The kiss of the vampire also known as kiss of evil on american television is a 1963 british vampire film made by the film studio hammer film. The kiss of the vampire nightmare 1963 starring clifford evans and jennie linden on dvd and bluray. Kiss of the vampire was directed by don sharp curse of the fly and written by anthony hinds the ghoul, legend of the werewolf, the brides of dracula, dracula has risen from the grave, frankenstein created woman. Kiss of the vampire original uk 9 x 7 inches film still, 1963.
Doctor ravna, owner of the impressive chateau that sits imposingly above the village, invites them to dinner that evening. The kiss of the vampire full movie 1963 classic horror full. If the film had centered around traditional hammer staples such as peter cushing and christopher lee, the film may have gone on to. See bite of affection for biting a loved one without the need of being a vampire. Not as horrific as the title suggests, kiss of the vampire concentrates on the.
Jacquie wallis in the kiss of the vampire 1963 jennifer daniel and noel willman in the kiss of the vampire 1963 the kiss of the vampire. O beijo do vampiro, a brazilian telenovela titled the kiss of the vampire in portuguese i kissed a vampire, a vampire rock musical web series. Kiss of the vampire 1964 widely regarded as hammers other attempt at putting dracula onscreen without resorting to the much simpler, surely. Original us theatrical release poster for the kiss of the vampire hammer 1964. Though lacking in big name stars like christopher lee and peter cushing, the. Not to be confused with the 1963 hammer horror film the kiss of the vampire. The kiss of the vampire 1963 the movie database tmdb. The kiss of the vampire the kiss of the vampire 1963. The kiss of the vampire 1963 horror movie directed by don. In 1910, a bavarian disciple of dracula lures a british honeymoon couple.
Some will doubtless argue the point, but don sharps the kiss of the vampire 1963 may very well be the best of all the hammer horror films. The kiss of the vampire 1963 starring clifford evans, noel willman, isobel black and jennifer daniel, and directed by don sharp, the kiss of the vampire aka kiss of evil doesnt come into its own until the last ten minutes. Not as horrific as the title suggests, kiss of the vampire concentrates on the seductive, sensual side of vampirism, especially in a surrealistic maskedball sequence. Their association with ravna and his charming, beautiful family is to prove disastrous as they become unwittingly embroiled with this. Peter loew is a yuppie literary agent who slowly loses his mind. Selected bluray and dvd options for the kiss of the vampire. Rarely seen these days and very difficult to track down, kiss of the vampire is one of hammers better excursions into vampire territory. A kiss from a vampire wouldnt do you much damage, would it.
The film was directed by don sharp and was written by. Universals tv version of the film deleted nearly the entire climax. The good news is that once said rut was over it came back with a vengeance. The kiss of the vampire 1963 full movie watch online. The kiss of the vampire 1963 clifford evans dvd in 2020. The film was directed by don sharp and was written by producer anthony hinds, credited under his writing pseudonym john elder. The castle and indeed the plot, is the barebones idea of taking females in their prime from the paranoid males against their will and social etiquette. As a result, kiss of the vampire is worth a look to anyone who enjoys the hammer take on the genre. A creepy, thrilling, and vintage hammer horror film, the kiss of the vampire is. Honeymooning in bavaria, the young couple become stranded and are forced to stay the night in the area. When car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small southern european village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them wi. A hammer production that came in the midst of their draculavampire films, the kiss of the vampire is a separate entity directed by don sharp. Though it contains far less bloodletting than most hammer productions, kiss of the vampire was severely cut for its american tv release and retitled kiss of evil. The kiss of the vampire wasnt any part of the celebrated hammer dracula sequence, but tells of as cult of vampires who are a fairly normal random creepy family by day, who only grow their fangs at night.
Vampires kiss is a 1989 film starring nicolas cage in what could quite possibly be his craziest performance in a career full of crazy performances. The kiss of the vampire is a 1963 british vampire film made by the film studio hammer film productions. The kiss of the vampire also known as kiss of evil on american television is a 1963 british vampire film made by the film studio hammer film productions. The kiss of the vampire 1963 letterboxd your life in film. A person seeking the kiss is likely a voluntary vampire victim. Directed by don sharpwritten by producer anthony hinds using his writing pseudonym john elderdistributed by j. The kiss of the vampire wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Kiss of the vampire had a strong opening the fall into a dullness rut that it spent the next hour trying to get out of. Kiss of the vampire, the hammer 1964 classic monsters. While they were both released in 1964, in fact the kiss of the vampire was filmed in 1962, before the birds was conceived. It was held back for release until 1964 because the ending was reminiscent of alfred hitchcocks movie the birds 1963. Kiss of evil in a truncated tv version is directed by don sharp and written by john elder. Anthony hinds hired director don sharp, who had never handled a horror film. Through various machinations the two free themselves and destroy the vampire cult by releasing bats from hell. The kiss of the vampire 1963 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Out of hammer film productions in eastmancolour, cinematography is by alan hume and music by james bernard. Slickdeals forums hot deals fandangonow horror movie bundles digital hd. Britains hammer films exploded onto the scene with the perennial classic, horror of dracula and followed suit with many a tale of horror, including a lesser known film from 1963 entitled the kiss of the vampire. It might be cold and clammy, but its the bites you have to worry about, although in this film a kiss seems appropriate as this is one of hammers classiest horrors of the sixties. Kiss of the vampire is a film programme that first aired in 1963 and has been classified a 18 certificate you may also like.
Its historical place released in the early 60s during the spate of vampire films in the wake of hammers hugely successful 1958 version of dracula starring christopher lee gives it the characteristically hammer atmosphere between the more grandiose universal horror the 30s and 40s and the more intimate, in your face bombast. Vampire kisses, a series of books written by ellen schreiber vampire kisses, the first book of ellen schreibers series. The resulting film doesnt break new ground for the genre but it is a skillful programmer that offers the kind of moody style and chills that genre fans will enjoy. Kiss of the vampire has a relatively good script, some very lush sets, a moving score composed by james bernard, and some excellent acting. Le film the kiss of the vampire 1963 vostfr film complet. The kiss of the vampire is a measure of the level of expectation when it came to british horror cinema in the years of the 1960s. Watch the kiss of the vampire online 1963 movie yidio.
The kiss of the vampire is about a pair of newlyweds who are honeymooning in bavaria. Their association with ravna and his charming, beautiful family is to prove disastrous as they become unwittingly embroiled with this family of vampires who seek to. They encounter a vampire cult who abducts the wife. Hammer film s kiss of the vampire is a classic of the genre. Kiss of the vampire comfortably exists in the same european gothic fantasy world as the two earlier dracula films, even with a new director behind the camera. The suggested similarities between the film s ending and that of hitchcocks the birds are coincidental. The kiss of the vampire cast starring virginia gregg, fred wood, sheila raynor, john harvey, olga dickie. Nonetheless, it touches on similar themes and ideas as those films with a heavy dose of camp added on for good measure. The kiss of the vampire 1963 unrated 1h 28min horror 11 september 1963 usa when car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small southern european village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them with sinister consequences. Most of the elements of a hammer classic were there but it just wasnt coming together.
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