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Vampyr

  • 1932
  • Approved
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
21K
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Vampyr (1932)
A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.
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A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.

  • Director
    • Carl Theodor Dreyer
  • Writers
    • Sheridan Le Fanu
    • Christen Jul
    • Carl Theodor Dreyer
  • Stars
    • Julian West
    • Maurice Schutz
    • Rena Mandel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Writers
      • Sheridan Le Fanu
      • Christen Jul
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Stars
      • Julian West
      • Maurice Schutz
      • Rena Mandel
    • 153User reviews
    • 170Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Vampyr: Doctor!
    Clip 1:34
    Vampyr: Doctor!
    Vampyr: Doctor!
    Clip 1:34
    Vampyr: Doctor!

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    Julian West
    Julian West
    • Allan Grey
    Maurice Schutz
    Maurice Schutz
    • Der Schlossherr (The Lord of the Manor)
    Rena Mandel
    Rena Mandel
    • Gisèle
    Sybille Schmitz
    Sybille Schmitz
    • Léone
    Jan Hieronimko
    Jan Hieronimko
    • Der Dorfarzt (The Village Doctor)
    Henriette Gérard
    Henriette Gérard
    • Die alte Frau vom Friedhof (The Old Woman from the Cemetery)
    • (as Henriette Gérard)
    Albert Bras
    • Der alte Diener (The Old Servant)
    N. Babanini
    • Seine Frau (His Wife)
    Jane Mora
    • Die Krankenschwester (The Nurse)
    Georges Boidin
    Georges Boidin
    • Limping Man
    • Director
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
    • Writers
      • Sheridan Le Fanu
      • Christen Jul
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer
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    • Trivia
      For much of the cast, this was their only film appearance since they were not professional actors. Henriette Gérard who played the vampire was a French widow, Jan Hieronimko who played the village doctor was a Polish journalist, Rena Mandel who played Gisèle was an artist's model. Even Julian West (real name: Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg) who played Allan Grey, was French-born member of Russian nobility who agreed to finance the film in exchange for the leading part. (He later emigrated to America where he became a powerful fashion journalist and mentor to designers like Calvin Klein.)
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Gisèle: Why does the doctor always come at night?

    • Alternate versions
      There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "LA STRANA AVVENTURA DI DAVID GRAY (Vampyr - Il vampiro, 1932) + NOSFERATU, UNA SINFONIA DELL'ORRORE (1922)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943)

    User reviews153

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    Dark, eerie, atmospheric

    For a movie made in 1932, this is very, very impressive. Confusing plot aside, the emphasis in this Victorian nightmare is placed on the cinematic aspects. "Vampyr" is plodding, very dark and eerie, filled with such haunting atmosphere and brooding visuals full of unseen, but lurking terror - very effecting. It works on a subconscious and emotional level more than any other way. I think it's worth a look.
    • grob248
    • Oct 3, 2000
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1932 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Castle of Doom
    • Filming locations
      • Abbaye de Braye, Braye, Aisne, France(recreated cemetery)
    • Production company
      • Tobis Filmkunst
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.19 : 1

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