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Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

Taste the Blood of Dracula poster
Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Genre
horror film, vampire film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 195 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three wealthy Victorian men kill a mysterious man in a church. They accidentally revive Count Dracula, who then targets their families for revenge.

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What happens

Taste the Blood of Dracula is a 1970 British supernatural horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Peter Sasdy from a script by Anthony Hinds, it is the fifth installment in Hammer's Dracula series, and the fourth to star Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, the titular vampire. Taste the Blood of Dracula was released on a double bill in the UK with Crescendo, another Hammer production. The film reached number-one in the U.S. as part of a double bill with Trog. It was followed by Scars of Dracula, also released in 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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