''The Vampire of

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants, seventh-largest city ...

'' () is a 1965

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directed by

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. It was joint production between

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and

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. The film was based on the life and crimes of German serial killer Peter Kürten.

Production

''The Vampire of Düsseldorf'' was shot between September 28, 1964, and December 10, 1964.

Reception

Seeing the film at a preview screening in Paris, "Mosk." of '' Variety'' stated that Hossein had "wisely not tried to emulate '' M'' and that "Hossein obviously has seen and assimilated many of these pix and does not imitate but takes the ideas and aspects of the times. But this only a moderate suspense item, which may be an okay play-off item on its theme, with arty chances broad chancey."

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* 1965 films 1960s thriller films 1960s serial killer films French thriller films French serial killer films Italian serial killer films Spanish serial killer films 1960s French-language films Films set in Düsseldorf Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s Films set in the 1930s Cultural depictions of Peter Kürten Italian thriller films Spanish thriller films 1960s French films 1960s Italian films Films scored by André Hossein {{1960s-thriller-film-stub