Vampyres (1974)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

José Ramón Larraz

Writers:

D. Daubeney (writer)
Thomas Owen (story)

Release Date:

January 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

They shared the pleasures of the flesh, and the horrors of the grave!

Plot:

A lesbian vampire couple waylay and abduct various passer-byes, both male and female, to hold them captive at their rural manor in the English countryside in order to kill and feed on them to satisfy their insatiable thirst for blood.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Vampire | Lesbian | Lesbian Vampire | Hitchhiking

Cast

Marianne Morris	...	Fran
Anulka Dziubinska	...	Miriam (as Anulka)
Murray Brown	...	Ted
Brian Deacon	...	John
Sally Faulkner	...	Harriet
Michael Byrne	...	Playboy
Karl Lanchbury	...	Rupert
Margaret Heald	...	Receptionist
Gerald Case	...	Estate Agent
Bessie Love	...	American Lady
Elliott Sullivan	...	American Man

Also Known As:

Blood Hunger
Daughters of Dracula (USA) (reissue title)
Satan's Daughters
Vampyres, Daughters of Dracula
Vampyres: Daughters of Darkness (USA)

Runtime:

87 min | Australia:92 min | France:81 min | Portugal:88 min | UK:84 min (heavily cut)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:X (original rating) | Australia:R (DVD rating) (2007) | Portugal:M/18 | UK:18 (video rating) (1989) (cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (2003) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:R (cut)

Filming Locations:

Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Lurco Films

Trivia:

Rumors abound about a missing scene in which Fran and Miriam are seen inside the caravan of John and Harriet. This rumor is borne out by production stills and a vague recollection by producer Brian Smedley-Aston that it was, indeed, shot.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Interesting

Disjointed narrative traces the frolicking of two nubile female vampires. They waft along English country roads near their castle, dressed in shawls and other flowing garments like Stevie Nicks, and lure passersby back to their mansion with promises of sex. They then bite them and lap up their blood. Yes, true believers, it could happen to you (and no doubt, some of you wish it would).

Probably better than any of the slipshod Jess Franco/Jean Rollin pictures, this one is based on the viewer's desire to see its lead vampire vixens in the nude and rolling around with each other, as well as third parties who don't stay warm for very long. Other than this, there is very little plot at all, save for an unfortunate American couple who happen to be camping on the grounds of the vampyres' estate. Soon enough they are targeted by the vamps, and .... well, SOMETHING happens, and that's the end. Told you there wasn't much plot.

Some startling violence and an overall feel of the old Hammer Films productions make this interesting viewing for those who aren't easily offended by sex and violence. Otherwise, you'd better be into lots of lesbian softcore porn, or you'll be bored stiff.