Rent Les Vampires (1915)
3.8 of 5 from 67 ratings
5h 39min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A legendary early masterpiece of French cinema, 'Les Vampires' follows the exploits of a nefarious band of master criminals led by the seductive femme fatale Irma Vep, alluringly played by Musidora. Holding Paris in the grip of terror, the underworld gang are pursued across the city by heroic journalist Philippe Guerande and his sidekick Mazamatte. Reflecting the mood of fear and anxiety in World War I era France, this meticulously restored ten-part silent serial from film pioneer Louis Feuillade - creator the acclaimed Fantomas serials - is a hugely influential and engrossing crime drama from cinema's golden age.
- Actors:
- Musidora, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Jean Aymé, Fernand Herrmann, Stacia Napierkowska, Renée Carl, Suzanne Delvé, Georgette Faraboni, Jacques Feyder, Fridolin, Rita Herlor, Émile Keppens, Louise Lagrange, Suzanne Le Bret
- Directors:
- Louis Feuillade
- Writers:
- Louis Feuillade
- Aka:
- The Vampires
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 100 Years of German Expressionism, A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, Action & Adventure, Film History, A Brief History of Film..., Top Film and TV Detectives: Guide to Screen Sleuth
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/11/2024
- Run Time:
- 345 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, Silent
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'The Red Cipher' and 'The Spectre' by film historian and author David Kalat
- Pamela Hutchinson on 'Musidora' - Brand new interview with critic, film historian and silent cinema expert Pamela Hutchinson on the star of 'Les Vampires' and 'Judex'
- 'The Spectre of War' in 'Les Vampires' - Brand new video essay by film scholar Elizabeth Ezra, editor of European Cinema and France in Focus: Film and National Identity
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. The Severed Head
2. The Killer Ring
3. The Red Cipher
4. The Spectre
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
5. The Dead Man's Escape
6. The Hypnotic Eyes
7. Satanas
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
8. The Master of Thunder
9. The Poisoner
10. The Bloody Weeding
- Special Features
