Vampire (1979 film)

Last updated
Vampire
GenreHorror
Screenplay by Steven Bochco
Michael Kozoll
Directed by E. W. Swackhamer
Starring Richard Lynch
E. G. Marshall
Jason Miller
Jessica Walter
Music by Fred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Steven Bochco
Producers Gregory Hoblit
David Anspaugh
Production location San Francisco
CinematographyDennis Dalzell
EditorChristopher Nelson
Production companiesCompany Four
MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 7, 1979 (1979-10-07)

Vampire is a 1979 American made-for-television horror film directed by E. W. Swackhamer, co-written and produced by Steven Bochco, and starring Richard Lynch, Jason Miller, E. G. Marshall, Kathryn Harrold, Jessica Walter, and Joe Spinell. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

When a San Francisco estate is converted into a church, Hungarian prince and handsome millionaire Anton Voytek arrives at the dedication ceremonies. Posing as an art collector, Voytek is actually a vampire with an irresistible power over women who has been in the San Francisco Bay area for many years. He manages to escape detection by using various disguises and secret coffins hidden around the city.

During the ceremonies, retired policeman Harry Kilcoyne, notices the earth beginning to smoke when the shadow of a cross falls on it.

There then follows a series of puzzling and gruesome murders that send the police searching for a psychotic killer. Harry is convinced that the killings are the work of a vampire when he recalls a similar chain of unsolved homicides committed thirty years ago, so he teams up with a vampire killer to hunt down the vampire. [3]

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">E. G. Marshall</span> American actor (1914–1998)

E. G. Marshall was an American actor. One of the first group selected for the new Actors Studio, by 1948, Marshall had performed in major plays on Broadway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Lynch</span> American actor (1940–2012)

Richard Lynch was an American actor best known for portraying villains in films and television.

<i>The Sniper</i> (1952 film) 1952 film by Edward Dmytryk

The Sniper is a 1952 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Harry Brown and based on a story by Edna and Edward Anhalt. The film features Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr and Marie Windsor.

<i>Nice n Easy</i> 1960 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Nice 'n' Easy is the eighteenth studio album by Frank Sinatra, released on July 25, 1960.

<i>All Alone</i> (Frank Sinatra album) 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra

All Alone is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in October 1962.

<i>Songs for Swingin Lovers!</i> 1956 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Songs for Swingin' Lovers! is the tenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, and his fourth for Capitol Records. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in March 1956 on LP and January 1987 on CD. It was the first album ever to top the UK Albums Chart.

<i>No One Cares</i> 1959 studio album by Frank Sinatra

No One Cares is the seventeenth studio album by Frank Sinatra, released on July 20, 1959. It is generally considered a sequel to Sinatra's 1957 album Where Are You?, and shares a similar sad and lonesome, gloomy theme and concept as In the Wee Small Hours and Only the Lonely.

<i>A Swingin Affair!</i> 1957 studio album by Frank Sinatra

A Swingin' Affair! is the twelfth studio album by Frank Sinatra. It is sometimes mentioned as the sequel to Songs for Swingin' Lovers.

<i>Where Are You?</i> (Frank Sinatra album) 1957 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Where Are You? is the thirteenth studio album by Frank Sinatra.

<i>Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely</i> 1958 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely is the fifteenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. It was released on September 8, 1958, through Capitol Records.

<i>Come Swing with Me!</i> 1961 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Come Swing with Me! is the twenty-first studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1961.

<i>Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners</i> 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners is a 1964 album by Frank Sinatra, focusing on songs that won the Academy Award for Best Song. The orchestra is arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.

<i>Softly, as I Leave You</i> (album) 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Softly, as I Leave You is a 1964 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. Arranged by Ernie Freeman, several tracks such as "Softly, as I Leave You", "Then Suddenly Love" and "Available" departed from Sinatra's signature vocal jazz style by flirting with a more contemporary pop sound. The rest of the album is pieced together with leftovers from various early-'60s sessions, from many different arrangers and conductors.

<i>Sinatra 65: The Singer Today</i> 1965 compilation album by Frank Sinatra

Sinatra '65: The Singer Today is a 1965 compilation album by Frank Sinatra.

<i>My Kind of Broadway</i> 1965 studio album by Frank Sinatra

My Kind of Broadway is a 1965 studio album by Frank Sinatra. It is a collection of songs from various musicals, pieced together from various recording sessions over the previous four years. The album features songs from nine arrangers and composers, the most ever on a single Sinatra album. While the title of the album is "My Kind of Broadway", both the Gershwin songs on the album "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It" were written by George and Ira Gershwin for films and not for Broadway musicals.

<i>Cycles</i> (Frank Sinatra album) 1968 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Cycles is a studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1968.

<i>Sinatra & Company</i> 1971 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Sinatra & Company is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra released in 1971.

<i>Ol Blue Eyes Is Back</i> 1973 studio album by Frank Sinatra

Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back is a 1973 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Spinell</span> American actor (1936–1989)

Joe Spinell was an American character actor who appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as various stage productions on and off Broadway. He played supporting roles in film including The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Taxi Driver (1976), Sorcerer (1977) and Cruising (1980).

References

  1. ↑ The New York Times
  2. ↑ The New York Times
  3. ↑ Panorama newspaper; GBC (Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation) TV Highlights; 24/10/1988; Page 18


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.