Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires) (1965)
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Oct 27, 1965 Wide
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This classic blend of science-fiction and horror belies its extremely low budget with buckets of atmosphere and some genuinely creepy setpieces. The story concerns the crews of two spaceships, who land on a foggy, seemingly deserted planet. What they don't know is that the planet was home to a race of vampiric aliens, who possess their minds, eventually rising from their strange, misty graves to seek human blood. Legendary director Mario Bava once again proves himself a master at atmospheric
Oct 27, 1965 Wide
Aug 28, 2001
HBO Video
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Cast
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Barry Sullivan
Capt. Mark Markary -
Norma Bengell
Sanya -
Ángel Aranda
Wess -
Evi Marandi
Tiona -
Fernando Villena
Karan -
Stelio Candelli
Mud -
Massimo Righi
Nordeg -
Mario Morales
Eldon -
Ivan Rassimov
Kell -
Rick Boyd
Keir/Key -
Alberto Cevenini
Wan
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (4) | DVD (10)
A peerless example of a bravura visual imagination abstracting cheap sets into psychedelic textures
Planet of the Vampires is not among the best of the scary sci-fi genre, but seen under the optimum circumstances, fans of schlock or/and vintage Italian horror will find it fun.
It's mainly Bava's masterful invention behind the camera that makes the film work. His movement and timing provide an atmosphere that clearly wasn't there in the script.
Though never particularly scary, Bava has a cool way with the alien eerieness of it all...
I lost interest in wanting to know more about the supernatural manifestations.
Looks great, but dramatically lacking
an interesting, if not entirely successful, attempt at genre blending
Audience Reviews for Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires)
Super Reviewer
Word of warning, there actually aren't any Vampires in this film. If you are looking for Vampires, you will be disappointed when you find none. Perhaps, Planet of the Zombies, or Planet Without Vampires would have been a more appropriate title. Either way, this film is a lot of fun, there just aren't any Vampires.
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Foreign Titles
- Planet der Vampire (DE)
- Planet of the Vampires (Terrore nello spazio) (UK)
