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Blood of the Vampire [Blu-ray]

Barbara Shelley (Actor), Donald Wolfit (Actor), Henry Cass (Director) Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over Format: Blu-ray
IMDb5.5/10.0
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Legendary actor Sir Donald Wolfit (Svengali, Room at the Top, Becket) joins British horror queen Barbara Shelley (Village of the Damned, Dracula Prince of Darkness, Quatermass and the Pit) in a lurid tale of ghastly experiments in a Transylvanian prison. Despite being staked as a vampire, the sadistic Dr Callistratus has become governor and is now using prisoners for the blood transfusions that keep him alive…

Produced by Robert S Baker & Monty Berman (Jack the Ripper, The Hellfire Club, The Saint), directed by Henry Cass (No Place for Jennifer, Castle in the Air, Happy Deathday) and written by notorious Hammer scribe Jimmy Sangster (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy), this long-awaited UK Blu-ray premiere has been remastered from original vault elements and is packed with bonus features.

Also starring Vincent Ball (The Black Rider, A Town Like Alice, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll), Victor Maddern (I’m All Right Jack, Circus of Fear, The Lost Continent), John Le Mesurier (The Hound of the Baskervilles, Eye of the Devil, Dad’s Army) and Bernard Bresslaw (The Ugly Duckling, Too Many Crooks, Carry On Screaming!)…

Dare you step inside the terrible place Callistratus calls “my other laboratory”?

Extras

  • Newly Restored 1.66:1 Transfer of the Original Uncensored Version from Original Vault Materials
  • Audio Commentary with English Gothic Author Jonathan Rigby
  • Archival Audio Commentary with writer Jimmy Sangster, producer Robert S. Baker and Hammer Story Author Marcus Hearn
  • He Begins Where Dracula Left Off – New In-Depth Featurette with English Gothic Author Jonathan Rigby (45 mins)
  • The BBFC and Blood for Dracula – New Featurette examines original BBFC archive sensor notes
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Barbara Shelley Trailer Reel (28 mins)
  • French and Italian Credits
  • Extensive Image Gallery
  • 1964 Malia Italian Fotoromanzo
  • Optional English and SDH Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ Unknown
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19 x 10 x 1 cm; 70 g
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Henry Cass
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 27 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 13 Jun. 2022
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Barbara Shelley, Donald Wolfit, Vincent Ball
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (PCM)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Nucleus Films
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09TMT5W4B
  • Best Sellers Rank: 10,539 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
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4.1 out of 5 stars
67 global ratings

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Customers find this horror film to be a classic British movie that reminds them of Hammer productions. They appreciate its good storyline.
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14 customers mention quality, 11 positive, 3 negative
Customers find the movie to be a great film that reminds them of Hammer horror films, with one customer noting it's worth a look for classic horror fans.
Love this film and what a great transfer to Blu Ray...Read more
...The film was very good like a lot of these old Hammer films. I'm very pleased I purchased this DVD.Read more
Love old horror movies, and this is one that fits the bill. different from most vampire movies, mad scientist...Read more
...Some of the make-up (particularly on actor Victor Maddern) is poor and unintentionally hilarious....Read more
5 customers mention story, 4 positive, 1 negative
Customers enjoy the movie's storyline.
A no nonsense film with a great story and well acted throughout, If you do not have this gem of a movie then I suggest do not let it slip and add it...Read more
...would recommend to horror buffs. good storyline , good acting ,Read more
Very good plot line, intelligent dialogue. This film keeps you on the edge of your seat. Can truly be described as a horror film....Read more
...The story is not Sangster's best, and tends to drag a bit....Read more

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  • ken wiseman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2025
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    This film is great not being a hammer film it stars the lovely Barbara Shelly with great support from sir Donald Wolfitt Vincent ball and victor madden brilliant picture on blu ray quick delivery well done Amazon
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  • robert
    4.0 out of 5 stars Blood of the vampire
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2013
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    Very good plot line, intelligent dialogue. This film keeps you on the edge of your seat. Can truly be described as a horror film. Modern horror films rely to much on special effects but most have poor plot lines.this film is set in the past always a plus for me.well acted with a good plot.would recommend .
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  • Solar Driftwood
    3.0 out of 5 stars Second rate British horror that nonetheless amuses
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2022
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    This is not a film in the same league as the Hammer Horror classics. It looks and probably was cheap. Some of the make-up (particularly on actor Victor Maddern) is poor and unintentionally hilarious. Donald Wolfit looks somewhat out of place in this film and is certainly no match for a Cushing or a Lee, his performance more than a little mannered and theatrical. All in all, this is an amusing example of British horror but it's pedestrian compared to the output of Hammer and Amicus. For completists only, really.

