Vampyr

The Strange Adventure of Allan Gray

Release Date 1932-05-06
Runtime 73 minutes
Genres Horror,   Fantasy,   Mystery,  
Status Released
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Overview

A student of the occult encounters supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside of Paris.

Budget $0
Revenue $0
Vote Average 7.269/10
Vote Count 558
Popularity 0.9742
Original Language de

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English US
Title: Vampyr
"The Strange Adventure of Allan Gray"
Deutsch DE
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Italiano IT
Title: Vampyr - Il Vampiro
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Français FR
Title: Vampyr
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Español ES
Title: Vampyr, la bruja vampiro
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Português PT
Title: Vampiro
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Cast

Nicolas de Gunzburg
Allan Grey
Maurice Schutz
The Lord of the Manor
Rena Mandel
Giséle
Sybille Schmitz
Léone
Jan Hieronimko
The Village Doctor
Henriette Gérard
The Old Woman from the Cemetery
Albert Bras
The Old Servant
N. Babanini
The Old Servant's Wife
Jane Mora
The Nurse
Georges Boidin
Limping Man

Crew

Carl Theodor Dreyer
Directing
Sheridan Le Fanu
Writing
Christen Jul
Directing
Wolfgang Zeller
Sound
Rudolph Maté
Camera
Louis Née
Camera
Hermann Warm
Art
César Silvagni
Art
Hans Bittman
Sound
Henri Armand
Crew
Nicolas de Gunzburg
Production

Reviews

CinemaSerf
7.0/10
This is the ultimate slow burn, but boy is it worth it... Julian West (aka Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg) is "Allan Gray" - a wandering soul who arrives at a secluded inn in a tiny hamlet. When an old man enters him room muttering about a woman's impending death and leaves him a book, our hero goes exploring and finds himself at an eerie old house where he discovers all sorts of creepy - vampiric - goings on; and the race is on the identify and destroy the creature before it's curse wreaks havoc. It is by no means akin the modern day representation of the vampire; the story is depicted using hues and shadows - light (or lack of it) is enormously important to this; the "shadow" effects are also magnificently sinister and ghostly. The narrative itself is not the greatest, the story jerks about a bit, but that doesn't really matter - it's an adapted take on a well hewn story and Theyer's focus on developing a sense of menace and tension more than compensates. Jan Hieronimko stands out at the poison-dispensing local quack as does Sybille Schmitz as "Léone" (interestingly, neither professional actors) in what is a beautifully evocative, scary telling of Le Fanu's book beautifully augmented by a sophisticated Wolfang Zeller piano accompaniment.
David Navratil
8.0/10
I'm been trying to add more awarded/famous movies to my nightly watching! I searched Google for famous Horror movies and "Vampyr" showed up on many of the lists. There is very little dialog and may almost be considered a silent movie. Mostly takes place in an old Danish inn. No spoilers here, but if you are a fan of Horror Classics this movie should be on your list!! David N.

Famous Conversations

DOCTOR: What is it now?

NIKOLAS: I'm losing my blood!

DOCTOR: You're losing your blood?

NIKOLAS: Yes!

DOCTOR: Nonsense! ... It's here! ... Your blood ...

DOCTOR: What is it?

NIKOLAS: The wound is bleeding!

DOCTOR: Go to sleep!

NURSE: Your father?

LONE: Yes!

NURSE: The master ... is asleep!

NURSE: What were you dreaming about?

LONE: A voice ...

NURSE: That spoke to you?

LONE: That called ... commanded ...

NURSE: What did it say?

MARC: There's no child here, and no dogs either.

NIKOLAS: No?

MARC: No! Good night!

MARC: The child!

NIKOLAS: Yes.

MARC: There's no child here.

NIKOLAS: But ... the dogs...

MARC: Did you hear?

NIKOLAS: Yes, the child ...

THE SICK-ROOM: By the time we return there, all the preparations for the blood transfusion are completed.

THE DRAWING-ROOM: Joseph returns from the room where Gisle is. He has evidently succeeded in calming her. He goes and sits in the chair where Nikolas sat. He rests his head in his hand. He sees the open diary and begins reading it.

THE SICK-ROOM: The blood transfusion is now in progress. The only words are curt orders like: 'Now! - Quickly! - That's enough! - Give it to me! - Sit still!' etc.

THE DRAWING-ROOM: Joseph is reading the diary, which arouses his interest more and more. It is as if he finds a connection between what he reads and the fearful events that have taken place around him. An extract from the diary is shown.

THE SICK-ROOM: The blood transfusion continues. Marc has positioned himself outside the circle of light from the lamp, so that he can see Nikolas in bright light, while he himself sits in the dark. Nikolas watches Lone's face anxiously and closely during her struggle with death. Life slowly seems to return to her, and her breathing becomes more peaceful. She opens her eyes and looks at the people round her, but she is much too enfeebled to speak, and closes her eyes again. Marc keeps a close watch on Nikolas, who grows paler and paler. His eyes swivel slowly from Nikolas to the patient and back to Nikolas again.

THE DRAWING-ROOM: Another fragment of the diary is shown [having to do with vampires].

THE SICK-ROOM: The blood transfusion is completed. While Marc himself is looking after the patient, the nurse leads Nikolas into an adjoining room, where she makes him sit down and prepares his bandage. The doctor stands bending over Lone.

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