The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Dance of the Vampires (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 48min
- Comedy, Horror
- 02 Nov 1967 (Netherlands)
- Movie
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Jack MacGowran | ... |
Professor Abronsius
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Roman Polanski | ... |
Alfred
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Alfie Bass | ... |
Shagal the Inn-Keeper
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Jessie Robins | ... |
Rebecca Shagal
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Sharon Tate | ... |
Sarah Shagal
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Ferdy Mayne | ... |
Count von Krolock / Narrator
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Iain Quarrier | ... |
Herbert von Krolock
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Terry Downes | ... |
Koukol the Servant
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Fiona Lewis | ... |
Magda the Maid
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Ronald Lacey | ... |
Village Idiot
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Sydney Bromley | ... |
Sleigh Driver
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Andreas Malandrinos | ... |
Woodcutter
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Otto Diamant | ... |
Woodcutter
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Matthew Walters | ... |
Woodcutter
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Vladek Sheybal | ... |
Herbert (voice)
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Roy Evans | ... |
Vampire at Ball (uncredited)
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Dido Plumb | ... |
Old Man Smoking Pipe at the Inn (uncredited)
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Winifred Sabine | ... |
Deaf Vampire at Ball (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roman Polanski |
Written by
Gérard Brach | ... | (story) & |
Roman Polanski | ... | (screenplay) & |
Roman Polanski | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Produced by
Gene Gutowski | ... | producer |
Martin Ransohoff | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Krzysztof Komeda | ... | (as Christopher Komeda) |
Cinematography by
Douglas Slocombe | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Alastair McIntyre |
Production Design by
Wilfred Shingleton | ... | (as Wilfrid Shingleton) |
Art Direction by
Fred Carter |
Costume Design by
Sophie Devine |
Makeup Department
Biddy Chrystal | ... | hair stylist |
Tom Smith | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
David W. Orton | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Stevens | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Dickie Bamber | ... | standby props (uncredited) |
Frank Frazetta | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Clément Hurel | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Peter Melrose | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Lionel Selwyn | ... | sound editor |
Len Shilton | ... | dubbing mixer |
George Stephenson | ... | sound recordist |
Peter Margrave | ... | assistant boom operator (uncredited) |
Ray Merrin | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Bill Rowe | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Mickey Pugh | ... | special effects props (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Doug Ferris | ... | matte supervisor (uncredited) |
Peter Melrose | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
Hans Mollinger | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Chic Waterson | ... | camera operator |
Dennis Fraser | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Robin Vidgeon | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Helen Whitson | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
André François | ... | title designer |
Tutte Lemkow | ... | choreographer |
Gillian Sutro | ... | translator |
John Sutro | ... | translator |
Ludwig Von Krankheit | ... | fangs (as Dr. Ludwig Von Krankheit) |
Franz Rungalddier | ... | stand-in: Jack McGowran (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fotorama (1967) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1968) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1968) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1968) (France) (theatrical)
- City Film (1968) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1968) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Filmipaja (1968) (Finland) (theatrical)
- CBS (1972) (United States) (tv) (original airing) (pan/scan)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- France 3 (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (West Germany) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV) (1991) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2013) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2015) (Portugal) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Odeon (2021) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Neue Visionen Filmverleih (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- Cinemagia (Brazil) (DVD)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
Special Effects
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
The elderly bat researcher, professor Abronsius and his assistant, Alfred, go to a remote Transylvanian village looking for vampires. Alfred falls in love with the inn-keeper's young daughter Sarah. However, she has been spotted by the mysterious count Krolock who lives in a dark and creepy castle outside the village... Written by Mattias Thuresson |
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Taglines | You'll never know what bit you... but you'll love it! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,216,851 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Originally Roman Polanski wanted to shoot his film on location in and around a castle in Switzerland which he saw during a vacation, but as this was impossible, other locations in the Alps were found, along with studio shoots in England. While on location, Polanski employed dozens of local artisans to make the large numbers of coffins needed in the film. Unfortunately tourists were rather unnerved by the sight of these, and hotels had to erect signs to assure their guests that the area hadn't been struck by plague. See more » |
Goofs | When the Professor first enters Count von Krolock's library, he puts his spectacles on at the tip of his nose, so that he can read some of the books' titles. He nevertheless looks right above his glasses, thus making no use of them. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002). See more » |
Crazy Credits | In the opening credits the MGM-lion transforms into a vampire. See more » |
Quotes |
Shagal, the Inn-Keeper:
[Magda tries to fend off Shagal, a Jewish Vampire, with a cross]
Oy vey, have you got the wrong vampire. See more » |