Dance of Death of the Vampires
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dance of Death of the Vampires |
| Original title | The House That Dripped Blood |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 16 (cinema / DVD) unchecked (VHS) |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Duffell |
| script |
Robert Bloch Russ Jones |
| production |
Max Rosenberg Milton Subotsky |
| music | Michael Dress |
| camera | Ray Parslow |
| cut | Peter Tanner |
| occupation | |
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The House That Dripped Blood (AKA: The House That Dripped Blood ) is a episodes - horror film from the year 1970 . It's the third installment in the Amicus Productions episode horror series . It was produced by Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky and directed by Peter Duffel . The main cast includes a number of well-known actors, most notably Peter Cushing , Christopher Lee and Ingrid Pitt . The screenplay was written by Psycho -author Robert Bloch after four of his own short stories.
The film was shot with the advertising lines "TERROR waits for you in every room in The House That Dripped Blood" and "Turn the knob, open the door, step past the pool of blood, walk straight ahead ... and scream your mind away. " Applied.
action
Framework story (0)
Shortly after renting an old country house, the film star Paul Henderson disappears without a trace under mysterious circumstances. Scotland Yard's Detective Inspector Holloway is on the case. Sergeant Martin tells him that the house is to blame for Paul's disappearance and tells Holloway that terrible things have happened to everyone who has moved into the house and advises him to read the files on the house. The stories of the individual people are told as four horror episodes as the film progresses. The framework story continues between the episodes.
Method For Murder (1)
The horror author Charles Hillyer and his wife Alice Hillyer move into the old country house. While Alice is less enthusiastic, Charles immediately takes a liking to the eerie house, especially the library, where he finds works by Edgar Allan Poe and others. He decides to buy the house because he needs the quiet time to write his new book, which is about an asylum-escaped murderer named Dominic who laughs evil every time he finds a victim. One day he shows his wife a picture of Dominic that he has drawn. He seems very excited about the person he has created. At one point he even said it was as if he were Dominic himself. Charles's enthusiasm soon turns into sheer horror when he sees in a mirror that Dominic is standing on the stairs. When Charles turns around, he's gone, but he can hear Dominic's devilish laugh and he goes upstairs to look. He doesn't find anyone. When he goes back downstairs, he sees that Dominic's drawing has been removed from the drawer. Suddenly the doorknob moves on the front door. To Charles's relief, it's just Alice.
The next day the drawing is back in the drawer. Charles crumples them up. He goes outside and throws her into the river in front of the house. As he watches the drawing floating in the river, he suddenly sees Dominic standing on the bank, who fishes the drawing out of the river again. Charles turns around in horror. Dominic suddenly disappears again. Alice decides that Charles will go to Dr. Andrews, a psychologist, should go. Charles takes the advice. Dr. Andrews puts forward the theory that Charles sees an enemy in his wife, but cannot be angry with her and therefore comes up with a person who will do it for him, i.e. Dominic.
Charles is calmed down again. When he was writing his novel again, he suddenly saw Dominic again, who entered the house through the patio door. Charles leaves the room and tells Alice about the event. This goes into the room, but doesn't seem to see anyone. Charles sees Dominic sitting on the armchair, but Alice again doesn't see him. Alice wants to make Charles some calming tea. Charles suddenly hears Alice screaming in the kitchen. He rushes to help and sees that Dominic is about to strangle her. When he gets to her, Dominic is gone. Alice explains to his horror that she wasn't strangled by Dominic, but by himself. Charles, shocked at himself, goes back to Dr. Andrews. During the session, Dominik suddenly appears, who is both Dr. Andrews and Charles were murdered. Then he goes to Alice. Surprisingly, she greets him like a good friend. It turns out that "Dominic" was actually Alice's lover Richard, with whom she planned to drive Charles insane so that he could be put in a psychiatric ward and they could live on the royalties. Then Alice gets a call. A police officer tells her that Dr. Andrews and Charles were murdered. She hangs up and is appalled by Richard. This one says: “Richard? I don't know anyone by the name Richard. My name is Dominic! ” And strangles Alice.
After reading the report on Charles Hillyer, Holloway refuses to believe it. Martin confirms that the story is true and says that it was not Richard who was to blame for the murders, but the house. Holloway reads another file on the old house.
Waxworks (2)
The wealthy Philip Grayson moves into the house alone to retire. He spends the time listening to and reading classical music. He's often staring at a photo of a beautiful woman. When Philip goes into town one day, a wax museum catches his attention. He goes in. After he has passed a number of monsters and undead, he stops in front of a curtain. When he lifts it, he sees a replica of a woman holding a man's head on a silver platter. The woman looks like the woman in Philip's photo. Suddenly the owner of the wax museum appears and tells him that the woman's name is Salome. Philip leaves the cabinet but the owner assures him that he will come back. During the night Philip dreams that he is running in slow motion through the wax museum and wants to get to Salome. When he lifts the curtain, Salome's face is replaced by a grinning skull. When he wakes up, he receives a surprising visit from his old friend Neville Rogers. They start a conversation and Neville notices the picture. It turns out that the woman in the picture was named Salome. It can be assumed that Salome was a woman who stood between Philips and Neville's friendship and is now dead. The next day, Philip and Neville go into town together. When Neville sees the wax museum, he wants to see it. Although Philip tries to prevent him from doing it, he goes inside and is also magically attracted to Salome. Neville decides to leave again because he wants to suppress the thoughts of Salome. He says goodbye to Philip.
