Dracula Against Frankenstein (1972)

Original title

Dracula contra Frankenstein

Directed by

Jesús Franco

Genre

horror film, vampire film

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

+13

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A doctor captures Count Dracula and tries to control him using his monster. The vampire is forced to serve the doctor's evil plans.

campylow-budgetgothicslowcreepyconvolutedatmospheric

What happens

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein is a 1972 horror film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Dennis Price, Howard Vernon, Alberto Dalbés, Carmen Yazalde and Luis Barboo. The film follows Dr. Rainer von Frankenstein (Price), who successfully captures Count Dracula (Vernon). Along with the Doctor's monster (Fernando Bilbao) the doctor controls the vampire for his own evil ends. The film is a co-production between Spain, Portugal, France and Liechtenstein. Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 1972. The film received a mediocre review in La Vanguardia, which praised the cinematography while finding that it interfered with the narrative of the film. It received more generally negative reviews from Variety, L'Écran fantastique and El Mundo Deportivo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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