Count Dracula
MPI (1970)
Horror
In Collection
#3081
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Seen ItYes
030306812793
IMDB   5.8
1 hr 37 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG
Jess Franco's Count Dracula
Christopher Lee Count Dracula
Herbert Lom Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Jack Taylor Quincey Morris
Soledad Miranda Lucy Westenra
Maria Rohm Mina Murray
Klaus Kinski R.M Renfield
Paul Muller Dr. John Seward
Fred Williams Jonathan Harker
Jesús Puente Minister of Interior
José Martínez Blanco Traveller / Dr. Seward
Franco Castellani ?
Emma Cohen Vampire woman
Jesus Franco Van Helsing's servant
Colette Giacobine Greta
Teresa Gimpera Crying mother
Director
Jesus Franco
Jesús Franco
Producer Arturo Marcos
Harry Alan Towers
Writer Jesus Franco
Bram Stoker
Cinematography Manuel Merino
Luciano Trasatti
Musician Bruno Nicolai


Jess Franco, the Spanish director known for soft-core films featuring vixens in various precarious situations, successfully incorporates Bram Stoker's Dracula into his repertoire with Count Dracula. Starring Hammer's Dracula Christopher Lee, this film is unrelated to the Hammer films, to its credit. This film may be the most accurate telling of Stoker's classic vampire story, so faithful is it to the novel, even to include many of the book's lines in the script. With an array of truly Gothic, medieval sets, and a cast well-versed in horror, including Klaus Kinski (Werner Herzog's Nosferatu) as Renfield, and Soledad Miranda (Vampyros Lesbos) as Lucy, Count Dracula authentically captures Stoker's careful blend of physical monstrosity and sexual fetish to portray the Count's quest for eternal life. For example, few vampire films besides Franco's take time to feature Lucy and her lover Quincy's blood transfusions that reinforce blood's metaphoric connection to sexual desire. Moreover, Maria Rohm plays Mina Harker with the proper innocence to serve as a foil character to her promiscuous friend, Lucy. Dr. Van Helsing, in this film, gets ample opportunity to sleuth vampirism. Franco relays the story of this Transylvanian count who leaves his castle in the Carpathian mountains for a house in England by accentuating the sexual aspects of the plot, which is what any Franco fan would hope for. Additionally enlightening is this DVD's featurette, in which Franco describes his theories about vampire films. --Trinie Dalton
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Distributor Mpi Home Video
Release Date 2/27/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Beloved Count - Jess Franco Featurette
Christopher Lee Reads Bram Stoker's Dracula
Soledad Miranda Essay
Still Gallery