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Malenka (1969)

Malenka poster
Directed by
Amando de Ossorio Rodríguez
Genre
horror film, vampire film
Country
Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman inherits a castle from an uncle who she learns may be a vampire. She must uncover the truth about her family's dark secrets and survive his bloodthirsty intentions.

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What happens

Malenka, the Vampire's Niece is a 1969 horror film that was written and directed by Spanish director Amando de Ossorio; it was his first horror film. One of the first vampire films from Spain, it was inspired by similarly themed Italian and British vampire films that were being released during the same time period, such as Dance of the Vampires. It has been credited as being "the 1969 picture that hammered the final nail into the cinematic coffin of the bomb-shelter-era bombshell Anita Ekberg", as well as being "one of the most original gothic examples of Spanish horror". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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