Rent Blood of the Vampire (1958)
2.9 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 23min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
In the late nineteenth century, the anaemic Dr. Callistratus (Donald Wolfit) is the governor of a brutal penal institution in a remote castle. Dr. john Pierre (Vincent Ball) is wrongly convicted of malpractice and given a life sentence, but is soon employed by Callistratus to help him with his research. In a laboratory beneath the castle, Callistratus and his hunchbacked assistant Carl (Victor Maddern) submit inmates and young women to cruel experiments in blood transfusion. Outside the castle Pierre's fiancee Madeleine (Barbara Shelley) determines to rescue him, but they both end up at Callistratus' mercy. The bloodthirsty doctor will stop at nothing to cure his debilitating condition, even if it means others must die so that he may live... - Actors:
- Donald Wolfit, Vincent Ball, Barbara Shelley, Victor Maddern, William Devlin, Andrew Faulds, John Le Mesurier, Bryan Coleman, Cameron Hall, George Murcell, Julian Strange, Bruce Wightman, Barbara Burke, Bernard Bresslaw, Hal Osmond, Henri Vidon, John Stuart, Colin Tapley, Muriel Ali, Max Brimmell
- Directors:
- Henry Cass
- Producers:
- Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman
- Writers:
- Jimmy Sangster
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/05/2022
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with film critics Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
- Archival Audio Commentary (2006) with writer Jimmy Sangster, producer Robert S. Baker and Hammer Story author Marcus Hearn
- He Begins Where Dracula Left Off - Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic, discusses 'Blood of the Vampire' and other early British horror films
- Sangster and the Censor - Jonathan Rigby dusts off the BBFC's notes about the film, explaining what was in, what was out - and what's now back in
- Theatrical Trailer
- Barbara Shelley Trailer Reel
- French and Italian Credits
- Image Gallery
- Malia Italian Photo Romance (1964)
- Dr Terror TV intro
