Blood for Dracula (1974)

Directed by

Antonio Margheriti, Paul Morrissey

Genre

erotic film, splatter film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 187 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Count Dracula travels to Italy to feed on virgins. He finds almost none left and struggles with his failing need for pure blood.

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What happens

Blood for Dracula is a 1974 English-language horror film written and directed by Paul Morrissey. It stars Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Maxime McKendry, Stefania Casini, Arno Juerging, and Vittorio de Sica. Upon its initial 1974 release in West Germany and the United States, the film was released as Andy Warhol's Dracula. The film involves Count Dracula arriving in Italy to feast upon the blood of virgins, only to find difficulty with this due to the lack of virgins present in Italy. Filming began shortly after the completion of Flesh for Frankenstein. Italian director Antonio Margheriti is credited in Italian prints of the film despite not directing it. This misattribution led both producer Carlo Ponti and Margheriti to be put on trial for "continued and aggravated fraud against the state" by attempting to gain benefits by law for Italian films. According to the American Film Institute, the film opened to mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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