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Les Vampires
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Still from Les Vampires
Directed byLouis Feuillade
Written byLouis Feuillade
StarringMusidora
Édouard Mathé
Marcel Lévesque
Jean Aymé
Fernand Herrmann
Stacia Napierkowska
CinematographyManichoux
Release date
November 13 1915
Running time
399 min.
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent

Les Vampires is a 1915 10-part silent film serial. It was written and directed by Louis Feuillade and stars Musidora as "Irma Vep" a femme fatale whose name is a suspicious anagram of "vampire." The serial is set in Paris, France and follows the exploits of a gang of master criminals who call themselves "Les Vampires."

There are 10 episodes, averaging around 40 minutes each; it is about 6 and a half hours total.

The story of the 1996 movie Irma Vep features an attempt to remake Les Vampires.

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