Lust of the Vampire

I vampiri (1957)

Timing: 1:18 (78 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1957-04-05

Country

Italy

Production

Titanus, Athena Cinematografica

Genre

Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

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Director

Riccardo Freda

Actors

Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D'Angelo, Dario Michaelis, Paul Müller, Wandisa Guida, Angelo Galassi, Renato Tontini, Charles Fawcett, Gisella Mancinotti, Miranda Campa
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Luigi Carpentieri, Ermanno Donati

Operator

Mario Bava

Composer

Roman Vlad

Artist

Audition

Editing

Roberto Cinquini
All team (15)

• The film is the first Italian sound horror film.
• The original director of the film was Riccardo Freda, however, a conflict arose between him and the producers, as a result of which the continuation of filming was entrusted to cinematographer Mario Bava.
• Filming lasted 12 days and took place at the Cinecittà Studios, located near Rome.
• The film's cinematographer, Mario Bava, realized the vampire aging scene by sequentially alternating blue and red colors on the vampire's face, which created the effect of rapid aging due to the rapid change in color scheme. This effective technique was first used in the film "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931).
• The film's cinematographer, Mario Bava, realized the vampire aging scene by sequentially alternating blue and red colors on the vampire's face, creating the effect of rapid aging due to the quick change in color scheme. This striking technique was first used in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931).