Dance of the Vampires

Date: 1967
Director: Roman Polanski
Production Company: Cadre Films, Filmways Pictures

Stars: Jack MacGowran, Sharon Tate, Alfie Bass, Ferdy Mayne, Terry Downes
Location(s): South Tyrol

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Storyline:

A professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to vampires while on the trail of a damsel in distress.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

Also known as ‘The The Fearless Vampire Killers’ (US Title)

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Searching for vampires, Professor Abronsius and his assistant Alfred travel through Transylvania. A moonlit matte starts the film where most of the action takes place at MGM British Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Manuel Gurtner tells us "In contrast to Vampires, the winter landscape is very real, as we see the Seiser Alm (Alpe di Siusi) above Gröden (Val Gardena), South Tyrol, Italy, in February 1966. In the distance the striking summit of the Langkofel mountain range as part of the Dolomites can be seen. By the way, the full moon was on Saturday, 5th February."

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Koukol drives Count von Krolock to the village where he finds Sarah Shagal in her bath at the inn. Wikipedia explains that filming took place at Urtijëi, a ski resort in the South Tyrol Dolomites of Italy.

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Professor Abronsius and Alfred follow innkeeper Yoyneh Shagal after he sets off to rescue his daughter. One presumes Urtijëi in South Tyrol.

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The Professor and Alfred reach Krolock's castle. Other sources suggest locations near Hotel Mezdì at Calfosch as well as Hotel Ritsch near Seiser Alm while IMDb lists Fischburg Castle at Selva di Val Gardena, which may be the template for Krolock's castle. All are in South Tyrol.