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I vampiri Limited Edition (UK Import) [Blu-ray]

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I vampiri Blu-ray presents Riccardo Freda’s gothic milestone, widely regarded as Italy’s first horror film. Blending the legends of Elizabeth Báthory and Frankenstein, the story follows a mad scientist who abducts young women in Paris, draining their blood to sustain an ageing duchess. Made at breakneck speed as a directorial challenge by Freda, the film was completed in part by cinematographer Mario Bava, whose visual flair would soon define Italian horror.

With its baroque atmosphere, shadow-drenched imagery and macabre romanticism, I vampiri forged the path for an entire wave of Italian gothic cinema and remains a crucial early chapter in the genre’s history.

director: Riccardo Freda
co-directed (uncredited): Mario Bava
1957 / 76 min approx (various cuts) / Italian & English audio

Product Details

Format
  • Blu-ray

Included Blu-ray Region

Region Free

Label

Radiance

Special Features

  • 2K restoration of the film presented with Italian audio
  • Alternate presentation of the UK Lust of the Vampire cut, newly transferred from archival materials courtesy of the BFI National Archive (1959, 66 mins)
  • Alternate SD presentation of the US The Devil’s Commandment cut (1960, 72 mins)
  • Audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2023)
  • Bloodthirst – featurette on the making of the film with Fabio Melelli, Mario Bava and Dario Michaelis (2013, 17 mins)
  • Interview with Lamberto Bava (2022, 15 mins)
  • Interview with Leon Hunt, author of Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur (2024, 21 mins)
  • The Devil’s Commandment trailer
  • Optional English subtitles for Italian audio and English SDH for English audio
  • Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
  • Booklet featuring new writing by Roberto Curti, author of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969

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