Count Dracula (1970)

Original title

Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht

Directed by

Jesús Franco

Genre

drama film, horror film, vampire film

Country

Liechtenstein, Germany, Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 127 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film adapts Bram Stoker's novel about Count Dracula, an ancient vampire who leaves his castle for England. Christopher Lee plays Dracula as he preys on victims and is pursued by Professor Van Helsing.

faithfulsomberclassicgothiceerierestrainedatmospheric

What happens

Count Dracula (German: Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht, lit. 'At night, when Dracula awakens'; also known as El conde Drácula, Bram Stoker's Count Dracula, Il Conte Dracula) is a 1970 horror film directed and co-written by Jesús Franco, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It stars Christopher Lee as the title character, Herbert Lom as Abraham Van Helsing, and Klaus Kinski as R.M. Renfield, along with Fred Williams, Maria Rohm, Soledad Miranda, Paul Muller and Jack Taylor. The film was an international co-production between West Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. Although Count Dracula stars Lee in the title role, it is not a Hammer production like his other Dracula films, being produced instead by Harry Alan Towers. On initial release, Count Dracula was advertised as the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel to date. Among other details, it was the first film version of the novel in which Dracula begins as an old man and becomes younger as he feeds upon fresh blood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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