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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1973)

Bram Stoker's Dracula poster
Original title
Dracula
Directed by
Dan Curtis
Genre
drama film, vampire film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 80 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A count from Transylvania travels to England to spread his undead curse. Jack Palance plays the vampire who preys on the living.

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What happens

Dracula (also known as Bram Stoker's Dracula and Dan Curtis' Dracula) is a 1974 horror television film, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It was written for the screen by Richard Matheson and directed by Dan Curtis. Jack Palance portrays the title character, along with Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Pamela Brown, Fiona Lewis, and Penelope Horner. It was the second collaboration for Curtis and Palance after the 1968 TV film The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The film aired in the United States on CBS on February 8, 1974. It received a theatrical release in other territories, including the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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