Upír z Feratu

Upír z Feratu, also known as Ferat Vampire is a 1982 Czechoslovak horror film directed by Juraj Herz. The name is a pun on Upír Nosferatu, or Nosferatu the Vampire.

Upír z Feratu
Theatrical release poster
Czech language	Upír z Feratu
Directed by	Juraj Herz
Written by	Jan Fleischer Juraj Herz
Story by	Josef Nesvadba
Based on	Upír po dvaceti letech by Josef Nesvadba
Starring	Jiří Menzel Dagmar Veškrnová Jana Břežková Petr Čepek Jan Schmid Zdenka Procházková
Cinematography	Richard Valenta
Edited by	Jaromír Janácek
Music by	Petr Hapka
Production company	Filmové Studio Barrandov
Distributed by	Cinefear Ostalgica
Release dates	1 May 1982 (1982-05-01) (Czechoslovakia) October 1982 (1982-10) (Chicago International Film Festival)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

Plot

Doctor Marek (Jiří Menzel) is shocked when his beloved nurse, Mima (Dagmar Veškrnová), signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat to work as a rally-driver. Rumors abound that the Ferat sports car runs not on petrol, but on human blood.

Cast

• Jiří Menzel as Dr. Marek
• Dagmar Veškrnová as Mima
• Jana Břežková as Luisa / Klára
• Petr Čepek as Kříž
• Jan Schmid as Dr. Kaplan
• Zdenka Procházková as Madame Ferat

Production

Škoda 110 Super Sport "Ferat"

The Ferat rally car used in the film was, in fact, a prototype for an unrealized sports model Škoda 110 Super Sport produced by Škoda Auto, now generally referred to as the Škoda Super Sport 'Ferat Vampir RSR' in homage to the film. This car white coloured also play a small role in Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea.

See also

• Blood Car, another film about a car that uses blood for fuel
• Road Kill, a film about a road train that uses a pulp made by grinding human bodies for fuel
• Blood Drive, a TV series centered on a road race with cars that use blood for fuel

External links

• Upír z Feratu at IMDb
• Youtube clip of the film
• Screenshots of various cars used in the film