The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

422 mins | Drama, Thriller | Nov. 13, 1915

Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

422 mins | Drama, Thriller | Nov. 13, 1915

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Gaumont
Original title Les Vampires
Directors Louis Feuillade
Writers Louis Feuillade

Cast

Jean Aymé

as The Great Vampire

Édouard Mathé

as Philippe Guérande

Marcel Lévesque

as Mazamette

Thelès

as Examining Magistrate Hamel

Rita Herlor

as Mrs. Margaret Simpson

Florense Simoni

as Madame Guérande

Stacia Napierkowska

as Marfa Koutiloff - The Dancer

Louis Leubas

as Father Silence / Satanas

Musidora

as Irma Vep

Fernand Herrmann

as Juan José Moréno

Paula Maxa

as Hypnotized Woman / Fleur-de-Lys

Émile Keppens

as George Baldwin

Breon

as Satanas' Secretary

Gaston Michel

as Old Butler

René Poyen

as Eustache Mazamette

Frédéric Moriss

as Vénénos

Jeanne Marie-Laurent

as Madame Brémontier

Louise Lagrange

as Jeanne Guérande

Suzanne Le Bret

as Irma Vep's Maid

Germaine Rouer

as Augustine

Faraboni

as Male Dancer

Georgette Faraboni

as Female Dancer