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Planet of the Vampires (1965) · CriticCrunch

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Planet of the Vampires

Movie1965·88 min

Planet of the Vampires

Directed by Mario Bava

Science Fiction Horror Adventure Action

A science fiction horror film directed by Mario Bava.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 43%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

About Planet of the Vampires

After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Unsettling
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, identity self discovery, supernatural, outer space, island, strangers forced together, ensemble, everyman, survival, mystery disappearance, conspiracy, aliens, space exploration, vampire werewolf, zombie

257 ratings

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Details

Director: Mario Bava
Language: Italian

Cast

Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda

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How Planet of the Vampires Ranks

All movies

Top 43%

1960s movies

Top 73%

Science Fiction movies

Top 45%

Mario Bava films#12 of 15

Top 43% All movies.

the vibe

Planet of the Vampires Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriousintimatehauntingstylizedunsettling

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

survival

mystery disappearance

conspiracy

isolation loneliness

identity self discovery

ensemble

everyman

strangers forced together

supernatural

aliens

space exploration

vampire / werewolf

zombie

outer space

island

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9