The Return of the Vampire

Name: The Return of the Vampire
Genre: Horror
Released: 1943-11-11
Duration: 1 h 9 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Nina Foch, Roland Varno, Matt Willis, Frieda Inescort

1943·Movie·69 min·★ 6.1(72)

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“The Vampire's Prey... a Beautiful Girl! Compelled to follow his commands! The blood of her fiancé on his hands! How can she escape the vampire?”

In 1918, an English family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, 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.

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About The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire is a 1943 English-language horror film directed by Lew Landers. The cast is led by Bela Lugosi, Nina Foch, Roland Varno. It has a runtime of 1h 9m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, Fawesome, The Roku Channel.

The Return of the Vampire was produced by Columbia Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on November 11, 1943. Made on a budget of about $0 million, it went on to gross $1 million worldwide.

Director: Lew Landers
Writers: Kurt Neumann, Griffin Jay
Release date: November 11, 1943
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $0 million
Box office: $1 million
Production: Columbia Pictures

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The Return of the Vampire cast & crew

The Return of the Vampire was directed by Lew Landers and written by Kurt Neumann and Griffin Jay.

The cast features Bela Lugosi as Armand Tesla, Nina Foch as Nicki Saunders, Roland Varno as John Ainsley, Matt Willis as Andreas Obry, Frieda Inescort as Lady Jane Ainsley, and Miles Mander as Sir Frederick Fleet.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, cinematography is by L. William O'Connell, and it was produced by Sam White.

Is The Return of the Vampire worth watching?

The Return of the Vampire holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 72 ratings, a solidly received horror films.

At 1h 9m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy horror, The Return of the Vampire is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Return of the Vampire

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