Grave of the Vampire (1972)
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50% want to see it
(21 ratings)
This dark, violent British production stars Michael Pataki as a brutish vampire apparently lacking in Dracula's powers of seduction, since he finds it necessary to brutally rape a young woman (Kitty Vallacher) in order to sire a child. The product of this unholy mating is a half-human,… More This dark, violent British production stars Michael Pataki as a brutish vampire apparently lacking in Dracula's powers of seduction, since he finds it necessary to brutally rape a young woman (Kitty Vallacher) in order to sire a child. The product of this unholy mating is a half-human, half-vampire baby boy, bottle-fed on the blood of his now-insane mother (a truly sickening sight) until her eventual death from anemia. Later as a young man, the son (William Smith) is able to spend short periods in daylight, and his bloodlust is considerably lesser than that of his father. Tormented nevertheless by his evil condition, he curses his bloodline and defies his vampire heritage, tracking his father down to the university where he teaches occult sciences. Aside from Pataki's coarse but imposing performance, this low-budget film is a fairly routine genre entry, but the climactic, bloody duel between father and son vampires is quite gripping. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Hayes
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
PG,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ridiculous low-budget gory horror thriller about vampires.
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Cast
- Jay Adler
- Carmen Argenziano
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Lieux Dressier
as Olga
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Margaret Fairchild
as Fenwick
- William Guhl
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Diana Holden
as Anita Jacoby
- Eric Mason
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Lyn Peters
as Anne Arthur
- Jay Scott
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William Smith
as James Eastman
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Kitty Vallacher
as Leslie
- Michael Pataki
- Frank Whiteman
- Inga Neilsen
