The Vampire

Year: 1945

Runtime: 9 mins

Language: French

Director: Jean Painlevé

Documentary

In the Chaco forest, the film follows Desmodus rotundus, a vampire bat four inches long with a twelve‑inch wingspan. It feeds on wildlife and livestock, draining small prey and passing a blood‑borne parasite to larger animals. The bat is shown walking, pulling a fur patch from a victim and sipping blood, aided by saliva and stubby nose and hare‑lip.

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