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Vampyyrit - eroottinen painajainen

Original title: The Vampire Lovers
  • 19701970
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 31m
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Vampyyrit - eroottinen painajainen (1970)
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Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.

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  • Director
    • Roy Ward Baker
  • Writers
    • Sheridan Le Fanu(story "Carmilla")
    • Harry Fine(adapted by)
    • Tudor Gates(adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Pitt
    • Pippa Steel
    • Madeline Smith
  • Director
    • Roy Ward Baker
  • Writers
    • Sheridan Le Fanu(story "Carmilla")
    • Harry Fine(adapted by)
    • Tudor Gates(adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Pitt
    • Pippa Steel
    • Madeline Smith
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    • 102User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    Ingrid Pitt
    Ingrid Pitt
    • Marcilla…
    Pippa Steel
    • Laura
    • (as Pippa Steele)
    Madeline Smith
    Madeline Smith
    • Emma Morton
    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • General von Spielsdorf
    George Cole
    George Cole
    • Roger Morton
    Dawn Addams
    Dawn Addams
    • The Countess
    Kate O'Mara
    Kate O'Mara
    • The Governess (Mme. Perrodot)
    Douglas Wilmer
    Douglas Wilmer
    • Baron Joachim von Hartog
    Jon Finch
    Jon Finch
    • Carl Ebhardt
    Ferdy Mayne
    Ferdy Mayne
    • Doctor
    Kirsten Lindholm
    • First Vampire
    • (as Kirsten Betts)
    John Forbes-Robertson
    John Forbes-Robertson
    • Man in Black
    Shelagh Wilcocks
    • Housekeeper
    Harvey Hall
    Harvey Hall
    • Renton
    Janet Key
    Janet Key
    • Gretchin
    Charles Farrell
    Charles Farrell
    • Landlord
    Graham James
    • First Young Man
    Tom Browne
    • Second Young Man
    • Director
      • Roy Ward Baker
    • Writers
      • Sheridan Le Fanu(story "Carmilla")
      • Harry Fine(adapted by)
      • Tudor Gates(adapted by) (screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Ingrid Pitt said in a 2009 column she wrote for Den of Geek that "When it came to the nude scenes, the director asked Madeline Smith and me if we wanted a closed set. It didn't bother me one way or the other because I've always been a bit of an exhibitionist so I had no problem letting people see me naked. Maddy Smith, being very British, was a little more nervous about prancing around in the nude. So we had a closed set. Producers Harry Fine and Michael Style were a bit peeved about this because they were barred from set too. They thought it was producer's perks to watch what was going on. Then one day I was walking to the set wearing just a dressing gown with nothing on underneath when I saw them coming in the opposite direction wearing a doleful look. As I went past them I open my dressing gown and said, Wheeeee! There was a spring in their step as they went on their way."
    • Goofs
      The story is set in the late 1700s, but at the General's ball the orchestra plays a couple of pieces by Johann Strauss Sr. (1804 - 1849) and Léo Delibes (1836-1891).
    • Quotes

      Marcilla: You must die! Everybody must die!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to reduce the opening decapitation and shots of Carmilla kissing Emma's breasts, and the same print was featured on video releases. The 2002 ILC DVD saw the cuts fully waived though the print used was an edited US one which missed a brief full frontal shot of Carmilla in a bathtub scene. The 2006 Optimum DVD featured the fully uncut and complete print.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bride of Monster Mania (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Whistle Stop Polka
      (uncredited)

      Music by Johann Strauss

      Arranged by Harry Robertson

    User reviews102

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    Didn't do too much for me
    I see here that the majority of user comments for this movie are pretty positive, so it does seem that most people who will watch this movie will like it. But to be honest, I was kind of disappointed by "The Vampire Lovers". Let me make it clear that I didn't find it aggressively awful or even merely bad - I just thought that it was kind of mediocre. The main problem I had with it was the one-two punch of it being slow-moving and not much plot in the end. I grew kind of restless despite the occasional erotic or horrific elements inserted in to liven things up. Also disappointing was that Peter Cushing didn't have as much to do here as in other Hammer movies he worked on - he's offscreen for long periods of time. To its credit, the movie does have good production values, and does have some atmosphere (erotic or horrific) throughout. But in the end, as I said, the movie didn't do that much for me. I know I'm in the minority, so you still might want to give this movie a try, especially if you are a fan of Hammer films.
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    • Release date
      • December 8, 1972 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Vampyren - en erotisk mardröm
    • Filming locations
      • Wall Hall, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Hammer Films
      • Fantale Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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