Underplayed Gems

Count Dracula (1970)

Count Dracula poster
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
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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.

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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)

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