Vampyr (1932)
Starring Nicolas de Gunzburg, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Traveler Allan Gray arrives in the village of Courtempierre and takes lodgings in a small inn. Gray has a great interest in the supernatural, particularly vampires. He's barely settled in when he feels a sinister force descending upon him. In the night an old man enters his room to tell him 'she must not die'. One of the old man's daughters, Leone, has been bitten by a vampire. In order to break the curse, Gray and Leone's sister Gisele must find the original vampire and drive a stake through her heart.
Runtime: 74 min.
Rating: 7.5
DVD
Languages: Deutsch
Countries: France,Germany
Genres: Fantasy,Horror
Keywords: based on novel or book,dream,castle,vampire,anemia,black and white,gothic horror,inn,traveler
Cast
Allan Grey
The Lord of the Manor
Gisèle
Léone
The Village Doctor
The Old Woman from the Cemetery
The Old Servant
The Old Servant's Wife
The Nurse
Limping Man