Allan Grey
Nicolas de Gunzburg
Allan Grey
Vampyr
“The strange adventure of Allan Gray.”
7.3
1932
1h 14m
HorrorFantasyMystery
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Overview
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.
Trailer
VAMPYR 90th Anniversary Official Theatrical Trailer Official
Cast
The Lord of the Manor
Maurice Schutz
The Lord of the Manor
Giséle
Rena Mandel
Giséle
Léone
Sybille Schmitz
Léone
The Village Doctor
Jan Hieronimko
The Village Doctor
The Old Woman from the Cemetery
Henriette Gérard
The Old Woman from the Cemetery
The Old Servant
Albert Bras
The Old Servant
The Old Servant's Wife
N. Babanini
The Old Servant's Wife
The Nurse
Jane Mora
The Nurse
Limping Man
Georges Boidin
Limping Man
Reviews
CinemaSerf
This is the ultimate slow burn, but boy is it worth it... Julian West (aka Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg) is "Allan Gray" - a wandering soul who arrives at a secluded inn in a tiny hamlet. When an old man enters him room muttering about a woman's impending death and leaves him a book, our hero goes exploring and finds himself at an eerie old house where he discovers all sorts of creepy - vampiric - goings on; and the race is on the identify and destroy the creature before it's curse wreaks havoc. It is by no means akin the modern day representation of the vampire; the story is depicted using hues and shadows - light (or lack of it) is enormously important to this; the "shadow" effects are also magnificently sinister and ghostly. The narrative itself is not the greatest, the story jerks about a bit, but that doesn't really matter - it's an adapted take on a well hewn story and Theyer's focus on developing a sense of menace and tension more than compensates. Jan Hieronimko stands out at the poison-dispensing local quack as does Sybille Schmitz as "Léone" (interestingly, neither professional actors) in what is a beautifully evocative, scary telling of Le Fanu's book beautifully augmented by a sophisticated Wolfang Zeller piano accompaniment.
Read full reviewDavid Navratil
I'm been trying to add more awarded/famous movies to my nightly watching! I searched Google for famous Horror movies and "Vampyr" showed up on many of the lists. There is very little dialog and may almost be considered a silent movie. Mostly takes place in an old Danish inn. No spoilers here, but if you are a fan of Horror Classics this movie should be on your list!! David N.
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