The Vampire of Düsseldorf explained

The Vampire of Düsseldorf
Director:	Robert Hossein
Producer:	Georges de Beauregard Benito Perojo
Screenplay:	Georges Tabet Claude Desailly André Tabet Robert Hossein
Starring:	Robert Hossein Marie-France Pisier Roger Dutoit Annie Anderson
Music:	André Hossein
Cinematography:	Alain Levent
Editing:	Marie-Sophie Dubus
Production Companies:	Rome-Paris Films Producciónes Benito Perojo Mega Film^[1]
Distributor:	Panta Cinematografica (Italy)^[2]
Country:	Spain France Italy^[3]
Language:	French

The Vampire of Düsseldorf (French: Le Vampire de Düsseldorf) is a 1965 thriller film directed by Robert Hossein. It was joint production between Spain, France and Italy. The film was based on the life and crimes of German serial killer Peter Kürten.

Production

The Vampire of Düsseldorf was shot between September 28, 1964, and December 10, 1964.

Reception

Seeing the film at a preview screening in Paris, "Mosk." of Variety stated that Hossein had "wisely not tried to emulate M and that "Hossein obviously has seen and assimilated many of these pix and does not imitate but takes the ideas and aspects of the times. But this only a moderate suspense item, which may be an okay play-off item on its theme, with arty chances broad chancey."

References

Sources

• Book: Variety's Film Reviews 1964-1967. 11. R. R. Bowker. 0-8352-2790-1. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "March 24, 1965". Mosk..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Le Vampire de Düsseldorf (1964) Robert Hossein. Bifi.fr. May 11, 2020. French.
2. Web site: Le vampire de Düsseldorf [La belva di Dusseldorf] (1965)]. Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 11, 2020. Italian.
3. Web site: The Secret Killer. Unifrance.org. May 11, 2020.