Two runaway women, clown costumes discarded, stumble into a vampire’s lair in rural France.
REQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRE
Two young girls...trapped..with no escape! Forced to submit to the Horrors of the Pit!
Two girls on the run get lost in the French countryside, and wind up in a haunted chateau occupied by an ailing vampire and his servants.
Quick Answer
Requiem for a Vampire is a 1971 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin about two young women who, after fleeing through the countryside, find themselves trapped in a gothic castle inhabited by vampires.
Programmer's Pick
If you think clowns and vampires don’t mix, Jean Rollin’s feverish dreamscape begs to differ. Between graveyards, naked escapades, and a chateau that’s more boudoir than batcave, this is French horror with both teeth and lingerie.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Jean Rollin
- Writer
- Jean Rollin
- Release
- 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Caged Vampires, Vierges et vampires, Sex Vampires, Requiem For a Vampire, Crazed Virgins, Dungeon of Terror, Virgins and the Vampires, Caged Virgins, Original title: Requiem pour un vampire
Cast & Crew
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The film opens with a surreal chase: two women in clown makeup fleeing through the countryside, setting a bizarre and striking tone.
A brooding chateau, complete with organ-playing specters and skeletons, becomes ground zero for vampiric seduction and terror.
A delirious blend of nudity, erotic tension, and bloodletting marks this as classic Eurotrash exploitation with a distinctly French flavor.
Vampire bats are the gateway to the castle’s secrets, setting off a chain of supernatural events for the unwitting heroines.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Fleeing into the castle after being bitten by vampire bats
Vampires and their servants
Attempt to initiate the women into the vampire bloodline
Gothic castle in the French countryside
Questions from the Vault
When was Requiem for a Vampire released? +
Requiem for a Vampire was released in 1971.
Who directed Requiem for a Vampire? +
Requiem for a Vampire was directed by Jean Rollin.
How long is Requiem for a Vampire? +
Requiem for a Vampire has a runtime of 87 minutes.
What genre is Requiem for a Vampire? +
Requiem for a Vampire is a horror film.
Where can I watch Requiem for a Vampire? +
Requiem for a Vampire is available to stream on SassyFlix.
Why are the two women dressed as clowns at the start of the film? +
The film opens with the women in clown costumes as they flee an unnamed threat, lending a surreal and unsettling atmosphere from the outset.
How do the women become involved with the vampires in the castle? +
After being bitten by vampire bats outside the castle, the women are drawn inside, where they encounter the castle’s vampiric inhabitants.