The Fearless Vampire Killers
Who says Vampires are no laughing matter?
1967 | 108m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Roman Polanski |
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| Writer: | Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski |
| Staring: |
| A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 13, 1967 |
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| Director: | Roman Polanski |
| Writer: | Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski |
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror |
| Keywords | professor, vampire |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Filmways Pictures, Cadre Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack MacGowran | Professor Abronsius |
| Roman Polanski | Alfred |
| Alfie Bass | Shagal, the Inn-Keeper |
| Jessie Robins | Rebecca Shagal |
| Sharon Tate | Sarah Shagal |
| Ferdy Mayne | Count von Krolock / Narrator |
| Iain Quarrier | Herbert von Krolock |
| Terry Downes | Koukol, the Servant |
| Fiona Lewis | Magda, the Maid |
| Ronald Lacey | Village Idiot |
| Sydney Bromley | Sleigh Driver |
| Andreas Malandrinos | Woodcutter |
| Otto Diamant | Woodcutter |
| Matthew Walters | Woodcutter |
| Vladek Sheybal | Herbert (voice) |
| Roy Evans | Vampire at Ball (uncredited) |
| Winifred Sabine | Deaf Vampire at Ball (uncredited) |
| Dido Plumb | Old Man Smoking Pipe at the Inn (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gérard Brach | Writer, Screenplay |
| Tutte Lemkow | Choreographer |
| Alastair McIntyre | Editor |
| Biddy Chrystal | Hairstylist |
| Fred Carter | Art Direction |
| Sophie Devine | Costume Design |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design |
| Tom Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Krzysztof Komeda | Original Music Composer |
| Hans Mollinger | Stunts |
| Roman Polanski | Story, Director, Screenplay |
| Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Gene Gutowski | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lionel Stander | Won |
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| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 20 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 264 | 482 |