About this movie
- Genres:
- Classics, Foreign Film, Horror
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:12:52
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 1931
- Quality:
- 480 (DVD equivalent)
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Julian West
David Gray
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Maurice Schutz
Lord of the Manor
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Jan Hieronimko
Doctor
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Sybille Schmitz
His Daughter Leone
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Rena Mandel
His Daughter Gisele
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Henriette Gerard
Old Woman at Cemetery
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N. Babanini
His Wife
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Albert Bras
Servant
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Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg
David Gray
Directors
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
Producers
- Baron Nicolas de Gunzberg
- Julian West
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
Vampyr
Vampyr ranks in many circles as one of the greatest horror films of all time. Inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, the story concerns a mysterious series of killings, committed by a crone of a female vampire (Henriette Gerard). The story is told through the eyes of a holiday reveller (Julian West), who at first scoffs at the notion of a supernatural murderer, but who is eventually forced to believe that there are more things in heaven and earth. Dreyer offers few explanations of the phenomena he presents on screen: the strange and frightening happenings just happen, as casually as any everyday occurrence. As was his custom, Dreyer mostly uses nonprofessionals in his cast. Vampyr is available in a wide variety of severely edited and duped versions.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
100%
percent positive reviews
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J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Vampyr is Dreyer's most radical film -- maybe one of my dozen favorite movies by any director.
– Full review
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Anton Bitel, Film4
In a triumph of the irrational, Dreyer's eerie memento mori never allows either protagonist or viewer fully to wake up from its surreal nightmare.
– Full review
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
If you've never seen a Carl Dreyer film and wonder why many critics, myself included, regard him as possibly the greatest of all filmmakers, this chilling horror fantasy is the perfect place to begin to understand.
– Full review
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