay)
Sheridan Le Fanu (story)

Release Date:

2 September 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A vampire's lust knows no boundaries...

Plot:

In 1830, forty years to the day since the last manifestation of their dreaded vampirism, the Karnstein...

Plot Keywords:

Resurrection | Sequel | Lesbianism | Nudity | Girls' School

Cast

Ralph Bates	...	Giles Barton
Barbara Jefford	...	Countess Herritzen
Suzanna Leigh	...	Janet Playfair
Michael Johnson	...	Richard Lestrange
Yutte Stensgaard	...	Mircalla / Carmilla Karnstein
Helen Christie	...	Miss Simpson
Pippa Steel	...	Susan Pelley
David Healy	...	Raymond Pelley
Harvey Hall	...	Inspector Heinrich
Mike Raven	...	Count Karnstein
Michael Brennan	...	Landlord
Jack Melford	...	Bishop
Christopher Cunningham	...	Coachman
Judy Matheson	...	Amanda
Christopher Neame	...	Hans

Also Known As:

Love for a Vampire (USA) (bowdlerized title)
To Love a Vampire (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

95 min | USA:91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | UK:18 (video rating) (1990) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Elstree Film and TV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

Peter Cushing was originally intended to play the lead but asked to bow out so that he could continue to look after his ailing wife

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Near the beginning of the film, crewmembers are reflected in the stagecoach door, sitting around on the grass.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)

Soundtrack:

Strange Love

Must Have Been Quite Erotic At The Time

In many ways this movie is little different from other Hammer horror films produced at the time . It has an inn that doesn`t take too kindly to strangers especially ones that don`t believe in vampires , it`s obvious that the " night " scenes were filmed during the day by sticking a blue filter over the camera lens and there`s some really dodgy effects and make up like the very obvious dummy at the film`s climax

What sets LUST FOR A VAMPIRE apart from other British horror movies at the time is some really superb ( For its day ) T&A on display complete with some lesbian kissing . It`s also good to see some old fashioned buxom women who have never heard of the phrase silicone implants . That`s something you don`t see in horror movies nowadays I can tell you