Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

1920 · 88 min · ★ 5.5 · Horror

Since completing a portrait of Genuine, a high priestess, Percy becomes irritable and withdrawn. He loses interest in painting and refuses to see his friends, preferring to spend his time alone with the portrait in his study. After turning down a wealthy patron's offer to buy the picture, Percy falls asleep while reading stories of Genuine's life. Genuine comes to life from the painting and escapes.

Directed by Robert Wiene · Written by Carl Mayer

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Bloodstream

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 45m together

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Both from Robert Wiene.

More from Robert WieneSee all →

The Prosecutor HallersThe Prosecutor Hallers · 1930
The Prosecutor Hallers
10.01930
MovieDramaCrime
The simultaneously filmed French language version of the 1930 German film The Other. A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official.
Die berühmte FrauDie berühmte Frau · 1927
Die berühmte Frau
10.01927
MovieDrama
Das Blut der AhnenDas Blut der Ahnen · 1920
Das Blut der Ahnen
10.01920
Movie
The Giant's FistThe Giant's Fist · 1917
The Giant's Fist
10.01917
MovieDrama
A farmer's wife decides to take her children and leave her gambling addict husband.
Countess KitchenmaidCountess Kitchenmaid · 1918
Countess Kitchenmaid
9.01918
MovieComedy
Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum, an amateur actress.
Leontines EhemännerLeontines Ehemänner · 1928
Leontines Ehemänner
9.01928
Movie
Her SportHer Sport · 1919
Her Sport
9.01919
Movie
Her Sport is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg H. Schnell and Hermann Thimig. A man-hating young woman tries to break up her friend's new marriage, but while in the Alps she meets her own ideal man.
A Night in VeniceA Night in Venice · 1934
A Night in Venice
9.01934
MovieComedy
A Hungarian-language film loosely based on the 1883 operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) by Johann Strauss II. The film was shot simultaneously while making the German film A Night in Venice (1934). The Hungarian version was co-directed by Robert Wiene and Géza von Cziffra and used a separate cast of Hungarian actors. From Wikipedia.
Unfug der LiebeUnfug der Liebe · 1928
Unfug der Liebe
9.01928
MovieComedy
American businesswoman Muriel falls in love with an impoverished nobleman who is too proud to reciprocate her advances. Disappointed, she then succumbs to the persistent pursuit of a fortune hunter who is only after her. The fortune hunter's girlfriend becomes jealous, and to distract her, he persuades the impoverished nobleman to court his girlfriend. This, in turn, makes Muriel jealous, and so, in the end, the right couples are finally brought together.
IrrungenIrrungen · 1919
Irrungen
8.01919
MovieDrama
Monika VogelsangMonika Vogelsang · 1920
Monika Vogelsang
8.01920
MovieDrama
UltimatumUltimatum · 1938
Ultimatum
8.01938
MovieWarDrama
About the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. Focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries.
The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari · 1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
7.91920
MovieDramaHorror
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
A Woman's RevengeA Woman's Revenge · 1921
A Woman's Revenge
7.01921
MovieDrama
In order to punish her cold, brutal aristocratic husband for murdering her lover, a woman becomes a common prostitute to shame him.
SatanSatan · 1920
Satan
7.01920
MovieDramaHistory
A three-part historical film: the first episode takes place in ancient Egypt, the second is based on the Hugo novel La Fin de Satan, and the third takes place during the 1917 Russian revolution. Lost film, minor fragments survive
The Hands of OrlacThe Hands of Orlac · 1924
The Hands of Orlac
6.91924
MovieHorrorThriller
A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

More Like This

Interview with the VampireInterview with the Vampire · 1994
Interview with the Vampire
7.41994
MovieHorrorDrama
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
VampyrVampyr · 1932
Vampyr
7.31932
MovieHorrorFantasy
Allan Gray, a young man fascinated by the supernatural, goes to a small village where he feels a sinister force descending upon him. There, Allan meets an old man who asks him to protect his two daughters, for one of them has been bitten by a vampire.
NosferatuNosferatu · 1922
Nosferatu
7.71922
MovieHorrorFantasy
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
From Dusk Till DawnFrom Dusk Till Dawn · 1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
7.01996
MovieHorrorAction
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.
Blood: The Last VampireBlood: The Last Vampire · 2000
Blood: The Last Vampire
6.92000
MovieAnimationFantasy
In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.
Blood: The Last VampireBlood: The Last Vampire · 2009
Blood: The Last Vampire
5.92009
MovieActionAdventure
On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling". Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.
The Lost BoysThe Lost Boys · 1987
The Lost Boys
7.11987
MovieHorrorComedy
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
DraculaDracula · 1931
Dracula
7.21931
MovieHorror
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire WomanThe Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman · 1971
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman
5.41971
MovieHorror
Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they like. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter