The Fearless Vampire Killers

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The Fearless Vampire Killers
Theatrical release poster by Frank Frazetta
Directed by	Roman Polanski
Written by	Gérard Brach Roman Polanski
Produced by	Gene Gutowski
Starring	Jack MacGowran Roman Polanski Sharon Tate Alfie Bass Ferdy Mayne
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	Alastair McIntyre
Music by	Christopher Komeda
Production companies	Cadre Films Filmways
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	November 13, 1967 (1967-11-13) (United States) December 5, 1968 (1968-12-05) (United Kingdom)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English

The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (shortened to The Fearless Vampire Killers; originally released in the United Kingdom as Dance of the Vampires) is a 1967 comedy horror^[1] film directed by Roman Polanski, written by Gérard Brach and Polanski, produced by Gene Gutowski and starring Polanski with his future wife Sharon Tate, along with Jack MacGowran and Alfie Bass, and featuring Ferdy Mayne.

In the film, a doddering vampire hunter (Jack MacGowran) and his bumbling assistant (Roman Polanski) travel to a small mountain village where they find the tell-tale traces of vampirism. The assistant becomes enchanted by the local tavern keeper's daughter, Sarah (Sharon Tate), who is promptly abducted. Determined to save the buxom maiden, they confront the undead Count in his castle. The film has been adapted into a musical, Dance of the Vampires (first adapted in German under the translated title Tanz der Vampire).