 The premiere of Vampyr in Germany was delayed by UFA , as the studio wanted the American films Dracula and Frankenstein to be released first . The Berlin premiere was 6 May 1932 . At this premiere , the audience booed the film which led to Dreyer cutting several scenes out of the film after the first showing . The film was distributed in France by Société Générale de Cinema who also distributed Dreyer 's previous film The Passion of Joan of Arc . The Paris premiere was in September 1932 where Vampyr was the opening attraction of a new cinema on the Boulevard Raspail . At a showing of the film in Vienna , audiences demanded their money back . When this was denied , a riot broke out that led to police having to restore order with night sticks . When the film premiered in Copenhagen , Denmark in March 1933 , Dreyer did not show up . In the USA , the film premiered with English subtitles under the title " Not Against The Flesh " ; an English @-@ dubbed version , edited severely as to both the film continuity and the music track , appeared a few years later on the roadshow circuit as " Castle of Doom " . Dreyer soon had a nervous breakdown and went to a mental hospital in France . The film was a financial failure . 
