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Blood of the Vampire( 1958)

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Nothing Like It This Side of Hell!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Wolfit

      Doctor Callistratus

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      Vincent Ball

      Dr. John Pierre

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      Barbara Shelley

      Madeleine Duval

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      Victor Maddern

      Carl

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      William Devlin

      Kurt Urach

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      Andrew Faulds

      Chief Guard Wetzler

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      John Le Mesurier

      Chief Justice

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      Bryan Coleman

      Monsieur Auron

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      Cameron Hall

      Drunken Doctor

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      George Murcell

      First Guard

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      Julian Strange

      Second Guard

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      Bruce Wightman

      Third Guard

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      Barbara Burke

      Housekeeper

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      Bernard Bresslaw

      Tall Sneak Thief

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      Hal Osmond

      Small Sneak Thief

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      Milton Reid

      Executioner

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      Patricia Phoenix

      Woman

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      Jack Carter

      Man in Court (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Mon May 06 2024
    **_“Vampires? We don’t need no stinkin’ vampires”_** In 1880 Carlstadt, Düsseldorf, a doctor (Vincent Ball) is sentenced to life-in-prison for malpractice in performing an emergency blood transfusion, which had never been done successfully. Instead of being sent to the prescribed penal island, he’s curiously transferred to a prison for the criminally insane where the director (Donald Wolfit) wants him to perform blood-typing research for some unknown reason. "Blood of the Vampire" (1958) was obviously inspired by the success of Hammer's “The Curse of Frankenstein” because the producers h...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • prison
    • vampire
    • mad scientist
    • laboratory
    • disease
    • scientist
    • blood transfusion
    • heart transplant