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Vampyr AKA Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey AKA Vampyr, ou l'étrange aventure de David Gray AKA Vampir AKA Not Against the Flesh AKA Castle of Doom (1932)
Surreal adaptation of J. Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla" and "The Room in the Dragon Volant" from the collection "In a Glass Darkly".Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Year of Copyright: 1932
Year of Production: 1930
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"The Mascot" 1934 short film (26:00)
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Subtitles:Digitally-created English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:There are English subtitles for the infrequent German dialogue (the subtitles are digitally-imposed over the Danish subtitles on the source. The credits have also been recreated.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film critics John Noonan and Leslie Morris (2017)
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Extras:*The Film - German Version with English Intertitles (72:53)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:There are no English subtitles for the German dialogue.
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a liner notes booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film with German Intertitles and optional English Subtitles (73:33)
Audio Commentary by film scholar Tony Rayns (2008)
DISC TWO
"Carl Th. Dreyer" 1966 documentary by Jørgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career (29:57, in Danish and French with optional English subtitles and burnt-in Danish subtitles)
Visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg from 2008 (35:58)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:This DVD features the original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna.
Comes with a 46-page liner notes booklet featuring new essays by Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and star Nicolas de Gunzburg, as well as a 214-page book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul's original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 story "Carmilla," a source for the film. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film with German Intertitles and optional English Subtitles (73:33)
Audio Commentary by film scholar Tony Rayns (2008)
DISC TWO
"Carl Th. Dreyer" 1966 documentary by Jørgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career (29:57, in Danish and French with optional English subtitles and burnt-in Danish subtitles)
Visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg from 2008 (35:58)
Radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking (23:28) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:This DVD features the original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna.
Comes with a 46-page liner notes booklet featuring new essays by Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and star Nicolas de Gunzburg. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
"They Caught the Ferry Mascot" 1948 short film (11:00)
Censored Scenes from the French Version
"A Cinematographic Poem" 2007 analysis by writer/director Patrick Zeyen
DISC TWO
"Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier" 1995 documentary by Torben Skjødt (93:00)
Documentary Trailer
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Cast and Crew (4 pages)
DISC TWO
“Carl Th. Dreyer” 1965 documentary by ric Rohmer for the television series "Cinéastes de notre temps" (61:07)
“Carl Th. Dreyer” 1966 documentary by Jørgen Roos (28:45)
“The Restoration of Vampyr: 1998 vs. 2009" (2:41)
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Subtitles:German Intertitles with optional Spanish (Castilian) Subtitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.28:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes 108-page book.
“Carl Th. Dreyer” 1965 is in French with Spanish (Castilian) subtitles.
“Carl Theodor Dreyer” 1966 is in Danish with Spanish (Castilian) subtitles. -
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by film scholar Tony Rayns (2008)
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Extras:Censored Scenes from the French Version (3:41, silent)
"Carl Th. Dreyer" 1966 documentary by Jørgen Roos (28:45, in Danish and French with optional English subtitles and burnt-in Danish subtitles)
Visual essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg from 2008 (34:32)
"The Baron" 2008 documentary about Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg by Craig Keller (14:00)
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Subtitles:German Intertitles with optional English Subtitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.19:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (restored)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This DVD features the original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna.
Comes with an 80-page book featuring rare production stills, a facsimile reproduction of the 1932 Danish film programme, writing by Tom Milne (The Cinema of Carl Dreyer), Jean and Dale Drum (My Only Great Passion: The Life and Films of Carl Th. Dreyer), and Martin Koerber (film restorer). -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion, UK Eureka, and the Australian Bounty releases have the movie in its original 1.19:1 aspect ratio, each with exclusive extras. Note the Bounty release lacks English subtitles for the film and lacks the German intertitles. Note the Spain release contains a 1965 documentary not found on the other releases, but the aspect ratio is at 1.28:1.
The Australian Gryphon release has an LPCM track though the film is shortened and the subtitles are non-removable.
Do note that US Image and French TF1 releases feature exclusive extras not found anywhere else.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - German Version (72:23 NTSC)
- R0 Australia- Bounty Films - No cuts - Has the original version with English intertitles (72:53 NTSC-to-PAL) and the 1934 English version (52:45 PAL)
- R0 Australia- Gryphon Entertainment - Yes, cuts unknown (62:50 NTSC)
- R1 Original Pressing America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - German version with German intertitles or newly-created English intertitles (73:33 NTSC)
- R1 Reissue America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - German version with German intertitles or newly-created English intertitles (73:33 NTSC)
- R2 Édition Collector France- MK2 - No cuts - German version
- R2 Special Collector's Edition Spain- Versus Entertainment - No cuts - German version (70:19 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - German intertitles (70:51 PAL)
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 02/12/06
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 01/05/22UPDATE LOG:
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