Genre: Horror
Release Date: 02/27/2007
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDM2.0
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: MPI Home Video

This doggedly faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel about a vampiric nobleman was helmed by cult director Jesus Franco. Despite its textual loyalty and atmospheric photography by Manuel Merino, the film -- a co-production from Spain, Italy, Germany, and Liechtenstein -- is plodding and dull. Even Christopher Lee (in an uncharacteristically weak performance as Dracula), Klaus Kinski (as the mad Renfield), and seven credited screenwriters cannot make this confused, distant film worthwhile. Cult filmmaker Bruno Mattei edited the Italian version, and scenes were later used in Calvin Floyd's In Search of Dracula. Among several different versions are prints running 100, 98, and 86 minutes. Franco appears as a servant to Professor Van Helsing (Herbert Lom), and though certainly literate, the film nevertheless fails as both horror and drama.

~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Christopher Lee - Count Dracula
Klaus Kinski - Renfield
Soledad Miranda - Lucy
Maria Rohm - Mina
Herbert Lom - Van Helsing

Production:
Jesús Franco - Director
Harry Alan Towers - Producer
Bruno Nicolai - Composer
Bruno Mattei Derek Parsons - Editor
Jesús Franco Harry Alan Towers Dietmar Behnke Milo G. Cuccia Carlo Fadda Augusto Finocchi - Screen Writer
Manuel Merino - Cinematographer
Dietmar Behnke - Dialogue Writer
Bram Stoker - Book Author

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