Vampyres (Original title)Vampires (Working title)
Dates: 1975 (Copyright), 18 September 1976 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Joseph Larraz
Synopsis: Horror. Two murdered girls return to this life as vampires who hitch rides with amorous motorists who are later found dead in their crashed cars.
Genre: Horror
Subject: Homicide
Releases
Date: 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: Pre-ReleaseFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - Combined Optical SoundRuntime: 90 mins 02 secs - Dialogue (original): English
Date: 02 January 1975Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - Combined Optical SoundRuntime: 84 mins 25 secs - Length: 7560 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Fox-Rank Film Distributors
Date: 1989Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 89 mins 37 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Missing in Action
Date: November 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Vixens from the vault of obscurity: Marianne MorrisAuthor: GREAVES, Tim Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A profile of the career of British glamour actress Marianne Morris and in particular her role in VAMPYRES.
In: Fangoria n224 July 2003 Page: 66
Title: DVD Dungeon: VAMPYRESAuthor: GINGOLD, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Shivers n79 July 2000 Pages: 34-37
Title: [Shivers - n79 July 2000: no known title]Author: RIGBY, Jonathan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n194 July 2000 Page: 73
Title: DVD dungeonAuthor: GINGOLD, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Films Illustrated v5 n58 June 1976 Page: 370
Title: [Films Illustrated - v5 n58 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v22 n9 June 1976 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n9 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v43 n509 June 1976 Page: 132
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v43 n509 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n35 8 May 1976 Page: 28
Title: [Screen International - n35 8 May 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinefantastique v4 n3 Autumn 1975 Page: Fall 36
Title: [Cinefantastique - v4 n3 Autumn 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10075 23 Mar 1974 Page: 11
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10075 23 Mar 1974: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Variety 20 Nov 1974 Page: 16
Title: [Variety - 20 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
Author: GREAVES, Tim Pages: 67p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(9)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.30 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-607368
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.25 minutesColour standard: NTSCBFI identifier: N-190027
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.30 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-607368
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(7)
Description: 16mm Colour Reversal InternegativeBase: AcetateSound: MuteBFI identifier: N-4360424
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundBFI identifier: N-4360435
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-622428
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-1453780
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-1453781
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1453783
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1974Stock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1453782
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1975 (Copyright), 18 September 1976 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Joseph Larraz
Synopsis: Horror. Two murdered girls return to this life as vampires who hitch rides with amorous motorists who are later found dead in their crashed cars.
Genre: Horror
Subject: Homicide
Releases
Date: 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: Pre-ReleaseFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - Combined Optical SoundRuntime: 90 mins 02 secs - Dialogue (original): English
Date: 02 January 1975Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - Combined Optical SoundRuntime: 84 mins 25 secs - Length: 7560 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Fox-Rank Film Distributors
Date: 1989Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 89 mins 37 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Missing in Action
Date: November 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(29)
©/Made by: Essay Films Ltd., Produced by: Brian Smedley-Aston, Production Manager: Paul Cowan, Production Assistant: Sean Redmayne, Production Secretary: Joan Williams, Assistant Director: Paul Des Salles, Continuity: Cheryl Leigh, Casting: Miriam Brickman, Screenplay by: D. Daubeney, Director of Photography: Harry Waxman, Lighting: Southern Lighting (Facilities) Ltd, Clapper Loader: Peter Biddle, Eamonn O'Keefe, Camera Assistant: Ken Worringham, Gaffer: Geoff Smith, Stills: George Courtney Ward, Film Editor: Geoff R. Brown, Assistant Editor: Graham Farrow, Art Director: Ken Bridgeman, Wardrobe: Dulcie Midwinter, Make-up: Colin Arthur, Processed by: Rank Laboratories Denham, Music Composed by: James Clarke, Sound: Trevor Carless, Hugh Strain, Boom Operator: Mike Tucker, Sound Maintenance: Colin Kinnear, Sound Editor: Clive Smith
Cast
(12)
Murray Brown (Ted), Brian Deacon (John), Sally Faulkner (Harriet), Michael Byrne (playboy), Karl Lanchbury (Rupert), Bessie Love (American Lady), Gerald Case (estate agent), Elliott Sullivan (American Man), Douglas Jones (manager), Margaret Heald (receptionist), Marianne Morris (Fran), Anulka (Miriam)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(11)
In: Cinema Retro v2 n4 Winter 2006 Page: 42Title: Vixens from the vault of obscurity: Marianne MorrisAuthor: GREAVES, Tim Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A profile of the career of British glamour actress Marianne Morris and in particular her role in VAMPYRES.
In: Fangoria n224 July 2003 Page: 66
Title: DVD Dungeon: VAMPYRESAuthor: GINGOLD, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Shivers n79 July 2000 Pages: 34-37
Title: [Shivers - n79 July 2000: no known title]Author: RIGBY, Jonathan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n194 July 2000 Page: 73
Title: DVD dungeonAuthor: GINGOLD, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Films Illustrated v5 n58 June 1976 Page: 370
Title: [Films Illustrated - v5 n58 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v22 n9 June 1976 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n9 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v43 n509 June 1976 Page: 132
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v43 n509 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n35 8 May 1976 Page: 28
Title: [Screen International - n35 8 May 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinefantastique v4 n3 Autumn 1975 Page: Fall 36
Title: [Cinefantastique - v4 n3 Autumn 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10075 23 Mar 1974 Page: 11
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10075 23 Mar 1974: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Variety 20 Nov 1974 Page: 16
Title: [Variety - 20 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: VampyresAuthor: GREAVES, Tim Pages: 67p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(9)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.30 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-607368
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.25 minutesColour standard: NTSCBFI identifier: N-190027
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 87.30 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-607368
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(7)
Description: 16mm Colour Reversal InternegativeBase: AcetateSound: MuteBFI identifier: N-4360424
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundBFI identifier: N-4360435
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-622428
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-1453780
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-1453781
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1453783
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1974Stock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-1453782
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film