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Count Dracula (1977)

Count Dracula poster
Directed by
Philip Saville
Genre
horror film, vampire film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. It follows the story of Count Dracula and his encounter with Professor Van Helsing.

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What happens

Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC, it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. Directed by Philip Saville from a screenplay by Gerald Savory, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Abraham Van Helsing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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