In the evening, however, Philip receives a call from Neville. Neville says he's still in town and needs to go to the wax museum one last time. Philip rushes to the wax museum, but when he gets there he doesn't find Neville. He is all the more appalled when he notices that Neville's head is now on Salome's silver platter. Then the owner appears with an ax. He tells Philip that Salome was once his wife. He committed murder and blamed Salome for it. She was sentenced to death and executed. Her body was left to him. He poured her corpse in wax and preserved her beauty forever. He has since decapitated all men attracted to Salome's beauty with an ax. The same fate happened to Philip. The next day a young man comes into the wax museum. He, too, is attracted by Salome's beauty; Philips head is now on the silver platter.
Holloway still doesn't understand what the house has to do with what happened to those who lived in it. Martin recommends that Holloway consult real estate agent AJ Stoker, who has previously rented the house to everyone who has lived in it. Stoker does not reveal the secret of the house to Holloway either, instead he tells him about another tenant:
Sweets to the Sweet (3)
John Reid moves into the house with his daughter Jane. He hires the private tutor Ann Norton for Jane, who quickly notices that John treats his daughter very strictly. John doesn't want to explain to Ann what problems Jane is having either. During her first conversation with Jane, Ann discovers that the girl is afraid of fire. She shows Jane that fire is something beautiful and that it would be cold without fire. Jane enjoys the fire a lot, which makes Ann happy. Over time, Ann realizes that John is isolating her from other children. She was never allowed to play with other children or go to school, which is why he needs a private tutor. Ann tells John that it would be best for Jane to meet other children. John refuses, but allows Ann to buy toys for Jane, whereupon she buys a beautiful doll. Jane is very happy about the doll, but when John sees the doll he gets angry. He says that Jane needs educational toys and burns the doll in the fireplace whereupon Jane leaves the room crying. Anne realized that John was very afraid of his daughter. John denies this but suddenly notices that his candles are gone. When he asks Jane about it, she denies having stolen the candles. One day, John's whole body suddenly gets terrible pain. Jane has cast a voodoo doll from the wax of the candles , which she now uses to torture her father. At night Jane stabs the doll in the heart. Ann hears John scream and calls the doctor. This cannot determine any heart problems. After the doctor leaves the house, John tells Ann why he is afraid of his daughter. His late wife was a witch. John feared that Jane had also mastered black magic. Suddenly Jane appears with the voodoo doll. Ann tries to appease Jane, but Jane runs down to the fireplace and wants to throw the doll into the fire. Ann fails to appease Jane. She throws the doll into the fire, which also burns John in agony.
Holloway still doesn't understand. He asks Stoker to tell him about Paul Henderson, whereupon Stoker does the same:
The Cloak (4)
The aging movie star Paul Henderson moves into the house as he is making a vampire movie in the area. He is enthusiastic about the old walls. When he looks at the set, he is disappointed with the cheap castle backdrop. Furious, he tears down a paper mesh wall and goes to buy a realistic vampire costume. He struck gold in an old, dark costume shop, where he bought a vampire cloak from a scary old man for only 13 shillings. On the first day of shooting, he puts his cape on and realizes that he suddenly no longer has a reflection. He thinks this is only his imagination. When he is filming a scene in which he is supposed to kiss his co-star Carla Lynde, he bites it instead. Carla is outraged and leaves the set. Later that evening Paul puts on the cloak one more time, whereupon his fangs grow and he begins to float.
He is happy that no scenes with a cape will be filmed the next day. In the evening he gets a visit from Carla. He apologizes for biting her. Suddenly he noticed an article in the newspaper that said that the shop where he bought the cloak was burned. A dead man was found in a coffin in the basement. Although he had been dead for years, the body is very well preserved. Paul realizes that the man was a real vampire and that he transforms into a vampire as soon as he wears the cloak. Carla thinks this is nonsense and wants Paul to put on the cape, which Paul does after making a few excuses. Nothing happens, but then Paul realizes that it is not the right cape, because Carla has taken it by the nail. She attracts him, turns into a vampire, and bites Paul.
End (0)
Holloway refuses to believe this story and, contrary to Stoker's warnings, decides to go into the house himself. There he finds two coffins in the basement. Paul climbs out of one of them. After a fight, Holloway manages to stake Paul with a chair leg. However, he does not manage to kill Carla, who climbs out of the second coffin, turns into a bat and kills Holloway.
In the last scene, Stoker explains the secret of the house to the audience. It reflects the personality of those who live in it and treats them that way. So it is only possible to live in it if you are a good person.
