Principal cast
Nicolas de Gunzburg, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz and Jan Hieronimko
Film 221 of 498 on the Screen Path
Vampyr
The strange adventure of Allan Gray.
About the film
Vampyr at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1932 film at stop 221 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Louis Née (director of photography), Rudolph Maté (director of photography), Tonka Taldy (editor), Wolfgang Zeller (original music composer) and Carl Theodor Dreyer (screenplay)
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Release
- 1932-05-06
- Runtime
- 74 minutes
- Genres
- Horror, Fantasy and Mystery
- Country
- Germany
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Nicolas de GunzburgCharacter: Allan Grey
- Maurice SchutzCharacter: The Lord of the Manor
- Rena MandelCharacter: Giséle
- Sybille SchmitzCharacter: Léone
- Jan HieronimkoCharacter: The Village Doctor
- Henriette GérardCharacter: The Old Woman from the Cemetery
- Albert BrasCharacter: The Old Servant
- N. BabaniniCharacter: The Old Servant's Wife
- Jane MoraCharacter: The Nurse
- Georges BoidinCharacter: Limping Man
Full crew
Full crew
- Carl Theodor DreyerCredits: Producer, Director, Screenplay
- Rudolph MatéCredits: Director of Photography
- César SilvagniCredits: Set Decoration
- Henri ArmandCredits: Special Effects
- Louis NéeCredits: Director of Photography
- Wolfgang ZellerCredits: Original Music Composer
- Christen JulCredits: Screenplay
- Hans BittmanCredits: Sound Designer
- Hermann WarmCredits: Art Direction
- Sheridan Le FanuCredits: Novel
- Nicolas de GunzburgCredits: Producer
- Éliane TayarCredits: Assistant Director
- Ralph Christian HolmCredits: Assistant Director
- Tonka TaldyCredits: Editor
- Paul FalkenbergCredits: Sound Editor
- Preben BirckCredits: Assistant Director
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