DramaYear1973Duration1h 38mIMDb5.6

Count Dracula

DramaHorror

Count Dracula, a vampire who regains his youth by drinking the blood of maidens, is pursued in London and Transylvania by Professor Van Helsing, Jonathan Harker and Quincey Morris.

Trailer

Cast

Jesús Franco

Director

Christopher Lee

Count Dracula

Klaus Kinski

R.M. Renfield

Herbert Lom

Professor Abraham Van Helsing

Maria Rohm

Mina Murray

Fred Williams

Jonathan Harker

Soledad Miranda

Lucy Westenra

Jack Taylor

Quincey Morris

FC

Franco Castellani

Renfield's Warden

Paul Muller

Dr. John Seward

Emma Cohen

Vampire Woman

Jesús Franco

Van Helsing's servant

Manuel Gas

Captain

Teresa Gimpera

Crying Mother

CJ

Colette Jack

Greta

José Martínez Blanco

Traveller

José Martínez Blanco

Dr. Seward

Jeannine Mestre

Vampire Woman

Jesús Puente

Minister of Interior

MA

Moisés Augusto Rocha

Van Helsing's Servant

Bram Stoker

Writer

EK

Erich Kröhnke

Writer

AF

Augusto Finocchi

Writer

Harry Alan Towers

Writer

Jesús Franco

Writer

DB

Dietmar Behnke

Writer

MG

Milo G. Cuccia

Writer

CF

Carlo Fadda

Writer

Comments

6 Comments

Khalid lidlissiNov 16, 2022

It is sad that this film is so often overlooked...it's really a gem. Christopher Lee's portrayal of Dracula here is probably his best ever (at least in terms of following Stoker's book) as an aging vampire who progressively gets younger (20 years before Coppola's version). In addition, Klaus Kinski is brilliant as the insane Renfield. Lee's Dracula is given more of a human side that is missing in the Hammer films, where he usually barely speaks at all. There are some weak spots, but overall quite good, and a must for Lee fans really gives a different perspective of the Hammer legend.

KusiNov 16, 2022

Filmed in Spain and Germany, Jess Franco's version of the Bram Stoker classic has Count Dracula as an old man who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of young maidens. This movie is quite faithful to the novel, unlike so many other Dracula films of the period. Starring screen legend Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, it also features Franco regulars Soledad Miranda, Fred Williams, Maria Rohm, Jack Taylor, Klaus Kinski, and Paul Müller. Franco appears in the film (as he does in many of his movies) as a servant to Professor Van Helsing. Franco contributes great direction and a perfectly eerie atmosphere to this low-budget film, which was one of Soledad's most prominent international roles. The talented cast and direction, as well as a fantastic score by Bruno Nicolai, make this one of the best filmed versions of the Dracula story and a great companion to Francis Ford Coppola's version made decades later.

KusiNov 16, 2022

This film has many flaws and gaffs but that makes it all the more interesting! "Count Dracula" has a superior atmosphere and direction by Jess Franco. Christopher Lee gives an excellent performance as Dracula and Klaus Kinski is fantastic as the insane Renfield! This film is forgotten by today's film history and most people pass it as being a cheap, beyond low-budget horror film, but I see it through a different light. Herbert Lom makes Dr. Van-Helsing so interesting, you can't stop watching. Another great thing about the film was the dark and gloomy sets such as the Borgo Pass and Castle Dracula. The score for the film was superb, and it goes right together with the fantastic film. I hope the people who read this take my word and just watch, "Count Dracula", for what it is. It's a film that shouldn't be forgotton.

𝙎𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙧♥️Nov 16, 2022

Despite some relatively poor production values, this film has the requisite quality of "creepiness" that any good Dracula film really should have. Kinski is fine. This is also Christopher Lee's most accurate performance as the Count. Too bad the editing is so jumpy. It's almost like watching a documentary, or an antique silent film (but with sound). If they had just invested a little more money, this could have become "the" authentic film adaptation of the novel. As it stands, it is only for real devotees of the genre.

.Nov 16, 2022

This isn't a great movie, but probably the single most faithful screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's great story I've ever seen. It doesn't embellish or introduce a whole bunch of characters. It keeps the idea of Dracula being in an old man when we first meet him in Romania and getting younger as he drinks blood. I remember seeing it not too long after I had finished reading the book (the excellent annotated Dracula by Leonard Wolf (no relation)) and was hooked from start to finish. This is kind of an art house Dracula, faithful to story and spirit, short on special effect and expensive lighting. Kind of like Passolini's Gospel According to Matthew.

Brenda LoiceNov 16, 2022

Christopher Lee returns to his most famous role, this time portraying the count getting younger every time that he takes a bite. A little bit jarring in this movie is the presence of Herbert "Commissioner Dreyfus" Lom as Prof. Van Helsing. To add to that, Klaus Kinski plays Renfield a few years before he himself would play the count in Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu". But overall, "Count Dracula" is a pretty cool movie. Dracula fans should enjoy it. I have to admit that I don't know any other of Jess Franco's movies, but if this is any indication, they should be pretty neat. All in all, the count bids you welcome...

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