Vampyres

"They shared the pleasures of the flesh and the horrors of the grave!"

1974 1h 28m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 167

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A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.

“They shared the pleasures of the flesh and the horrors of the grave!”

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Cast

Marianne Morris
Fran
Anulka Dziubinska
Miriam
Murray Brown
Ted
Brian Deacon
John
Sally Faulkner
Harriet
Michael Byrne
Playboy
Karl Lanchbury
Rupert
Margaret Heald
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Credits

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Director: José Ramón Larraz
Writers: Diana Daubeney, Thomas Owen, José Ramón Larraz
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by José Ramón Larraz, shot by Harry Waxman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Kenelm Clarke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Geoff R. Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Marianne Morris and Anulka Dziubinska and Murray Brown carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

José Ramón Larraz directs. Harry Waxman behind the camera. James Kenelm Clarke scores. Geoff R. Brown cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
352 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by José Ramón Larraz, shot by Harry Waxman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by James Kenelm Clarke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Geoff R. Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Marianne Morris and Anulka Dziubinska and Murray Brown carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They shared the pleasures of the flesh and the horrors of the grave!".
10IMDB entry: tt0072354 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harry Waxman
Original score: James Kenelm Clarke
Editing: Geoff R. Brown
Makeup / hair: Colin Arthur
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $56,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Vampyres (1974)

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dennyjt2022-09-06
★ 6/10
Two sexually insatiable vampire girls lure men to the mansion they inhabit, seduce them, then drain them of blood. Nightmarish scenes of perversion and tawdry sex abound in this bloody horror, centred on two knockout leads, who shed their clothes shamelessly. This has a mesmerising atmosphere of menace and lust with an open ending.

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