Crypt of the vampires
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| German title | Crypt of the vampires |
| Original title | The Vampire Lovers |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Roy Ward Baker |
| script |
Harry Fine Michael Style Tudor Gates |
| production | Harry Fine Michael Style |
| music | Harry Robinson |
| camera | Moray Grant |
| cut | James Needs |
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Crypt of the Vampires is a 1970s British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and based on the novel Carmilla, the female vampire by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu . This hammer film is the first part of the so-called Karnstein trilogy , the other parts of which are the films Only Vampires kiss bloody (Lust for a Vampire) and Dracula's witch hunt (Twins of Evil) . The first performance in Germany took place on May 24, 1973.
action
The Steiermark in the early 19th century: General of Spieldorf and his family take Marcilla in custody. Laura, the general's niece, befriends Marcilla. Soon Laura is haunted by nightmares, eventually she gets sick and dies. Marcilla leaves the general's house.
Marcilla is now called Carmilla and this time is taken in by Mr. Morton. Carmilla befriends his daughter Emma. Emma also complains of nightmares, and two small wounds are discovered on her chest. While the educator Mademoiselle Perrodot becomes Carmilla's playmate, several young women die in the area. The house butler and a doctor grow suspicious. The whole time a man in black is watching the action with a smile.
The butler suspects the teacher to be a vampire. Carmilla manages to persuade him to remove the garlic he has surrounded Emma with. Then he is killed by Carmilla. She goes to Emma to escape with her. The educator asks to be taken along. Carmilla kills her too in front of the terrified Emma. Carl, Emma's young admirer, saves her by holding an improvised cross in front of him, which drives Carmilla to flight. Carmilla hides in the ruins of her family palace.
General von Spielsdorf reached the ruins together with Baron von Hartog. Hartog is a merciless vampire hunter who wants to avenge the death of his sister. The men find Carmilla's grave, which is inside with open eyes. The baron hits her heart with a stake and decapitates her. A portrait on the wall previously showing a pretty young Carmilla turns into a picture with a skeleton.
Reviews
"Horror as usual, but this time in lesbian."
"The most revealing film adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanus' vampire novel" Carmilla "relies less on horror than on pompous lesbian scenes."
synchronization
The film was set to music at Hermes Synchron in Berlin . Arne Elsholtz wrote the dialogue book and directed the dialogue.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Carmilla | Ingrid Pitt | Barbara Ratthey |
| Emma Morton | Madeline Smith | Rita Engelmann |
| Mademoiselle Perrodot | Kate O'Mara | Inken summer |
| General von Spielsdorf | Peter Cushing | Friedrich Schoenfelder |
| Baron von Hartog | Douglas Wilmer | Michael Chevalier |
| Laura Spielsdorf | Pippa Steele | Dagmar Biener |
| Carl Ebbhardt | Jon Finch | Thomas Danneberg |
| Roger Morton | George Cole | Martin Hirthe |
| doctor | Ferdy Mayne | Heinz Petruo |
| countess | Dawn Addams | Eva Katharina Schultz |
| Curt | Graham James | Arne Elsholtz |
| Gretchen | Janet Key | Marianne Lutz |
| Renton | Harvey Hall | Edgar Ott |
background
- Just like Hammer veteran Peter Cushing , Ferdy Mayne has appeared in several vampire films. His best-known role is that of Count von Krolock in Roman Polański's parody Dance of the Vampires .
- Jon Finch can be seen here in his first film role.
- It was the fifth feature film for Madeline Smith . Before that, she was previously seen in a vampire film from Hammer Studios, in How does Dracula's blood taste? alongside Ralph Bates and Geoffrey Keen.
- Peter Cushing and director Roy Ward Baker worked together a total of five times.
- The film was the only co-production between the English Hammer Film Production and the US independent studio AIP , which was best known for Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe film adaptations.
Web links
- Vampire Lovers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short review of the Variety (English)
- Informative review on project-equinoX.de (German)
literature
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla. (English version). Dodo Press, London 2007, ISBN 1-4065-5163-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Crypt of the Vampires. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.cinema.de/film_aktuell/filmdetail/film/?typ=inhalt&film_id=219811
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Crypt of the vampires. Retrieved April 1, 2018 .