Overview

Production co: Cadre Films, Filmways Pictures

►109 min (France) □ June 1967 (UK)

Library synopsis: [En] The plot itsself is familiar enough: Professor Ambrosius (MacGowran) and his assistant, Alfred (Polanski) arrive in Transylvania and discover the castle of the vampire, protected by the hunchbacked servant Koukol (Downes). The try to stake the vampires and rescue everybody’s object of desire, Tate, but instead flee while Tate vampirizes a willing Ploanski in the back of the sleigh and MacGowran unwittingly carries the couple’s evil pleasures back to civilization, there to spread across the world. Written by Phil Hardy

Director: Roman Polanski

Cult stars: Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Terry Downes, Alfie Bass, Sharon Tate

Cult relevance index: ₪ 7.8 / 10

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Related videos

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Essential inner links and references

The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Horror [UK / 1996] (bk)  |  Fragments of Fear [UK / 1995] (bk)  |  Quatermass – Antologia del Cine Fantastico Britanico [Spain / Nr. 6 - Summer 2004] (bk)  |  Mad Movies [France / Nr. 10 - March 1975] (fz)  |  Monster Bis [France / Nr. 120 - Le Gothique a L'Anglo-Saxonne] (fz)

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Gallery and video classification

Basic Card

Genre	Comedy, Horror
Director	Roman Polanski
Writers	Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
Producer	Gene Gutowski, Martin Ransohoff
Cast	Alfie Bass, Andreas Malandrinos, Ferdy Mayne, Fiona Lewis, Iain Quarrier, Jack MacGowran, Jessie Robins, Matthew Walters, Otto Diamant, Roman Polanski, Ronald Lacey, Roy Evans, Sharon Tate, Sydney Bromley, Terry Downes
Certification	Italy:VM14 / Iceland:12 / Netherlands:12 / Canada:G (Quebec) / Brazil:Livre / Germany:12 (DVD rating) / West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) / Australia:PG / Finland:K-16 / France:-12 / Norway:16 (1968) / Singapore:PG / Sweden:15 / Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) / UK:12 / USA:Unrated / West Germany:12 (w) (f) (re-rating) / UK:A (original rating) / UK:15 (video rating)
Country	UK
Language	English
Release date	UK June 1967 | USA 13 November 1967 (New York City, New York) | Italy 17 November 1967 (Rome), 18 July 1974 (Milan) (Piccadilly), 24 July 1974 (Monza) (Astra), 11 April 1975 (Milan) (Alexander) | West Germany 1 December 1967 | Sweden 26 December 1967 | Portugal 14 March 1968 | Finland 29 March 1968 | France 1 February 1968 | Norway 13 June 1968 | Denmark 19 August 1968 | Spain October 1968 (Sitges Film Festival) | Spain 13 March 1969 | Hong Kong 10 June 1969 | Japan 13 September 1969 | Italy 15 May 1974 (re-release) | Italy 2 April 1982 (re-release) | Switzerland 12 September 1997 (Zürich) (re-release) | France 18 October 2006 (re-release) | Italy 23 November 2008 (Turin Film Festival) | France 28 April 2010 (re-release)
Also known as	Dance of the Vampires USA (original title) | Le bal des vampires Canada (French title) / France | A Dança dos Vampiros Brazil | Bal vampira Serbia | Der Tanz der Vampire Switzerland (German title) | El baile de los vampiros Spain | I nyhta ton vrykolakon Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | La danza de los vampiros Argentina | Nieustraszeni pogromcy wampirów Poland | Per favore, non mordermi sul collo Italy | Por Favor Não Me Morda o Pescoço Portugal | Tanz der Vampire West Germany | The Fearless Vampire Killers USA | The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck USA (subtitle) | The Vampire Killers USA (working title) | Vámpírok bálja Hungary | Vampire Ball Europe (working title) | Vampyrdrådarna - ursäkta, ja har era tänder i nacken Finland (Swedish title) | Vampyrernas natt Sweden | Vampyrernes nat Denmark | Vampyyrintappajat Finland (short title) | Vampyyrintappajat - anteeksi, hampaanne ovat niskassani Finland
Filming locations	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy | Dolomites, Trentino - Alto Adige, Italy | Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Vampire Ballroom scene) | MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (studio) | Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Box office/business	Italy - Gross ITL 134.500.000 (1982) || Spain - Gross: € 538.229,93 | Admissions: 1.837.983 || Budget: $ 2.000.000 (estimated) || Filming Dates: February 1966 - July 1966
Production company	Cadre Films, Filmways Pictures
Distribution company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (UK) (theatrical) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Italy) (theatrical) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (USA) (theatrical) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1968) (France) (theatrical) | Filmipaja (1968) (Finland) (theatrical) | Cooper Films S.A. / Cire Films S.L. / Alianza Cinematografica Esp. S.L. (Spain) (theatrical) | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan) | Neue Visionen Filmverleih (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release) | Cinemagia (Brazil) (DVD) | Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS) | MGM/UA Home Entertainment (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan) | MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc) | MGM/UA Home Video (1986) (UK) (VHS) (pan/scan) | Mainostelevisio (MTV) (1991) (Finland) (TV) | Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1997) (Finland) (TV) | Warner Home Video (2000) (Germany) (VHS) | Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD) | Warner Home Video (1995) (UK) (VHS) | Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) | Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) | YLE Teema (2009) (Finland) (TV) | MGM Home Entertainment (Gli Scudi) (Italy) (VHS) | Süddeutsche Zeitung / Warner Home Video (Germany) (DVD) | Warner Home Video (Germany) (DVD) | MGM (Germany) (VHS) | MGM / UA (Glasbox)(Germany) (VHS) | MGM / UA (Einleger)(Germany) (VHS) | Warner Home Video(Germany) (VHS) | Neue Visionen (Wiederaufführung) (1972) (Germany) (theatrical) | Cinemagia / MGM (Brazil) (DVD) | Warner Home Video (UK) (DVD) | Terror Vision (Long Version) (UK) (VHS) | Warner Home Video - Polen (Poland) (DVD) | Cinemagia (Portugal) (DVD) | Free-TV: ARD 11.11.2007 (Germany) | Free-TV: ARD / Dritte Programme (alle Ausstrahlungen) (Germany) | Free-TV: arte 01.10.2001 (Germany) | Free-TV: arte 07.12.2006 (Germany) | Free-TV: ZDF 03.12.1973 (Germany) | Free-TV: ZDF 25.12.1994 (Germany) | Free-TV: TNT Classic Movies (UK) | Free-TV: ORF 1 17.05.2001 (Austria) | Free-TV: ORF 2 24.01.2010 (Austria)
Runtime	UK: 108 min | USA: 91 min | Italy: 107 min | France: 109 min | Spain: 91 min
Technical specifications	Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound Recording) | Color: Color (Metrocolor) | Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 | Film length (metres): 2950 m (Finland) (1968), 2944 m (France) | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Panavision (anamorphic) | Printed film format: 35 mm