Vampyr

This tale of vampires is elliptical in style, hauntingly sinister in atmosphere and employs spare use of dialogue. Dreyer's first sound film was shot entirely on location near Paris and centers on David Gray, a young traveler, who witnesses the effects of vampires on the lord of a remote castle and his two daughters. (Circulates), A subtle, disturbing version of the vampire legend. A young man attempts to find and kill a vampire that has assumed the form of an old woman.

Credits

Directed by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Written by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast
Sybille Schmitz, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Nicolas de Gunzburg
Produced by
Nicolas de Gunzburg
Cinematography
Rudolph Maté
Music
Wolfgang Zeller
Edited by
Paul Falkenberg

Copyright

Complete catalog record
This tale of vampires is elliptical in style, hauntingly sinister in atmosphere and employs spare use of dialogue. Dreyer's first sound film was shot entirely on location near Paris and centers on David Gray, a young traveler, who witnesses the effects of vampires on the lord of a remote castle and his two daughters. (Circulates)
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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q304923 ↗ — country, credits
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright