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Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula (1979)

Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula poster
Original title
Nocturna
Directed by
Harry Hurwitz
Genre
comedy film, horror film, vampire film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The granddaughter of Count Dracula discovers disco music and falls in love with a musician. She follows him to New York City, but her grandfather tries to take control of her again.

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What happens

Nocturna (more commonly referred to by its promotional title Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula) is a 1979 American film conceived by star Nai Bonet and written and directed by Harry Hurwitz, who was credited as "Harry Tampa". It premiered in France at the Paris Festival of Fantastic Films on March 1, 1979, to coincide with its U.S. release. The film is copyrighted 1978 in the opening and ending credits, as it was filmed in October and November 1978. In the film, the granddaughter of Count Dracula is transformed by disco music and falls in love with a musician of the genre. She follows him to New York City, but her grandfather tries to reclaim control over the young vampiress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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