Planet of the Vampires [Blu-ray]

Director: Mario Bava Mario Bava

Overview

In this spooky low-budget horror outing from Mario Bava, a team of rescuers head for Mars to find missing astronauts and instead find terrifying alien bloodsuckers looking to hitch a ride back Earth to indulge in a sanguineous smorgasbord. The film is also known as Demon Planet.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/26/2022
UPC:	0738329259532
Original Release:	1965
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	15,806

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Barry Sullivan	Capt. Mark Markary
Norma Bengell	Sanya
Angel Aranda	Wess
Evi Marandi	Tiona
Fernando Villena	Karan
Stelio Candelli	Mud
Massimo Righi	Nordeg
Mario Morales	Eldon
Franco Andei	Garr
Ivan Rassimov	Kell/Derry
Rick Boyd	Keir/Key
Alberto Cevenini	Wan/Toby
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.	Composer
Antonio Pérez Olea	Composer

Technical Credits

Mario Bava

Alberto Bevilacqua

Ib Melchior

Antonio Román

Callisto Cosulich

Louis Heyward

Rafael Salvia

Mario Bava	Director,Screenwriter
Fulvio Lucisano	Producer
Samuel Arkoff	Producer
Alberto Bevilacqua	Screenwriter
James Nicholson	Producer
Ib Melchior	Screenwriter
Antonio Román	Screenwriter
Callisto Cosulich	Screenwriter
Louis Heyward	Screenwriter
Rafael Salvia	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Though not considered one of director Mario Bava's greatest achievements, Planet of the Vampires is nevertheless a pulp science-fiction lover's dream. Many of the director's stylistic trademarks are well represented here, from his extensive use of color filters to his imaginative camera shots and gothic horror preoccupations. At times, the film looks like a pulp cover come to life -- the garish primary- color glow of the alien landscape; the undead crewmen, wrapped in plastic, rising from their makeshift metal tombs; the discovery of the massive "vampire" skeletons inside the creatures' crashed spacecraft; and the crew wearing tight black leather uniforms with lightning bolt insignias on their chests. Bava makes the most out of his limited budget, giving the film a surreal pop art glow that puts many bigger productions to shame. Along with It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958), this atmospheric sci-fi shocker would go on to influence Ridley Scott's big-budget B-movie, Alien (1979).