Principal cast
Nicolas de Gunzburg as Allan Grey, Maurice Schutz as The Lord of the Manor, Rena Mandel as Giséle, Sybille Schmitz as Léone, and Jan Hieronimko as The Village Doctor
Film 192 of 244 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 192 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
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