Horror ·Science Fiction · United Kingdom · 1958 · 1h 27m

Blood of the Vampire

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Director
Henry Cass
Cast
Donald Wolfit as Doctor Callistratus Vincent Ball as Dr. John Pierre Barbara Shelley as Madeleine Duval Victor Maddern as Carl William Devlin as Kurt Urach Andrew Faulds as Chief Guard Wetzler
Crew
Monty Berman — Director of Photography Douglas Myers — Editor Stanley Black — Original Music Composer Jimmy Sangster — Writer Monty Berman — Producer Robert S. Baker — Producer
Tagline

Nothing Like It This Side of Hell!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
prisonvampiremad scientistlaboratorydiseasescientistblood transfusionheart transplant
Key Collaborators
Henry Cass Director Monty Berman Director of Photography Douglas Myers Editor Stanley Black Original Music Composer Jimmy Sangster Writer Monty Berman Producer Robert S. Baker Producer John Elphick Production Design
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