The Vampire Happening
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The Vampire Happening is a 1971 West German
film directed by Freddie Francis
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. What she does not know is that her ancestor, the Baroness Catali, was in actuality a vampire
countess, and emerges from her tomb to ravage the nearby village and Catholic seminary.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
film directed by Freddie Francis
Freddie Francis
Frederick William Francis BSC was an English cinematographer and film director.He achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers and Glory...
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Plot
An American actress inherits a castle in TransylvaniaTransylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
. What she does not know is that her ancestor, the Baroness Catali, was in actuality a vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
countess, and emerges from her tomb to ravage the nearby village and Catholic seminary.
Cast
- Pia DegermarkPia DegermarkPia Charlotte Caminneci Degermark is a Swedish former actress.-Life and career:Degermark came to international notice as the lead in Elvira Madigan , directed by Bo Widerberg, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967...
as Betty Williams / Clarimonde - Thomas HunterThomas HunterThomas Hunter may refer to:* Sir Tom Hunter, Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist* Thomas Hunter , Sinn Féin politician in the First Dáil and Second Dáil* Thomas Hunter , founder of Hunter College in New York...
as Jens Larsen - Yvor Murillo as Josef
- Ingrid van BergenIngrid van BergenIngrid van Bergen is a German film actress. She has appeared in 100 films since 1954. She was born in Free City of Danzig, today Gdansk, Poland....
as Miss Niessen - Joachim Kemmer as Martin
- Oskar Wegrostek as Abt
- Ferdy MayneFerdy Mayne-Early life:He was born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel, in Mainz, Germany. His German father was the Judge of Mayence, and his half-English mother gave singing lessons. Because his family was Jewish, he was sent to England to protect him from the Nazis, and he stayed with his aunt, the photographer...
as Count DraculaCount DraculaCount Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula and archetypal vampire. Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler... - Lyvia Bauer as Gabrielle
- Daria Damar as Kirsten
- Kay Williams
- Michael Janisch
- Toni Wagner
- Raoul Retzer