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| Credits | |
| Title: | Lust of the Vampire |
| Director: | Riccardo Freda; Mario Bava |
| Writers: | Piero Regnoli; Rijk Sijöstrom; Riccardo Freda |
| Producers: | Luigi Carpentieri Ermanno Donati |
| Composer: | Roman Vlad |
| Cinematography: | Mario Bava |
| Editors: | Roberto Cinquini |
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| Distributed by: | Titanus Athena Cinematografica |
| Released: | April 6th, 1957 [1] |
| Running time: | 85 min. |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
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Lust of the Vampire, also known as I Vampiri, is an Italian horror film of the vampire subgenre. It was initially directed by Riccardo Freda, but completed by Mario Bava. The script was written by Piero Regnoli, Rijk Sijöstrom and Riccardo Frea based on a story treatment by Regnoli and Sijöstrom. It was produced by Titanus and Athena Cinematografica. It was released in Italy on April 5th, 1957. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1960. It did not premiere in the United States until 1963.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gianna Maria Canale | Giselle du Grand |
| Carlo d'Angelo | L'ispettore Chantal |
| Dario Michaelis | Pierre Lantin |
| Wandisa Guida | Laurette Robert |
| Angiolo Galassi | Ronald Fontaine |
| Renato Tontini | L'asistente del Professore Grand |
| Charles Fawcett | Signor Robert |
| Gisella Mancinotti | Amica di Laurette |
| Miranda Campa | Signora Robert |
| Antoine Balpetré | Professor Julien du Grand |
| Paul Muller | Joseph Signoret |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This movie is alternatively known as I Vampiri, as well as The Devil's Commandment.
- The tagline for this film is "Beautiful Parisian girls were his victims!".
- Actor Carlo D'Angelo is credited as Carlo d'Angelo in this film.
- Actor Angelo Galassi is credited as Angiolo Galassi in this film.
- Actor Antoine Balpêtré is credited as Antoine Balpetré de la Comédie Française in this film.
- Director Riccardo Freda is credited as Robert Hamton under English-dubbed releases of this film, which were under the title of The Devil's Commandment.
- Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava also worked together on the 1959 creature feature, Caltiki, the Immortal Monster.
- I Vampiri is the first Italian horror film of the sound era.
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References[]
- ↑ IMDB; I Vampiri (1957); Release Info. Italian release date.