The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

About The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice.

Louis Feuillade's The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris is a 1915 thriller film. The film is filed under gang, secret organization, crime syndicate, and newspaper reporter.

Jean Aymé stars as The Great Vampire, Édouard Mathé as Philippe Guérande, Marcel Lévesque as Mazamette, and Théodore Thalès as Examining Magistrate Hamel. It runs 422 minutes and was released in November 1915.

The screenplay is by Louis Feuillade.

Men in Black: International, Thunderball, and From Paris with Love make useful companions to The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 126 votes.