Blood and Roses

Blood and Roses (French: ...Et mourir de plaisir (Le sang et la rose), lit. '...And die of pleasure (The blood and the rose)') is a 1960 erotic horror film directed by Roger Vadim. It is based on the novella Carmilla (1872) by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, shifting the book's setting in 19th-century Styria to the film's 20th-century Italy.

This article is about the film. For other uses, see Blood and Roses (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Bread and Roses.

Blood and Roses
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Vadim
Screenplay by
  • Claude Brulé
  • Claude Martin
  • Roger Vadim
Based onCarmilla
by Sheridan Le Fanu
Produced byRaymond Eger
Starring
CinematographyClaude Renoir
Edited byVictoria Mercanton
Music byJean Prodromides
Production
companies
  • Films EGE
  • Documento Film
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • 14 September 1960 (1960-09-14) (France)
  • January 1961 (1961-01) (Rome)
Running time
87 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
Box office1,205,106 admissions (France)
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