    Restoration, though, is decent enough and this Blu-ray is streets ahead of Renown Pictures' 'digitally remastered' DVD (on 'The Renown Vintage Chiller and Thriller Collection').
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  • SkyemanHollas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Horror Film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2022
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    Love this film and what a great transfer to Blu Ray
    What more can one say, Donald Wolfit as the totally evil and deranged Dr Callistratus , Victor Maddern as a disfigured henchman and the lovely Barbara Shelley.
    Great story and characters
    Recommended
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  • Mocata
    5.0 out of 5 stars A colourful classic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2012
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    A no nonsense film with a great story and well acted throughout, If you do not have this gem of a movie then I suggest do not let it slip and add it to your collection, you will not be disappointed
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  • Tony Byworth
    4.0 out of 5 stars Rarely seen British horror + great Special Features
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 July 2022
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    Although not a Hammer horror, the lesser known Blood Of The Vampire keeps to the spirit of the famed British studio with this tale of a mad doctor transferring blood from prison inmates in the hope of curing his vampire infested body. It also has a script written by Jimmy Sangster and Barbara Shelley as heroine, both well associated with Hammer. Donald Wolfit gets top acting honours in his usual barnstorming style as Dr. Calistratus that well makes up for the occasional slack moments in plot.

    More bloodier than the Hammer fare of the 1950s, with all cuts fully restored for this BluRay release, it incurred wrath from the BBFC during its production as historian Jonathan Rigby relates in one of a excellent collection of Special Features, another being a 47 minute account of British horror movies of the period, also narrated by Rigby. Both should please the horror devotees, as will the 30 minutes of Barbara Shelley trailers, although not all the selections are from genre movies.
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  • Terry
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very good film
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2014
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    This DVD came very quick,it has good picture and sound quality.The film was very good like a lot of these old Hammer films. I'm very pleased I purchased this DVD.
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  • A. W. Wilson
    3.0 out of 5 stars BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE BLURAY from NUCLEUS FILMS
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2022
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    This review is for the BLURAY released June 2022. An excellent transfer, though some may consider the colours slightly muted, but the picture is clean and clear. Good sound, and at last, Good SUBTITLES!. Plenty of extras, mainly about Sanngster. Sadly the film is not quite worthy of the hard work gone into this BluRay. Wolfit dominates, which isn't hard as he has virtually no competition from Ball, and even Shelley (gorgeous as ever) is a bit subdued. The story is not Sangster's best, and tends to drag a bit. The ending almost makes up for any previous lack of action, and the 90 minutes did seem to pass pleasantly enough. I hate to say this, but I did miss the "Hammer" atmosphere and Cushing/Ripper et al. Still there was always Ms Shelley. 5 stars for the Bluray and extras, but only 3 for the film - hence 4 star rating.
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  • Wray Ellis
    1.0 out of 5 stars Won't Play
    Reviewed in Canada on 2 August 2023
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    Blu-ray arrived quickly but it won't play in Canada. Waste of money.
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  • £‥±± ポンドニテンプラマイ
    4.0 out of 5 stars 「ハマー、ユニバーサルとは一味違った（でもそっくりな）吸血ゴシック・医療ホラー。」
    Reviewed in Japan on 13 August 2014
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    　本コーナーのレビューを拝見して初めて拝見致しました。
    　ベイカー&バーマンの、後の『セイント』製作コンビが1950年代末に送り出した佳作ホラー群の一つです。
    　同じくサングスターが脚本を担当したハマー・ホラーの金字塔「吸血鬼ドラキュラ」よりちょっぴり先に製作を開始した吸血鬼物です。
    　但し、内容的にはハマーの『フランケンシュタイン』物に近い感覚（または影響を受けた）で、主人公の威風堂々たるカリストラタス博士（ドナルド・ウォルフィット。英国では有名な舞台俳優）の設定はどちらかと言うとピーター・カッシング演じるフランケンシュタイン男爵に近く見えます。
    　確かに博士は新鮮な血が定期的に必要な体ですが、補給法もハマーとは違う趣向です。

    　他の俳優陣も後に年増の魅力を添付した演技派振りでハマー・フィルムを彩ったヒロイン、バーバラ・シェリーを始め、同じく50年代―60年代の英国映画を牽引したボールディング兄弟の映画やキャリー・オン・シリーズでも有名なビクター・マッダンが、得意のコックニー訛りを封印した異相・無言のイゴール的人物「カール」を好演しているのが印象的です。

    　バーナード・ロビンソン風の実験設備を含むゴシック風美術を含め、ハマー作品と言われても確かに余り違和感が御座いません。
    　この辺の俳優やスタッフを会社で縛らない英国の様子はハリウッドメジャーや五社協定等で縛りが有った我が国ではちょっと考えられない自由度です。
    　プロダクション・バリューと演技の質は高く、不足しているのは若きリーや40代のカッシングが持っていた悪の持つセックス・アピール位（でも結構重要）で、50年代英国ホラー映画がお好きな方は抑えて置いて損は無い作品です。

    　本ＤＶＤの映像は並より少し悪い位ながら、日本語字幕はおろか聴覚障害者用の英語字幕が無い為、英語不如意の方には少々辛いかもしれません。
    　その点、観終わってから拝読致しましたが、先行レビュアー様の詳細なあらすじは助かりました。
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  • Jacci Harris
    1.0 out of 5 stars NOT playable in US
    Reviewed in the United States on 19 November 2022
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    This blu-ray movie was not playable in the US. The Amazon description did not indicate this as usual with European DVD/blu-ray discs. I sent a message to Rare Waves regarding this after I purchased it but they replied that they could not answer this question (????) My research on this blu ray disc indicated that there IS a U.S. version so I was hopeful I might get that one. No such luck!!!
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