Dampyr is a 2022 Italian horror-fantasy film directed by Riccardo Chemello, based on the comic series Dampyr published by Sergio Bonelli Editore.
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Directed by | Riccardo Chemello |
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Based on | Dampyr by
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Cinematography | Vittorio Omodei Zorini |
Edited by | Julien Panzarasa |
Music by | Lorenzo Tomio |
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Distributed by | Eagle Pictures |
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Country | Italy |
Language | English |
Budget | $ 15 million[1] |
It is the first installment of the Bonelli Cinematic Universe (BCU), a shared universe between movie and television projects by Bonelli Entertainment, division of Sergio Bonelli Editore.[2][3]
A film adaptation of Dampyr was announced by Sergio Bonelli Editore at 2018 Lucca Comics & Games.[4][3] Directed by Riccardo Chemello and produced by Bonelli, Eagle Pictures e Brandon Box,[3] filming started in Romania in October 2019.[3][5] On 1 November 2019, the cast was revealed, with Wade Briggs as Harlan "Dampyr" Draka, the titular character, Stuart Martin and Frida Gustavsson as Dampyr's allies Emil Kurjak and Tesla Dubcek, David Morrissey as the antagonist Gorka, Sebastian Croft as Yuri and Luke Roberts as Draka, Harlan's father.[3][5][6]
The film was released in Italy on 28 October 2022.[7]
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