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Vierges et vampires (1971)

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 65 mins (USA)     69 mins (Australia)     83 mins (USA)     95 mins (France)
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Les Films ABC
Executive Producer: $am Selsky
Production Manager: Lionel Wallmann

SCRIPT
Script: Jean Rollin (uncredited)

DIRECTION
Director: Jean Rollin
Assistant Directors: Jean-Noël Delamarre, Jean-Marie Marguet

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Renan Pollès
Camera: Gareth
Stills: Erwan
Labs: Laboratoire GTC

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Michel Patient

MUSIC
Music: Pierre Raph
Music Publishers: Editions-Delamarre

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Patrick Dard
Recorded At: Studio Margadet
Sound Engineers: Gérard Tilly, Jack Jullian

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Carol Fidler
Costumes: Les Costumes de Paris

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Natalie Perrey
Cars Provided by: Renault
Visa de contrôle cinematographique no 38.819

CAST
Marie-Pierre Castel
Mireille D'Argent (Michelle)
Philippe Gasté (vampire)
Dominique
Louise Dhour (Louise)
Michel Delesalle
Antoine Mosin
Olivier François
Dominique Toussaint (Erica)
Agnès Petit
Agnès Jacquet
Anne-Rose Kurrat
Paul Bisciglia (l'homme au vélo)

AVAILABILITY

Australia
Theatrical Distributors: Filmways Australasian Distributors
Video Distributors: Platinum

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Ambassador Film Distributors
Video Distributors: CIC Video

France
Video Distributors: American; Film Office / Collectorror; Iris Television; Blacke / Angoisse

Netherlands
Video Distributors: Redemption

UK
Video Distributors: Redemption (RETN 009); Salvation
DVD Distributors: Salvation

USA
Theatrical Distributors: National Cinema Corporation; Boxoffice International Pictures
Video Distributors: Something Weird Video
DVD Distributors: Redemption

Worldwide
Worldwide Distribution: Films de L'obélisque

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: R

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1973
August

Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Two young girls...trapped..with no escape! Forced to submit to the Horrors of the Pit!

Their Innocence Violated Beyond Description-In An Endless Nightmare Of Terror

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Caged Vampires
Caged Virgins
- US title
The Crazed Vampire
Crazed Virgins
Dungeon of Terror
Requiem for a Vampire
Requiem pour un vampire
Sex Vampires
Virgins and the Vampires
- US title
Virgins and Vampires

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Celluloid Horror (2004)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.3 no.1 (Fall 1973) p.38 (USA)
review (Impossible is not French by Jean-Claude Morlot)

Fangoria no.188 (November 1999) p.68 (USA)
illustrated DVD review (by Michael Gingold)

Le Film Français no.1408 (15 October 1971) p.8 (France)
credits

Image et Son no.262 (July 1972) p.110 (France)
review

Sight and Sound vol.3 no.6 (June 1993) p.69 (UK)
note (by Peter Dean)

BOOKS

Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.525
credits

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

gothic, lesbianism, surrealism, vampires

 


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