Vampyr

Vampyr, or the Strange Adventure of David Gray ( Vampyr - Der Traum of Allan Grey ) is a film Danish of Carl Theodor Dreyer left in 1932.

Vampyr is the title commonly used for this film.

Synopsis

David Gray settles one evening in the inn of the village of Courtempierre. During the night, an old man visits him and a black book entrusts to him on the vampirism and the means of facing there. As of this moment, David must face and thwart the traps of a woman vampire…

Data sheet

Realization: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Scenario: Carl Theodor Dreyer, Christen Jul, Poul Knudsen, according to Carmilla and the Room of the inn of Sheridan Fanu
Production: Carl Theodor Dreyer and Nicolas de Gunzburg
Director of the photography: Rudolph Subdued
Decorations: Hermann Warm
Sound engineer: Dr. Hans Bittmann
Music: Wolfgang Zeller
Comings out date: Denmark March 27th 1933, France original September 23rd 1932
Lasted: 83 minutes

Distribution

Julian West alias Nicolas de Gunzburg: David (Allan) Gray
Maurice Schutz: the lord of the manor
Sybille Schmitz: Léone, his/her oldest daughter
Rena Mandel: Gisele, the junior
Henriette Gerard: Marguerite Chopin
Jan Hieronimko: the doctor
Jane Mora: the nun
Albert Bras: the servant

A Production: Tobis Filmkunst

Sugata Sanshiro

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