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Vampira (1974)

Vampira poster
Directed by
Clive Donner
Genre
horror film, parody film, comedy horror, vampire film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging Count Dracula tries to revive a female vampire from his past. The experiment goes wrong and turns her black, then later turns him black too. The vampire couple eventually travel to Rio de Janeiro.

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What happens

Vampira is a 1974 British comedy horror film directed by Clive Donner, and starring David Niven and Teresa Graves. This spoof of the vampire genre was re-titled Old Dracula for release in the United States. In the film, Count Dracula is facing the problems of old age. His attempts to resurrect Vampira, a female vampire from his past, turns her into a black woman. She in turn changes him into a black man. The vampire couple travel to Rio de Janeiro at the end of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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