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The return of the vampire is a film about an errant bomb that unearths the coffin of a vampire during the london blitz, and a gravedigger who unknowingly reanimates the monster directed by lew landers. The return of the vampire also showcases one of hollywoods beautiful actress nina foch. Lew landers, griffin jay, randall faye, kurt neumann, sam white, l. In 1918, an english family are terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it.
That heightened sense of spooky, vaguely lavish horror film atmosphere is well worth luxuriating in, as it would soon. The return of the vampire 1943 full movie download full hd. Scream factory is a dvd, bluray and digital brand created to focus on notable and underrated horror, scifi, thriller films from the past that. Bela lugosi stars as a vampire stalking the streets of world war ii london when german bombing releases vampire armand tesla lugosi from his grave. Previously available on vhs and laserdisc, columbia tristar has now presented the return of the vampire on dvd in a nice transfer thats true to its 1. The final last bit of the film is either to your taste or it isnt no spoilers here. The return of the vampire 1943 full movie download full. This 1943 movie from columbia has been categorized by some as nothing more than a. The return of the vampire is not an official sequel to lugosis 1931 universal studios film dracula, but. They think their troubles are over, but german bombs in wwii free the monster. There have been numerous films based on dracula, an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker. The return of the vampire 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This was suggested by by david nelson, des plaines, il. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
I dont want to live in a world where there is no tom weaver commentary on a return of the vampire bluray. The return of the vampire 1943 passer en revue the return of the vampire detail tete daffiche. Frieda inescort in the return of the vampire 1943 matt willis in the return of the. The return of the vampire 1943 directed by lew landers.
You can get the columbia dvd of the return of the vampire 1943 in the complete dvd. The return of the vampire on bluray from shout factory shout factory gives one of bela lugosis best films of the 1940s the bluray treatment with their release of the return of the vampire. The best scenes in the return of the vampire are the first and the last, but even at that this columbiaproduced dracula ripoff is a pale imitation of the universal horror classic. Apr 16, 2017 the return of the vampire isnt as prestigious as previous lugosi pictures like dracula or the black cat, but it does excel at what separates these works from the poverty row bpictures hed soon slip into. The return of the vampire is a 1943 columbia horror movie starring bela lugosi. Bela lugosi, nina foch, roland varno, matt willis, frieda inescort, miles mander, ottola nesmith, gilbert emery, leslie denison, william austin equipe technique en vedette. Bela plays a vampire, but this time hes not dracula, and has a werewolf for a servant. When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the london blitz, a gravedigger. The return of the vampire 1943 streaming film complet en. According to a modern source, columbia was unable to refer to the vampire as dracula because universal owned the rights to that name. In typically columbia fashion, its a quality affair.
The return of the vampire full movie movies anywhere. The return of the vampire is a film about an errant bomb that unearths the coffin of a vampire during the london blitz, and a gravedigger who unknowingly reanimates the monster. The return of the vampire on bluray from shout factory. The return of the vampire is presented on a 50gb bluray mpeg4 avc video with a 1. Bela lugosi was a giant of the silver screen in the heyday of the true horror film. Also, in this movie the werewolf speaks, but does not kill or change due to a full moon. Bela lugosi filmed this columbia feature august 21september 1943, prior to his final two monogram films.
He reclaims the soul of his wolfman exservant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get revenge upon the family. Return of the vampire, the on dvd 043396078727 from sony pictures home entertainment. Creepy classics spotlight movie last weekend the return of the vampire 1943 every week, readers here are selecting a movie to view. Although it does fall into some of the usual cliches, even then it handles things well enough and in the end, is a fun, old fashioned vampire picture. The first encounter takes place during world war i, and the second during world war ii. Lugosi only played dracula a few times and other vampires even fewer, yet somehow he became the vampire in pop culture. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The return of the vampire 1943 in the return of the vampire 1944, bela lugosi plays a vampire for the first time since 1931s dracula mark of the vampire 1935 doesnt count because he was playing a fake vampire. As a film, it certainly coasts a bit on the novelty of seeing lugosi back in the cape, but, in hindsight, it sort of sadly. The return of the vampire is an interesting and entertaining film as it contains many of the usual draculainspired tropes that persevered in many vampire films straight on through to the 1970s, including having lugosi in his signature dracula costume, the vampire entering a beautiful womans bedroom at night for a bite, the vampire being. Looking much too frail to be a credible threat, bela lugosis voice and mannerisms leave no doubt what character hes really playing. In fact, his character for all intents and purposes is dracula, though since this is a columbia film and not a universal film.
