Spain, West Germany, 1970
89m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 1.66:1
mono
A Spanish/West German horror film directed by Jesus Franco.
Plot Summary
American lawyer Linda works in Istanbul and has dreams of making love with a beautiful dark haired woman. She travels to a small island where she meets Countess Nadine Carody, the woman haunting her dreams.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Jess Franco [real name: Jesus Franco]
© 1970 Tele-Cine [German prints]
Fénix Film Madrid, CCC Filmkunst Berlin, Tele-Cine Film-und Fernsehproduktion Berlin
Executive Producer: Artur Brauner *
Produced by: Arturo Marcos Tejedor [Spanish prints]; Karl-Heinz Mannchen [Spanish prints]; Karl-Heinz Mannchen [German prints]
Story and Screenplay: Jess Franco [real name: Jesus Franco], Jaime Chavarri [Spanish prints]; Jess Franco [real name: Jesus Franco] [German prints]
Director of Photography: Manuel Merino
Editor: Maria Luisa Soriano [Spanish prints]; Clarissa Ambach [German prints]
Music: Manfred Hübler, David Kunne [real name: Jesus Franco] [Spanish prints]; Manfred Hübler, Siegfried Schwab [German prints]
Cast
Soledad Miranda (Countess Nadine Carody)
Ewa Strömberg (Linda Westinghouse)
Dennis Price (Dr Eldon Seward)
Heidrun Kussin (Agra)
José Martinez Blanco (Melnick)
Andrés Monales (Omar)
Paul Müller (Dr Steiner)
Michael Berling (Morpho)
Jess Franco [real name: Jesus Franco] (Mehmet)
Beni Cardoso [victim in wine cellar] *
Alternative Titles
City of Vampires – Pakistan
The Heiress of Dracula
The Heritage of Dracula
Lesbian Vampires
Lesbian Vampires: The Heiress of Dracula
Lesbos – UK (DVD box)
Lesvies vampires – Greece (DVD)
Sexualité speciale – France
The Sign of the Vampire
El signo del vampire – Italy
The Strange Adventure of Jonathan Harker
Vampiras Lésbicas – Brazil
Las vampiras – Spain
Vampire lesbos – France
The Vampire Women
Vampiros Lesbos – France
Vampyros Lesbos: Die Erbin des Dracula – West Germany
References
Periodicals
- Cineinforme no.201 (June 1974) p.11
- Cinemad no.2 (1999) p.59 – review (On the Town: Vampyros Lesbos by Mike Gonzales)
- Fangoria no.191 (April 2000) pp.68-69 – illustrated DVD review (DVD dungeon by Michael Gingold and Matthew Kiernan)
- Sexadelic no.1 p.44 – review
- Starburst no.271 (March 2001) p.91 – illustrated DVD review (DVD file by Ian Atkins)
- Video Watchdog no.183 (May/June 2016) pp.44-46 – illustrated review (by John-Paul Checkett)
Books
- 1971: 100 Films from Cinema’s Greatest Year by Robert Sellers pp.300-301 – review
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) pp.227-228
- Cinematic Vampires by John L. Flynn pp.165-166
- The Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Cartoons, Serials and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures, 1922-1988 by Len D. Martin p.376
- Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 by Michael R. Pitts pp.270-271
- Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010 by John Edgar Browning and Caroline Joan (Kay) Picart p.179
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.211, 214-16, 217, 344, 357
- The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide by Stephen Jones p.96 – credits, review
- John Carradine: The Films by Tom Weaver pp.271-272
- Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco Volume 1 1959-1974 by Stephen Thrower with Julian Grainger pp.234-244 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review (by Stephen Thrower)
- Obsession: The Films of Jesus Franco pp.78-79 – credits, review (by Peter Blumenstock)
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.517 – credits
- Sex, Sadism, Spain and Cinema by Nicholas G. Schlegel pp.122-127 – illustrated essay
- Vampire Films of the 1970s: Dracula to Blacula and Every Fang Between by Gary A. Smith pp.128; 223 – review; credits
- Video Dungeon: The Collected Reviews by Kim Newman pp.221-222
