Blacula (1972)

Directed by

William Crain

Genre

vampire film, blaxploitation horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 180 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An African prince from the 18th century is turned into a vampire by Count Dracula after asking for help against the slave trade. He awakens in 1970s Los Angeles and seeks a woman who resembles his lost love.

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What happens

Blacula is a 1972 American blaxploitation horror film directed by William Crain. It stars William Marshall in the title role about an 18th-century African prince named Mamuwalde, who is turned into a vampire (and later locked in a coffin) by Count Dracula in the Count's castle in Transylvania in the year 1780 after Dracula refuses to help Mamuwalde suppress the slave trade. The film co-stars Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Gordon Pinsent and Thalmus Rasulala. The film was released by American International Pictures on August 25, 1972. Blacula was released to mixed reviews in the United States, but was one of the top-grossing films of the year. It was the first film to receive an award for Best Horror Film at the Saturn Awards. It was followed by the sequel Scream Blacula Scream in 1973 and inspired a wave of blaxploitation-themed horror films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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