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The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris is a french film of genre Drama directed by Louis Feuillade released in USA on 23 november 1916 with Édouard Mathé

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris (1915)

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
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Released in USA 23 november 1916
Length 7h20
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Horror,    Crime
Rating72% 3.6445653.6445653.6445653.6445653.644565

Les Vampires is a 1915–16 French silent crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade. Set in Paris, it stars Édouard Mathé, Musidora and Marcel Lévesque. The main characters are a journalist and his friend who become involved in trying to uncover and stop a bizarre underground Apache gang, known as The Vampires (who are not the mythological beings their name suggests). The serial consists of ten episodes, which vary greatly in length. Being roughly 7 hours long, it is considered one of the longest films ever made. It was produced and distributed by Feuillade's company Gaumont. Due to its stylistic similarities with Feuillade's other crime serials Fantômas and Judex, the three are often considered a trilogy.

Fresh from the success of Feuillade's previous serial, Fantômas, and facing competition from rival company Pathé, Feuillade made the film quickly and inexpensively with very little written script. Upon its initial release Les Vampires was given negative reviews by critics for its dubious morality and its lack of cinematic techniques compared to other films. However, it was a massive success with its wartime audience, making Musidora a star of French cinema. The film has since come under re-evaluation and is considered by many to be Feuillade's magnum opus and a cinematic masterpiece. It is recognised for developing thriller techniques, adopted by Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang, and avant-garde cinema, inspiring Luis Buñuel and others. It is included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

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Actors

Édouard Mathé

(Philippe Guérande)Musidora

(Irma Vep)Jean Ayme

(The Great Vampire)Marcel Lévesque

(Mazamette)Fernand Herrmann

(Juan José Moréno)
And :
Louis Leubas
Stacia Napierkowska
René Poyen
Gaston Michel
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