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The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris (1915) | The Film Index

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The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

1915422 minDirected by Louis Feuillade

1915

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

Credits

Director

★Louis Feuillade

Writers

★Louis Feuillade

Cast

Character: The Great Vampire

★Édouard Mathé

Character: Philippe Guérande

★Marcel Lévesque

Character: Mazamette

★Théodore Thalès

Character: Examining Magistrate Hamel

Character: Mrs. Margaret Simpson

★Florense Simoni

Character: Madame Guérande

★Stacia Napierkowska

Character: Marfa Koutiloff - The Dancer

★Louis Leubas

Character: Father Silence / Satanas

Other

★Georges Guérin

Credit: Cinematographer

Film Record

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

Country: France
Release: 13 NOV 1915
Runtime: 422 min
Original Language: French

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French Title: Les vampires

Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)

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