Watch The Vampire (1945) Online

After a look at some strange creatures, the narrator and camera take us to the Chaco forest, on the borders of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, where a vampire bat lives, desmodus rotondus, attacking wildlife and domesticated creatures, killing small ones by draining all their blood and killing large ones by leaving a parasite in their bloodstream. Four inches long, with a 12-inch wingspread, we see it walk, approach a victim, pull out a patch of fur large enough for it to engage its teeth, then lap six or seven ounces of blood. Its saliva may be an anesthetic keeping its victims from waking. A stub nose and harelip contribute to its efficiency and its hideous look. Read More

Watch The Vampire online. Featuring Max Schreck, The Vampire is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.4. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as Criterion Channel. The movie was filmed in France and was released on 1945. The Vampire was directed by Jean Painlevé. Read Less