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Les Vampires

Les Vampires (1915)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (2,035 ratings)

Louis Feuillade's pioneering silent serial -- whose ten episodes weigh in at nearly eight hours -- concerns Guèrande (Edouard Mathé), a journalist who is trying to uncover the truth about a mysterious society of anarchist gangsters who call themselves Les Vampires. While they don't drink the… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Louis Feuillade
Genres
Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1915 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Louis Feuillade's extraordinary ten-part silent serial of 1916, running just under eight hours, is one of the supreme delights of film.

  • , Time Out

    It's possible to overstate the extent to which all this is a bunch of fun: if shown, as it often is, in one great unnatural marathon, it can be sheer torture.

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    A cracking good story...in those wonderful moments where Musidora's kohl-marked face stares right out of the screen and into your soul, it's terribly perfect.

  • Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

    The elaborate production, written and directed by Louis Feuillade, is an epic modern crime thriller, the precursor to many of today's multi-million dollar action films.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    [Director Louis Feuillade] masterfully builds suspense over the film's massive, nearly 7-hour running time.

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  • Stella D


    this isn't a horror movie; it's a crime thriller. produced by gaumont to compete with the popular perils of pauline serial, it's divided into 10 parts, average 30-45 minutes. these were shown in theaters before the main feature. the story follows reporter philippe… More

  • Matthew Y


    Holy crap. That was an excruciating 6 hours. Les Vampires is another excellent example of early groundbreaking technical creations (Like Birth of the Nation or The Jazz Singer) back when the art form of cinema was still developing. That alone does not a good film make. At an… More

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