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Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

Nothing Like It This Side of Hell!

19585.71h 27m

Overview

A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.

Directed by Henry Cass
Written by Jimmy Sangster
Produced by Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman
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Top Cast

Donald Wolfit

Donald Wolfit

Doctor Callistratus

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Dr. John Pierre

Barbara Shelley

Barbara Shelley

Madeleine Duval

Victor Maddern

Victor Maddern

Carl

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William Devlin

Kurt Urach

Andrew Faulds

Andrew Faulds

Chief Guard Wetzler

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Chief Justice

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Bryan Coleman

Monsieur Auron

Cameron Hall

Cameron Hall

Drunken Doctor

G

George Murcell

First Guard

Themes & Keywords

prisonvampiremad scientistlaboratorydiseasescientistblood transfusionheart transplant

About Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire is a horror, science fiction film released in 1958 exploring themes of prison, vampire, mad scientist, laboratory, disease, scientist. Directed by Henry Cass, it stars Donald Wolfit, Vincent Ball, Barbara Shelley. A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.

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