Vampire (1979 film)

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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
NetworkABC
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]

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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]

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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