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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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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A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life. Written by Mysty <rharvey@flash.net>
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Country:
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:
1.85 : 1
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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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The model village scene for Carlstadt, at about 10 minutes into the film, uses the same model set (with the Globe Theatre) as used for the film Henry V (1944). 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.