Synopsis: Freely adapted from classic Victorian supernatural tales by author Sheridan Le Fanu, VAMPYR tells the story of a young man who becomes involved with two sisters, one of whom, wasting away with a strange sickness, turns out to be the victim of a vampire.
There are 2 editions of this movie (including the current edition) in the current region (region 1)
There is 1 additional edition of this movie in other regions
- The original German version in a new high-definition digital transfer from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna
- Newly created alternate version with English text
- Audio commentary featuring film scholar Tony Rayns
- New and improved English subtitle translation
Disc Two: The Supplements
- Carl Th. Dreyer (1966), a documentary by Jorgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career
- Visual esay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating Vampyr
- Radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking
- PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by critics Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and star Nicholas de Gunzburg, as well as a book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul's original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 story "Carmilla", a source for the film