The Vampires: The Ring That Kills
"A poisoned ring kills Marfa onstage during the Vampire ballet."
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About this film
Disguised as Count de Noirmoutier, the Grand Vampire gives ballerina Marfa Koutiloff a poisoned ring before her performance; she scratches herself and collapses onstage during her Vampire ballet. Her fiancé, reporter Philippe Guérande, pursues the gang to their hideout, where a dawn raid leaves the Vampires' Grand Inquisitor dead.
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About the production
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Themes & topics
Historical background
Made in 1915, in France, under Louis Feuillade, The Vampires: The Ring That Kills belongs to silent filmmaking amid the silent era's rapid stylistic experiments.
Why this film matters
Within silent history, Louis Feuillade's name attaches to the work; surviving prints help researchers study silent-era craft; 1915 Les Vampires episode directed by Louis Feuillade.
Making of
Open sources chiefly list credits with Louis Feuillade named as director.
What critics said
Contemporary reviews of The Vampires: The Ring That Kills are sparse in open sources; later catalog entries chiefly summarize plot and credits.
Did you know?
- Director: Louis Feuillade.
- Cast includes: Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Jean Ayme, Stacia Napierkowska.
- Screenplay by: Louis Feuillade.
- Production company: Gaumont.
- Wikidata lists runtime data (13).
- TMDB id 324575 links metadata in public databases.
What audiences thought
Audience documentation for The Vampires: The Ring That Kills is limited; availability today depends on archive and streaming copies.
Film restoration
Preservation status should be confirmed against archive holdings.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les%20Vampires%20-%20La%20Bague%20qui%20tue%20(1915).webm