The Kiss of the Vampire (Kiss of Evil)

The Kiss of the Vampire (Kiss of Evil) (1963)

  • 83% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (1,120 ratings)

Producer Anthony Hinds used the alias John Elder to pen the screenplay of Kiss of the Vampire. Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman), an early 20th century Bavarian, entices a British honeymooning couple, Gerald and Marianne (Clifford Evans, Jennifer Daniel), to accept his hospitality. Once ensconced in… More

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Genres
Drama, Horror, Classics
In Theaters
Sep 11, 1963 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    A beautifully photographed film.

  • Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine

    A faint tang of the perverse is such an unusual flavour that it distracts you from the complete absence of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing - and the bought-from-Woolworths plastic bats...

  • Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

    The Kiss of the Vampire is a palm-rubbing good time for fans of gothic vampire stories!

  • , Film4

    Director Don Sharp's first major feature was one of the studio's more subtle efforts and far more effective for that, with an intelligent script and striking use of colour.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Some will doubtless argue the point, but Don Sharp's The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) may very well be the best of all the Hammer horror films.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    A movie from the Hammer Collection. This is an awesome movie for having been filmed in 1963. The color throughout the movie is excellent. About a young British couple traveling through the countryside when they run out of gas and stay at a local inn that nobody wants to stay at,… More

  • Michael G


    Despite a strong opening, Kiss of the Vampire was a sort of jagged bore for the first hour or so. Most of the elements of a Hammer classic were there but it just wasn't coming together. Fortunately the last half hour saved this movie in spades. The story is as bare bones as you… More

  • AJ V


    This is a simple, but effective vampire movie. The story is simple but really good, the actors are pretty good, although I'm not familiar with them. Still, I really liked this movie, it's a good vampire flick.

  • Stephen M


    Hammer's third vampire movie, though not part of the 'Dracula' series. Of interest for the representation of vampirism as a religious cult. Not one of Hammer's most memorable casts; only Noel Willman, as the vampire hunter, and Isobel Black, as a vampire, impress.… More

  • Emily B


    A Hammer vampire film which doesn't feature Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing but still rather enjoyable. The finale with the bats is hilarious! <a href="http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q156/bozley04/?action=view¤t=140585734_ea81225e84.jpg"… More

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