Vampyr (1932)

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1932 film is a founding and defining works of psychological horror cinema.
1932 Germany, France
Directed by
Carl Th. Dreyer
Produced by
Carl Th. Dreyer, Nicolas de Gunzburg
Written by
Carl Th. Dreyer, Christen Jul
Featuring
Nicolas de Gunzburg, Henriette Gérard, Sybille Schmitz
Running time
75 minutes

Ranked in The Greatest Films of All Time poll

Sight and Sound

Who voted for Vampyr

Critics

Anton Bitel
UK
Martin Brady
UK
Philippe FAUVEL
France
Francisco Ferreira
Portugal
Santiago Gallego Murillo
Spain
B (Brent) Kite
USA
Laura Lux
Luxembourg
Maria João Madeira
Portugal
Daniel Morgan
USA
Geoffrey O'Brien
US
Paolo Pellicano
Italy
Vladan Petković
Serbia/Croatia
Simon Popek
Slovenia
Virginie Sélavy
France/UK
Alessandro Stellino
Italy
James Swanton
UK
Andreas Thein
Germany
Diego Trerotola
Argentina
Marcos Uzal
France
Kieron Webb
UK

Directors

Giuseppe Pupi Avati
Italy
Andreas Fontana
Switzerland

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