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Planet of the Vampires

Planet of the Vampires

This was the day the universe trembled before the demon forces of the killer planet!

19656.41h 26m

Overview

After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

Directed by Mario Bava
Written by Renato Pestriniero, Ib Melchior, Alberto Bevilacqua
Produced by Fulvio Lucisano
Box OfficeBudget: $200KRevenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Captain Mark Markary

Norma Bengell

Norma Bengell

Sanya

Ángel Aranda

Ángel Aranda

Wess

Evi Marandi

Evi Marandi

Tiona

Stelio Candelli

Stelio Candelli

Brad / Mud

Franco Andrei

Franco Andrei

Bert / Garr

F

Fernando Villena

Dr. Karan

Mario Morales

Mario Morales

Eldon

Ivan Rassimov

Ivan Rassimov

Carter / Dervy

Federico Boido

Federico Boido

Keir

Themes & Keywords

mind controlvampirespace travelmurderalien planetzombiespace explorationalien civilizationspaceship

About Planet of the Vampires

Planet of the Vampires is a science fiction, horror, adventure film released in 1965 exploring themes of mind control, vampire, space travel, murder, alien planet, zombie. Directed by Mario Bava, it stars Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda. After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

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