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Vampyr (1932)

NR ★ 7.3/10 74 min Horror, Fantasy, Mystery France, Germany German

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Screenplay by: Christen Jul, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Novel: Sheridan Le Fanu

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The strange adventure of Allan Gray.

Description

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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Top 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

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Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures

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BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist

British Film Institute #252

Criterion Collection

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Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022

Sight & Sound #149

Critic Curated

Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time

Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1930s

Paste Magazine #38

Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time

Rolling Stone #40

The Guardian And Observer Critics Top 10 Horror Movies

The Guardian #09

The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time

The Guardian #09

Filmmaker Curation

Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films

Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies

Letterboxd #256

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1930 1939 Films

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films

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Showdown Vampire Academy

Letterboxd Showdown #20

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