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Shiver of the Vampires (The) AKA Le Frisson des vampires AKA Thrill of the Vampires AKA Sex and the Vampire AKA Strange Things Happen at Night (1971)
Beautifully macabre, with eerie medieval castles, coffins and a strange woman who emerges from a clock, The Shiver of the Vampires is director Jean Rollin?s third vampire fairytale.Director: Jean Rollin
Year of Copyright: 1970
Year of Production: 1970
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:*The Film - French Version (90:36)
*The Film - English Version (90:52)
"Les Amours Janunes (Their Jaundiced Lovers)" 1958 short film (10:10)
Jean Rollin Interview (20:19)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:58)
Stills Gallery
Redemptions Trailers -
Subtitles:English (optional on French version only)
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Aspect Ratio:1.62:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Version
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Version
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
*The Film - French Version (94:51)
*The Film - German Version (82:44 without end credits)
Audio Commentary on the French version by film historians Pelle Felsch and Chistian Kessler (in German)
Audio Commentary on the French version by director Jean Rollin (in French with German and English subtitles)
Audio Commentary on the German version by film historians Pelle Felsch, Daniel Pereé and Ludger Holmenkamm (in German)
Introduction to the film by director Jean Rollin (4:53)
Outtakes (4:47)
French Version Material Cut from the German Version (5:38 + 5:41 + 2:19 + 2:19)
"Rouge Vif: Thrill of the Vampires" 2016 documentary (in French with German subtitles) (20:35)
"Liberta" 2013 short film (in French with German and English subtitles) (25:50)
Foreword to the Short Film (in French with German and English subtitles) (4:09)
French Theatrical Trailer (4:09)
Reconstructed German Theatrical Trailer (2:57)
German Recut Trailer (3:25)
English Theatrical Trailer (4:10)
Still Galleries:
- Artwork (2:39)
- Lobby Cards (1:51)
- Press Photos (7:02)
- Promotional Material (1:11)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film - French Version (91:00)
Audio Commentary by film historians Pelle Felsch and Christian Keßler (in German)
Audio Commentary by director Jean Rollin (in French with German and English subtitles)
"Liberta" 2013 short film (in French with German and English subtitles)(24:47)
Foreword to the Short Film (in French with German and English subtitles)(4:00)
Introduction by director Jean Rollin (in English with German subtitles) (4:41)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:59)
Reconstructed German Theatrical Trailer (2:50)
German Recut Trailer (3:17)
English Theatrical Trailer (4:00)
Still Galleries:
- Artwork Gallery (2:33)
- Lobby Cards (1:47)
- Press Photos (6:25)
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Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
*The Film with audio commentary by director/co-writer/producer Jean Rollin (88:16) (2006)
Alternative Scenes (more explicit softcore scenes):
- Scene 1: "Two Maids" (4:41)
- Scene 2: "Two Maids S&M" (3:35)
- Scene 3: "Isle, Two Maids and a Cousin" (3:45)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:59)
English Theatrical Trailer (4:21)
Photo gallery (95 photos) (10:33) -
Subtitles:English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:OAR is 1.66:1, transfer is slightly stretched to 1.78:1.
The commentary is in French with optional English subtitles. The French trailer has no subtitles.
Comes with a 32-page liner notes booklet "Le Frisson des vampires" by Jean Rollin.
Some nudity is included, but "Soft core / S&M" scenes e.g. from the alternate US version "Thrill of the Vampires" are not included in the film and only some are included in the extras.
Not related to censorship, but approximately 0:09 of material is missing (audio is intact) between 2:57 - 3:06; the scene goes to "black". -
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Extras:French Theatrical Trailer (4:00)
English Theatrical Trailer (4:14)
Behind the Scenes Photos
Stills Gallery
Publicity Stills
Director Filmography -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.61:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Also in 3-disc "The Vampire Collection" box set (individual release seems to be OOP), with Requiem for a Vampire (1971) and The Rape of the Vampire.
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Extras:1999 Interview with director Jean Rollin
Biography/Filmography
Jean Rollin Trailers
Jean Rollin Poster Gallery -
Subtitles:None
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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):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:3550460008759
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Amazon France
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: "El Amanecer De Los Vampiros".
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OVERALL: Draw
R0 2-disc Dutch CE and R0 Wicked-Vision in terms of extras and Anamorphic transfer, but R1release is "complete" version (includes :09 that is missing from the Dutch-release).
Also released in the UK by "Redemption", but no proper specs (seems to be OOP now).
This film is also known as:
- Sex and the Vampire
- Strange Things Happen at Night
- The Terror of the Vampires
- Vampire Thrills
The film exists in a number of versions:
- the French version (94 mins)
- an export version (91 mins) which ran shorter but included a number of additional softcore scenes including those seen on the Encore Holland DVD extras but additionally including a scene of four women nude on top of a tomb in a cemetery and a love scene between Isolde and her husband who do not consumate their marriage in the original version (this bit featured actress Sandra Julien and her real-life husband doubling for her husband in the film).
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Koch Lorber - No cuts - includes separate French (90:36 NTSC) and English (90:52 NTSC versions)
- R0 Limited Edition Germany- Wicked-Vision - No cuts (91:00 PAL)
- R0 Holland- Encore Filmed Entertainment - No cuts - French version (90:59 PAL)
- R1 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - French version (94:54 NTSC)
- R2 France- L.C.J. - No cuts - French version (91:01 PAL)
- R2 Spain- RsR Multimedia - No cuts - French version (90:41 PAL)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 15/10/07
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 28/03/23UPDATE LOG:
10/08/10: Added Beaver.
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07/05/17: Added Amazon links.
13/06/17: Corrected some extras.
23/04/20: added Wicked-Vision and corrected version notes.
30/04/20: Removed an errant space.
09/03/22: Dates.
04/03/22: Additional titles, clean-up.
28/03/23: Typo.
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