More movies
Dance of Death of the Vampires is based on Freddie Francis ' films The Death Cards of Dr. Schreck (1965) and The Torture Garden of Dr. Diabolo (1967) the third installment in Amicus' horror episode series . Five more films followed in the following years:
- 1972: Maze of Terror (Original title: Asylum , Director: Roy Ward Baker )
- 1972: Tales from the Crypt (Original title: Tales from the Crypt , Director: Freddie Francis)
- 1973: In the Devil's Snare (Original title: The Vault of Horror , Director: Roy Ward Baker)
- 1973: The Door to the Hereafter (Original title: From Beyond the Grave , Director: Kevin Connor )
- 1980: Monster Club (Original title: The Monster Club , Director: Roy Ward Baker)
background
Production notes
Milton Subotsky , the head of Amicus Productions , decided after Scream and Scream Again (1970), a co-production between American International Productions (AIP) and Amicus , which didn't appeal to him, to make another anthology film: Dance of Death of the Vampires . Cinerama said on the condition that Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee would play, to distribute the film worldwide.
The first take on the Vampire Dance of Death fell on June 29, 1970. At around 50,000 dollars, the budget was common for Amicus productions. The director could be Peter Duffel , who has already directed TV series such as Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone or The Man with the Suitcase . Dance of Death of the Vampires was Duffel's first feature film. Duffel originally wanted to call the film Death and the Maiden , but Michael Subotsky eventually got the title The House That Dripped Blood . The script, written by Robert Bloch and Russ Jones , is considered the best of all of Amicus' episodic films .
Catweazle Geoffrey Bayldon can be seen in a supporting role as a shopkeeper in the episode "The Cloak" . The role of Paul Henderson was starred with Dr. Who actor Jon Pertwee occupied. The role was originally supposed to be played by Vincent Price , who was, however, under contract with AIP. Ingrid Pitt , known from great films like Crypt of the Vampires (1971) and Comtesse des Horens (1971), took on the role of Paul's co-star Carla. The filming took about six weeks in total.
Shepperton Studios had to hold out for outdoor shots . The house itself was vacant and was bought by Amicus . The books in the library of the house come from Peter Duffel's private collection.
Age rating
The film largely dispenses with graphic violence, which is why the British Board of Film Classification would actually have given a low, even family-friendly age rating. However, since the producers feared the film would miss its target audience with this release, they asked for a higher age rating, whereupon the BBFC gave a rating of 12 years and over.
Theatrical release
The Vampire Dance of Death started in English cinemas in February 1971. Despite good reviews, it was not successful. The German theatrical release was June 23, 1972.
criticism
The film received mostly positive reviews so the Catholic Film Service wrote:
"For friends and connoisseurs of the genre, a delightful horror film, carefully and to a certain extent excitingly staged, in a vampire episode more amusing than frightening."
Frames
Original version
The English original version of Dance of Death of the Vampires has a running length of approx. 102 minutes and is therefore the longest version of the film. Both UK and German DVD releases contain this version. In Great Britain it is approved from 12 years of age, in Germany it is approved from 16 years.
German theatrical version
The German theatrical version was made in 1972. This version is the most popular among German fans because it contains the highest quality dubbing . However, it was slightly cut, which was not a question of censorship. Only short dialog sequences were removed to streamline the film. The theatrical version was approved by the FSK for people aged 16 and over.
German VHS version
In contrast to the theatrical version, the version that was included on the German video cassette from 1983 is uncut and, with a running time of 102 minutes, corresponds to the English original version. Since the German theatrical version was not dubbed in the cut scenes, it was decided to completely re-dub the film. This version is unpopular among fans, as it is far below the level of the cinema synchro in terms of quality and some speakers were used who do not fit the actors. Christopher Lee is dubbed by Christian Brückner , Robert De Niro's regular speaker . Sports reporter Addi Furler lent his voice to Peter Cushing. The VHS version has not been FSK tested.
Publications
In the 80s, Totentanz der Vampire was released on VHS by the VPS and Atlas Video labels . Both only contained the synchronization made in 1983. The Koch Media label released the film on DVD for the first time. The original English version, the German theatrical version and the German VHS version were included. The scenes that were previously missing in the theatrical version have been reinserted, but are only contained in the original sound with German subtitles. Image and sound have been extensively restored. A stylish digipack (EAN: 4020628992897) served as packaging . Cine Plus later brought out a new edition with identical content (EAN: 4020628975302). The Tombstone Media label released another new edition in a large hard box with various cover motifs.
Remake
It has been announced that a remake of Dance of Death of the Vampires will be produced. There is no publication date yet
Web links
- The House That Dripped Blood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Original cinema poster on wrongsideoftheart.com
- ↑ Alternative cinema poster on wrongsideoftheart.com
- ^ Dance of Death of the Vampires in the online film database
- ↑ Background information on senseofview.de
- ↑ Dance of Death of the Vampires. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Entry on the German video cassette from VPS in the online film database
- ^ Entry on the German video cassette from Atlas Video in the online film database
- ^ Entry on the German DVD by Koch Media in the online film database
- ^ Entry on the German DVD by Cine Plus in the online film database
- ^ Entry on the German DVD from Tombstone Media in the online film database
- ↑ Information on the Amicus episode series at guardian.co.uk
- ↑ Information about the remake ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on bloody-disgusting.com
