The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
Nov 13, 1915 | IMDB 7
422 min Watch NowDrama, Thriller
Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)
MOVIE COMMENTS
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My Sole Desire
Wednesday
Diplomacy
Rabid Dogs
Joyless Street
Taken
Band of Outsiders
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Adam and Eve
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1924
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IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 1922
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.L'Âge d'or
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1930
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IMDB 6 | May , 2003
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IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 1967
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IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 2023
When aimless Manon begins work at À mon seul désir, a strip club that offers high concept performances, she instantly bonds with her fellow strippers, particularly Mia, an aspiring actress with a boyfriend and child. Manon learns that it is “not easy money, but fast money” and when she finds herself falling for Mia, she is forced to question her priorities as she explores her newfound erotic life.Wednesday
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2023
Luis Miguel, a 30-35 year old man, unemployed, lonely and with a boring life. He realizes that his Wednesdays are disappearing, or worse, someone is stealing them, and oddly enough there is an association behind all this trafficking in his days. After discovering it, Luis Miguel turns his sad life upside down and begins to fight against the association.Diplomacy
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2014
On the night of August 24, 1944, the fate of Paris rests with General von Choltitz, who plans to destroy the city on Hitler's orders. As the general prepares to detonate explosives throughout the capital, Swedish consul Raoul Nordling uses diplomacy in a desperate bid to convince him to defy the orders and save Paris.Rabid Dogs
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IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1925
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IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 2008
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 1998
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
Dramatization of Genesis: titles with Biblical language combined with stock shots.Paris
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 2008
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 2008
Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.The Unfaithful Wife
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1969
Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala.The Conformist
IMDB 7.7 | Jan , 1971
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.