The Slaughter of the Vampires (1962)
La strage dei vampiri
On their wedding night, a newlywed couple find themselves menaced by a bloodthirsty vampire.
- Date of release
- 1962-02-06
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery
- Director
- Roberto Mauri
Casting
- Walter Brandi — Marquis Wolfgang
- Graziella Granata — Louise
- Luigi Batzella — Dr. Nietzsche
- Dieter Eppler — The Vampire
- Edda Ferronao — Nietzsche's maid
- Carla Foscari — Teresa
- Gena Gimmy — Corinne
- Maretta Procaccini — Resy
- Alfredo Rizzo — The Servant
Interesting facts
Slaughter of the Vampires is a 1962 Italian horror film written and directed by Roberto Mauri. The film is set in 19th Century Austria where a newlywed couple move in to a mysterious mansion. During a ball, the wife is bitten by the vampire baron of the mansion.
Production
Eppler was cast in the film via an international Dino De Laurentiis production. Through Laurentiis' brother Luigi, Eppler was cast as a police inspector in a film that never started production due to a lack of funds. Eppler described Slaughter as a low budget production with actors not being paid. Filming took place at the Castle d'Aquino in Monte San Giovanni Campano.
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