Planet of the Vampires (1965)

Cast

Barry Sullivan
as Capt. Mark Markary

Get more information about Planet of the Vampires (1965) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Horror Sci-Fi

6.3 / 10

In the near future the two spaceships Argos and Galliot are sent to investigate the mysterious planet Aura. As the Galliot lands on the planet her crew suddenly go berserk and attack each other. The strange event passes, but the crew soon discovers the crashed Argos - and learns that her crew died fighting each other! Investigating further, the explorers come to realize the existence of a race of bodiless aliens that seek to escape from their dying world.

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Wanda Burns

I saw this at the theatre as a kid and loved it. Now, it seems pretty ridiculous, but the technobabble is still entertaining. Who can forget '60 fractions of megon'? - @Tuesday, November 20, 2018 6:01 PM

EMAN67 (Movies,politics,commentary)

Planet of Vampires was quite pioneering. It was quite influential. - @Tuesday, October 9, 2018 7:08 AM

Anthony Luisi

Bava was a fucking genius, way ahead of his time....he was the Georgio Armani of euro low budget sci-fi - @Saturday, September 15, 2018 12:43 AM

Hanniffy Dinn

Watched recently and loved it, definitely inspired alien - @Tuesday, August 14, 2018 8:55 AM

Daniel Monaco

A beautiful, chilling film. - @Tuesday, July 10, 2018 4:12 AM

HoldMyBalls4Me

Yeah, just like "It! The Terror From Beyond Space" (1958) .......this movie probably had some 'influence' on the making of "Alien" (1978). I definitely KNOW that John Carpenter was somewhat influenced by this movie when he made "Ghosts Of Mars" (2001). - @Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:29 PM

-Hopeless situation Warrior-

0:40 im sorry what - @Sunday, April 15, 2018 2:36 AM

Brian Garrigan

You know what I always loved about these movies? The female cast members were all friggin' HOT!!! - @Thursday, March 15, 2018 11:34 PM

DOORKITTYFILMS army

this looks great! - @Friday, July 28, 2017 2:36 PM

John Runion

i believe this film's plot inspired john carpenter's ghosts of mars. - @Monday, July 3, 2017 5:35 PM

Menachem Sachem Robotscowitz

These astronaut costumes....I would wear in my daily life. - @Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:52 PM

420Slaterson

I don't believe Ridley - @Saturday, April 8, 2017 10:13 PM

only257

love this movie saw it 5 years ago on the dailymotion website - @Tuesday, January 31, 2017 6:22 PM

FC Schaeffer

It also has a real twist at the end. - @Wednesday, December 28, 2016 11:01 PM

John Thorgard

If you see the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune (which was released 3 months after this video was published) it is clear that the idea was as original as anything can be and that Ridley Scott didn't even create Alien, he just helped give it life. - @Monday, May 16, 2016 9:28 AM

delavalmilker

The sequence where they explore the remains of the alien ship is a tour de force that more than makes up for the cheesiness of the rest of the story. - @Sunday, May 15, 2016 12:39 AM

blindandwatching

Ignore the the fact its a low budget special effects its a fairly good movie. - @Saturday, September 5, 2015 8:25 PM

The Raul Guerrero G

great movie, essential watch specially ir you're a big Alien fan - @Wednesday, August 19, 2015 1:47 PM

Norton Coll

For all Brazilian horror fans it was very nice to see our famous theatre and movie star NORMA BENGELL,as tthe main female role in the movie. She was living in Italy by that time. In Brazil the title was O PLANETA DOS VAMPIROS and it was a big hit. - @Sunday, November 30, 2014 7:28 PM

Jack Grattan

Mario Bava's BLACK SUNDAY ran at least once a month on Cleveland's late movie throughout the '60's/'70's and I never missed it, soaking up it's glistening black & white imagery (along with a whole lot of marijuana). Bava is proof positive that great cameramen CAN become great directors, not always the case. Too bad real space suits don't look like that. Very proto- punk. - @Friday, September 5, 2014 8:47 PM

ewaf88

Wow - I'll have to check it out - hopefully it'll be coming to my local Imax soon. - @Thursday, July 10, 2014 8:39 PM

Dan Gale

On VHS in the uk, this had a different score, an electronic cross between Forbidden Planet and Tangerine Dream. It would have been nice if that made it to the DVD as an extra but it's pretty much forgotten now the original has been re-released. - @Thursday, May 8, 2014 11:08 AM

sfighter991

This movie looks both delightfully cheesy and shocking with the special effects. - @Wednesday, April 16, 2014 4:49 PM

richard murphy

David Lynch definitely stole for DUNE,good - @Monday, April 7, 2014 9:10 PM

KevinR1138

I'm not sure why people are still debating this thing anymore Dan O'Bannon as stated that Planet of the vampires is one of the influences. he said that in several interviews along with IT the terror from beyond space etc. etc. so whether Ridley Scott has seen it or not isn't really the point, O'Bannon who wrote the script that had most of these things and it DID. - @Tuesday, March 18, 2014 5:32 PM

Elder Predator Jungle Hunter

Awesome horror movie for sure +Trailers From Hell really cool. - @Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:42 PM

Steve Chaput

The outfits remind me of the costumes the X-Men wore in the first film in that franchise. I've only seen this years ago on TV, so I can imagine the European cut must have some stuff I've never seen. - @Monday, March 17, 2014 9:27 PM

navrig44

I'm pretty sure Ridley Scott hasn't seen it. But I am also pretty sure Dan O'Bannon who actually wrote Alien, would have seen this. - @Saturday, March 15, 2014 12:08 AM

spidermarcus

very nice - @Friday, March 14, 2014 7:09 PM

Ralph F. Aunkst

"...but anyway" has to be one of the best/worst ways to segue out of a story of witnessing an attempted rape EVER! BTW, loved this film as a kid, the "awakening" scene freaked me out. - @Friday, March 14, 2014 5:17 PM

Revenge Creature Reviews

"I've never seen it" - R. Scott "Yeah, right." - Me - @Friday, March 14, 2014 4:21 PM

GreatGarloo

This trailer really undercuts the greatness of this film. From the lighting to the great practical effects to the creepy giant skeletons of the aliens it's really brilliant. I highly recommend that everyone see it if they can. ALIEN really owes a lot to Bava's Planet of the Vampires. - @Friday, March 14, 2014 4:42 AM