The Bite

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The Bite

1984

1h 24m

5.8(4 votes)

Drama

Horror

Overview

Turned while visiting New York, down-on-her-luck Neue Deutsche Welle vampire Sylvana struggles to get by in 1980s West Berlin when she realizes none of her friends want to be bitten.

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11 members

Writing

Marianne Enzensberger

Sylvana

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Marianne Rosenberg

Sara

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Ulrike Buschbauer

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Jörg Pfennigwerth

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Sound

Mike Shephard

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Dave Peel

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Directing

Rosa von Praunheim

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Vera Grant

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Helen Adams

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Almasi

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Friedrich Steinhauer

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