In the late nineteenth century, the anaemic governor of a brutal prison institution, along with his crippled assistant, conducts research on the inmates.
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Title: Blood of the Vampire (1958)
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| Donald Wolfit | ... | Callistratus | |
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Vincent Ball | ... | John Pierre |
| Barbara Shelley | ... | Madeleine | |
| Victor Maddern | ... | Carl | |
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William Devlin | ... | Kurt |
| Andrew Faulds | ... | Wetzler | |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | Judge | |
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Bryan Coleman | ... | Auron (as Bryan Coleman/Brian Coleman) |
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Cameron Hall | ... | Drunken Doctor |
| George Murcell | ... | First Guard | |
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Julian Strange | ... | Second Guard |
| Bruce Wightman | ... | Third Guard (as Bruce Whiteman) | |
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Barbara Burke | ... | Housekeeper |
| Bernard Bresslaw | ... | Tall Sneak Thief | |
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Hal Osmond | ... | Small Sneak Thief |
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In the late nineteenth century, the anaemic governor of a brutal prison institution, along with his crippled assistant, conducts research on the inmates. Written by Mysty <rharvey@flash.net>
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UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
October 1958 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Dämon mit den blutigen Händen See more »Filming Locations:
Alliance Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UKCompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Color (photographed in) (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
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The most loathsome scourge ever to afflict this earth was that of the Vampire.
Nourishing itself on warm living blood, the only known method of ending a vampire's reign of terror was to drive a wooden stake through his heart. See more »
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Posters for Blood of the Vampire (1958) indicate that it was considered an adults-only film in France and the UK at the time of its release. French posters note that viewing by people under age 16 was prohibited and UK posters show that the film carried an X Certificate from the British Board of Film Censors, which prohibited the exhibition of the movie to those under 16. The X Certificate is indicative of the activities of Eros Film Distributors, which had by then deliberately 'embarked on a new X-certificate path'. Tempean Productions 'embraced' not only films designed to get an X cert, but also 'Eros's policy of offering co-feature programmes which could be marketed not only in Britain, but also on the American drive-in circuits'. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: Transylvania 1874The most loathsome scourge ever to afflict this earth was that of the Vampire.
Nourishing itself on warm living blood, the only known method of ending a vampire's reign of terror was to drive a wooden stake through his heart. See more »
Alternate Versions
The UK cinema version was extensively cut by the BBFC upon release with edits to the opening staking, shots of dismembered body parts in the laboratory and a reduction to a scene where a tube is inserted into a man's neck to drain blood. Additionally the infamous dungeon scene, showing potential female victims chained to a wall, was completely removed. The 2005 UK DD Entertainment DVD features the same cut cinema print. The U.S Dark Sky DVD may be culled from a different print as the tube scene is completely intact, despite missing the other aforementioned BBFC cuts. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Well, fans of Gothic style 50s horror will love this classic movie. For me, I was expecting a little more 'vampire' in the story, like a gorgeous vampiress dressed in a gown with fangs galore to bite the neck of those she seduces - but sadly no.
The movie starts with the Count being staked through the heart and buried, before his servant 'Karl' (who plays a good Igor like character) takes his masters body to a mental asylum to revive him.
After a Doctor is wrongly accused in court of killing a patient through blood transfusing, he is sent to the asylum for his life-long punishment, only to become a servant to the Count, who wants to use his expertise in surgical practise on other inmates, mainly their blood.
This movie has the imagery of Hammer Horror, given by it's writer Jimmy Sangster, but sadly lacks the punch of a good dramatic Vampire story.
As classic Gothic horrors go, it's worth a look.