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Call of the Vampire
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Call of the Vampire

1972

Directed by José María Elorrieta

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A small rural Spanish village of the present is haunted by vampires. Dr.Dora Maeterlick is called to a nearby castle to cure the father of Baron Carl von Rysselbert who suffers from a strange blood disease. Erika, assistant to Doctor, falls in love with Carl. But Carl is a vampire and pretty soon he makes Erika his vampire bride. From now on Dr.Maeterlick plunges into a nightmarish whirl of dark happenings...

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Produced by
Ricardo Vázquez
Cinematographer
Juan Ruiz Romero
Origin country
Spain
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
Spanish
Also known as
Curse of the Vampyr
TMDB
4.7/10 (9 votes)
IMDb
4.4/10 (172 votes)
Released December 16, 1972·La llamada del vampiro

Cast

Crew

José María Elorrieta

José María Elorrieta

Director

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Enrique González Macho

Screenplay

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Fermín Sandoval

Screenplay

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Ricardo Vázquez

Producer

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Music

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Joaquín Torres

Music

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Peppino De Luca

Music

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Stefano Torossi

Music

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Vittorio Gelmetti

Music

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Juan Ruiz Romero

Director of Photography

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