The films climax displays some innovative for the time special effects that were actually censored when originally shown in britain. Watch the return of the vampire full movie in hd visit movie 32858 in 1918, an english family is terrorized by a vampire, until t. Audio commentary with author and film historian lee gambin. When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the london blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart. The return of the vampire 1943 was the last time bela lugosi was topbilled in a feature film from a major hollywood studio, and the last time lugosi played a vampire in a serious film. Although a hollywood reporter production chart places michael duane in the cast, his participation in the released film has not been confirmed. Viewers with even a cursory knowledge of twentiethcentury european history will especially appreciate the significance of the films historical context, while lugosi fans will certainly enjoy the hungarian. A great little vampire movie that really delivers the goods. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman exservant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get. Although a hr production chart places michael duane in the cast, his participation in the released film has not been confirmed. The film presents an englishwomans two encounters with a vampire. He looks like dracula, talks like dracula and dresses like dracula.
Staring bela lugosi, frieda inescort, miles mander and nina foch. Bringing the old legend up to date, the film contrives to have the bloodsucking tesla rise from his coffin when his tomb is blasted open during the london blitz. Dracula lugosi returns from being staked in the end of the last film, which really isnt. In 1918, an english family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it.
She had a long hollywood career playing various supporting rolesthe return of the vampire is one of the few times that it could be said she was a lead. The return of the vampire sounds like a grand eventone could argue that the title even subtly refers to lugosi himself, who certainly was the vampire to audiences of the agebut it comes with little real fanfare. Now he and his werewolf servant seek revenge on the family who thought they had destroyed him. The film stars bela lugosi as the vampire armand tesla. This article needs additional citations for verification. Scene from the 1943 columbia pictures film, the return of. In fact, his character for all intents and purposes is dracula, though since this is a columbia film and not a universal film, the name dracula could not be used. Telecharger the return of the vampire film complet en. The return of the vampire 1943 coming from scream factory the return of the vampire 1943 coming from scream factory. Return of the vampire dvd, 2002 for sale online ebay. A vampire bela lugosi surfaces when a ww ii nazi bomb uncovers his london grave and he and. Scene from the 1943 columbia pictures film, the return of the vampire, showing vampire nina foch standing behind a frightened victim. The character of lady jane was portrayed by frieda inescort.
The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named carmilla, later revealed to be mircalla, countess karnstein carmilla is an anagram of mircalla. For those seeking to corner the market and collect every vampire film, or at least every vampire production featuring bela lugosi, scream factory has made the task easier, with their release of the 1943 columbia film, the return of the vampire. When we had a film we wanted finished in 2 days, we called in lew landers attributed to a studio exec, lew landers aka louis friedlander directed almost films in 20 years, and though a steady bmovie veteran with rko, columbia and myriad poverty row studios, landers nevertheless crafted some tight gems, often rising above the assembly line screenplays. The film marked the screen debut of actress nina foch 19242008. The return of the vampire 1943 letterboxd social film. Instead of searching for new victims, the screenwriters suggest that the vampire named armand tesla is in england seeking revenge against those who tried to kill him. The film s climax displays some innovative for the time special effects that were actually censored when originally shown in britain. The return of chandu 1934, film serial also released as two feature films as frank chandler chandu the mysterious mr. The return of the vampire 1943 coming from scream factory. The return of the vampire is a 1943 columbia pictures horror film directed by lew landers the raven and starring bela lugosi dracula.
The plot of dracula again, except adapted to world war ii england. Armond tesla lugosi has made london his hunting ground and he has his pick of victims. There have been numerous films based on carmilla, an 1872 gothic novella by irish author joseph sheridan le fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating bram stokers dracula 1897 by 26 years. With plenty of spooky atmosphere, a talented cast and a werewolf added for extra fun, the film would appear to have all the ingredients.
This is where the return of the vampire earns its stripes, with an in depth look at the relationship between these two monsters, as well as the inner turmoils that plague them both. This past saturday night, many of us watched the return of the vampire 1943. Columbias 1943 chiller the return of the vampire is thus something of a rarity from this period. Strangely, given its otherwise stock invocation of vampire lore with respect to stakes and mirrors and coffins, return of the vampire insists from the outset that a vampire will always be found in a graveyard or crypt, preponderance of crosses notwithstanding. May 11, 2014 the return of the vampire is a 1943 columbia pictures horror film directed by lew landers the raven and starring bela lugosi dracula. One of the biggest is the role of lady jane ainsley in the 1943 columbia thriller the return of the vampire. Mar 08, 2019 this is where the return of the vampire earns its stripes, with an in depth look at the relationship between these two monsters, as well as the inner turmoils that plague them both. Return of the vampire, the columbia 1943 classic monsters.
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