Tale of a Vampire (1992): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1992, Tale of a Vampire is a drama, horror and romance film directed by Shimako Sato, running about 93 minutes. “Never ending life. Undying passion.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Alex (Julian Sands) is a lonely, centuries old vampire wandering the streets of London. The only woman he ever loved was lost to him centuries ago...but there's a new woman in his life, a woman named Ann who bears an extraordinary resemblance to Virginia, the young girl Alex once loved. Ann has recently lost a love of her own to a fiery car crash, and lives deep in her own gray depression. After an anonymous letter leads her to a new job in an occult library, Ann begins a slow, hesitant courtship with Alex, whom she finds both attractive and a little spooky. Alex, confused and jaded (and also unable to refrain from imagining himself feeding on Ann) holds her at arms length. But the fears and emotions of Alex and Ann are not the only complications in their relationship. There's another man stalking them both...a man named Edgar, who was once married to Virginia and has been looking for Alex for a very long time.

Who’s in it. Tale of a Vampire stars Julian Sands as Alex, Kenneth Cranham as Edgar, Suzanna Hamilton as Ann and Marian Diamond as Denise, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.1/10, Tale of a Vampire has proved divisive with audiences. It went on to earn $1M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tale of a Vampire page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tale of a Vampire tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.