Vampyr
The strange adventure of Allan Gray.
The strange adventure of Allan Gray.
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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1932
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Allan Gray, a young man fascinated by the supernatural, goes to a small village where he feels a sinister force descending upon him. There, Allan meets an old man who asks him to protect his two daughters, for one of them has been bitten by a vampire.
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Details
Runtime:
74 min
Release date:
6 May 1932
Country:
DE
Languages:
English, French, German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$19
Awards:
1 win total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Stay with him and you'll be rewarded with one of the more-unusual horror films you'll ever see -- or films of any kind, for that matter.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
8 Oct 2014
fresh:
[The film conjures] inexplicable dread, on a night that feels brighter than day.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
21 Aug 2013
fresh:
Vampyr is Dreyer's most radical film -- maybe one of my dozen favorite movies by any director.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
28 Aug 2008
fresh:
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.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
19 Sep 2007
fresh:
With the help of Rudolph Mate's luminous photography, Dreyer creates a film of great beauty.
– Chris Peachment,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006