''The Little Vampire 3D'', also known as ''The Little Vampire'', is a 2017
3D computer-animated vampire film
Vampire films have been a staple in world cinema since the era of silent films, so much so that the depiction of vampires in popular culture is strongly based upon their depiction in films throughout the years. The most popular cinematic adaptat ...
directed by Richard Claus and
Karsten Kiilerich
Karsten Kiilerich (21 January 1955, Slagelse) is a Danish film and television director, screenwriter and animator. He is a co-founder of the Danish animation studio A. Film Production, for which he still actively works. Kiilerich has been involved ...
and based on the
children's book series of the same name by German writer
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg.
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Cinema Management Group
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(CMG). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Cast
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Jim Carter as Rookery
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Rasmus Hardiker
Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985) is a British actor, best known for voicing Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series '' Thunderbirds Are Go''. He played Raymond in Steve Coogan's sitcom ''Saxondale'' and Ben in the Ja ...
as Rudolph Sackville-Bagg and Gregory Sackville-Bagg
*
Alice Krige
Alice Maud Krige (; born 28 June 1954) is a South African actress and producer. Her first feature film role was in '' Chariots of Fire'' (1981) as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon. She played the dual role of Eva Galli/Alma Mobley i ...
as Freda Sackville-Bagg
*
Tim Pigott-Smith
Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series '' The Jewel in the Crown'', for which he wo ...
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
*
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus.
The ...
as Wulftrud
*
Matthew Marsh as Gernot
*
Joseph Kloska
Joseph Anthony Kloska (born 1983) is an English actor. He began his career in radio, moving on to work in television, theatre, and film.
Life
Named after a Polish grandfather, Teofil Joseph Kloska, who had settled in England, Kloska was brought ...
as Maney
*Phoebe Givron-Taylor as Anna Sackville-Bagg
Jim Carter and Alice Krige reprised their roles from the
2000 live-action adaptation of ''The Little Vampire''.
Release
The film had its world premiere in the Netherlands on 5 October 2017. It was released in Germany, Denmark and Italy on 26 October 2017, and in the UK on 25 May 2018. It received 19,767 admissions in Danish cinemas, and had a worldwide gross of $13,808,590.
The UK theatrical and DVD versions were cut by 29 seconds in order to remove a scene involving electricity in order to achieve a
U rating from the
BBFC
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.
The film received generally negative reviews from critics,
[McCahill, Mike (25 May 2018]
The Little Vampire review – toothless family fare
''The Guardian
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''. Retrieved 29 June 2021. and on
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the film holds a score of 14% based on 14 critical reviews, indicating a "rotten" score.
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at Rotten Tomatoes
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. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
See also
*'' The Little Vampire'' (2000), live-action film also based on the titular book series
References
External links
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2017 films
2017 animated films
2017 computer-animated films
2017 comedy horror films
2010s fantasy comedy films
Children's horror films
Vampire comedy films
German vampire films
Films based on children's books
Dutch animated films
Films based on German novels
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Karsten Kiilerich
2010s German films