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Grave of the Vampire

Play trailer Poster for Grave of the Vampire PG,  1972,  1h 35m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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The son (William Smith) of an old and powerful vampire (Michael Pataki) seeks his father out and finds him teaching a college course.

Critics Reviews

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Sep 1, 2023
3/5
…while David Chase would probably rather forget this project, adopted from his own novel The Still Life, it’s a cut above most 1970’s horror fodder… Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nov 25, 2006
C-
Ridiculous low-budget gory horror thriller about vampires. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Nov 21, 2017 Has a interesting concept, but low production cost, hokey dialogue and shoddy acting holds it back a some. Still, love William Smith in this role. See more
Theodore S Jul 14, 2017 Mediocre film. The plot is somewhat decent but dumb. Nice climatic ending though fails at the end. So-so characters. There really isn't a good flow, but it has some potential. See more
Harry W Jul 14, 2017 One of my favourite vampire "family" movies, the Twilight people should check this out. A woman, raped by a vampire, has the son of the vampire, and then the son is a vampire who wants to get revenge for his mother by killing his father! What drama! I love this movie. See more
Luke R Jul 14, 2017 Delightfully twisted, tawdry, perverse and larger than life.
Finn L Jul 14, 2017 Long before David Chase created HBO's "The Sopranos" he wrote this lurid vampire tale about a mother who is raped by a vampire, raises her vampire baby on her own blood, and then the full grown baby vampire, now played by my all-time favorite character actor, William Smith, seeks revenge upon his mother's attacker. Overall, this is a badly and cheaply made film, but there are some interesting touches here and there, like the mother using a baby bottle filled with blood to feed the vampire baby or the eventual face-off between father and son, where the son unloads a verbal assault upon his father (which may be either credited to Chase's script or to William Smith's performance). This is certainly not a good film and there isn't a lot to recommend here outside of a solid performance by the reliable Smith (in one of his rare heroic roles) and as a curiosity on David Chase's filmography. See more
Finn W Jul 14, 2017 Interesting low-budget variation on the vampire theme.
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Grave of the Vampire

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Movie Info

Synopsis The son (William Smith) of an old and powerful vampire (Michael Pataki) seeks his father out and finds him teaching a college course.
Director
John Hayes
Producer
Daniel Cady
Screenwriter
David Chase
Production Co
Millennium Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 1972, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
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