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The Shiver of the Vampires 4K UHD (UK Import)
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Pre-order - Release date: 17.08.2026

Original title: Le frisson des vampires

Year: 1971
Country: France
Region code: A/B/C
Content: 4K UHD
EAN: 5060697925562

Image: 1.66:1 (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10

Audio:
French - LPCM Mono
English - LPCM Mono

Subtitles: English SDH

Age rating: 18

Genre: Horror

Cast: Sandra Julien, Jean-Marie Durand, Jacques Robiolles, Michel Delahaye, Marie-Pierre Castel, Kuelan Herce

Director: Jean Rollin


Synopsis:

Jean Rollin’s third feature film, 1971’s The Shiver of the Vampires (Le Frisson des vampires), established themes and visual motifs to which he would return throughout his career, blending horror, eroticism, fairy tale, and surrealism to create his unique cinema of the fantastique.

Arriving at a decrepit chateau for their honeymoon, young newlyweds undergo a series of surreal and sinister encounters, and come to realise that they are the prey of the resident vampires...

With performances from Sandra Julien (I Am Frigid... Why?) and Marie-Pierre Castel (Lips of Blood), ravishing cinematography from Rollin’s regular collaborator Jean-Jacques Renon, and a thrilling jazz-rock score by Acanthus, The Shiver of the Vampires is regarded as one of Rollin’s greatest films."

Extras:

• New 4K HDR restoration from the internegative by Powerhouse Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original French and English mono soundtracks
• Audio commentary with director Jean Rollin (2006)
• Audio commentary with Sylvia Kristel: From ‘Emmanuelle’ to Chabrol author Jeremy Richey (2023)
• Jean Rollin Introduces ‘The Shiver of the Vampires’ (1998, 4 mins): filmed appraisal
• Rouge vif (2023, 18 mins): updated documentary on the making of The Shiver of the Vampires by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, including interviews with key collaborators Natalie Perrey and Jean-Noël Delamarre
• Fear and Desire (2004, 41 mins): lengthy discussion between Jean Rollin and the film theorist Patricia MacCormack, filmed in Paris
• Macabre Psychedelia (2023, 8 mins): critical appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy
• Export inserts (25 mins): seven explicit sequences filmed for foreign markets
• Original French and English theatrical trailers
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• New and improved English translation subtitles for the French soundtrack
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing