CinemaOSMovie · 1945 · 0h 9m

The Vampire

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After a look at some strange creatures, the narrator and camera take us to the Chaco forest, on the borders of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, where a vampire bat lives, desmodus rotondus, attacking wildlife and domesticated creatures, killing small ones by draining all their blood and killing large ones by leaving a parasite in their bloodstream. Four inches long, with a 12-inch wingspread, we see it walk, approach a victim, pull out a patch of fur large enough for it to engage its teeth, then lap six or seven ounces of blood. Its saliva may be an anesthetic keeping its victims from waking. A stub nose and harelip contribute to its efficiency and its hideous look.

Directed byJean Painlevé

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 9m
Language
FR
Released
December 31, 1945

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Max Schreck

Max Schreck

Nosferatu (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Jean Painlevé
Jean Painlevé

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