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Cuadecuc Vampir

Year

1971

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

1h 6m

Rating

NR

CC

Performers

Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda, Jack Taylor

Directed By

Pere Portabella

Written By

Joan Brossa, Pere Portabella

Publication Information

Grasshopper Film

Summary

A major figure of Spanish cinema, Pere Portabella's contributions have included a variety of roles (such as co-producing Buñuel's Viridiana), but most importantly as the director of a number of groundbreaking films from the 1960s and 1970s. Filmed on the set of Franco's cult film Count Dracula starring Christopher Lee, Vampir-Cuadecuc mixes making-of footage with an investigation into the figure of the vampire. Both playful and deadly serious, with high-contrast black-and-white cinematography and an electronic soundtrack.

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