The Ball of the vampires

the Ball of the vampires ( The Fearless Vampire Killers ) is an American film carried out by Roman Polanski, left in 1967.

Synopsis

Professor Abronsius traverses the Central Europe with the research of the vampires, in company of his young assistant, Alfred. Their search leads them until the fine bottom of the subcarpatic Transylvania. The two men make halt in a village, where they are pilot of a series of strange events… The removal of Sarah, the girl of the Shagal landlord, the conduit to the mysterious castle of the count Von Krolock…

Data sheet

Title: the Ball of the vampires
original Title: The Fearless Vampire Killers
Realization: Roman Polanski
Scenario: Gerard Brach and Roman Polanski
Production: Gene Gutowski and Martin Ransohoff
Production company: Subway-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget: 2 million dollars (1,46 million euros)
Music: Krzysztof Komeda
Photography: Douglas Slocombe
Assembly: Alastair McIntyre
Decorations: Wilfred Shingleton
Costumes: Sophie Guesses
Affichiste: Clement Hurel
Country of origin: the United States, the United Kingdom
Format: Colors - 2,35:1 - Mono - 35 mm
Kind: Comedy, horror
Lasted: 108 minutes
Comings out date: February 1967 (the United Kingdom), November 13rd 1967 (the United States), February 13rd 1968 (France)

Distribution

Jack MacGowran: the professor Abronsius
Roman Polanski: Alfred, the assistant of the professor
Low Alfie: Shagal
Jessie Robins : Rebecca Shagal
Sharon Touches: Sarah Shagal
Ferdy Mayne: the count Von Krolock
Iain Quarrier: Herbert von Krolock
Terry Downes: Koukol, the servant
Fiona Lewis: Magda
Ronald Lacey : the village idiot
Sydney Bromley: the driver of sledge
Andreas Malandrinos: a logger
Otto Diamond: a logger
Matthew Walters: a logger

Around film

the film was adapted thereafter in 2002 in the form of musical comedy, under the title Dance off the Vampires , with Michael Crawford in the main role.
the complete original title is The Fearless Vampire Killers gold Forgiveness Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck .

Rewards

Nomination at the price of best the classic left in DVD by the Academy science fiction films, fantastic and horror in 2005.

External bond

the Ball of the vampires on Internet Movie Database

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