I Vampiri (1956)
I vampiri (The Vampires, UK title: Lust of the Vampire) is a 1956 Italian horror film directed by Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava. The film stars Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D'Angelo and Dario Michaelis as Pierre Lantin. I vampiri was the first sound era Italian horror film – horror film had been banned in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s. Freda directed the film for the first 10 days of production, with cinematographer Mario Bava filling in for him for the remaining two days after Freda left the set.
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