Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. An evil hypnotist puts a beautiful woman under his spell. Bram stokers count dracula 1970 turns out to be an acceptable picture directed by jesus franco with a good cast as christopher lee, hebert lom, maria rohm and klaus kinski. West germany 8mm release title dracula seine kusse sind todlich. However, lees turn as sir henry baskerville in the hound of the baskervilles 1959, an adaptation of the sherlock holmes mystery, indicated a dramatic range extending. Easily the best version of dracula filmed to date, this bbc television production was originally presented as a threepart miniseries. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The popular conception of dracula runs the gamut from horrific vampire to comic relief like grandpa on the tv show the munsters. He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. Overview of draculas dog, 1978, directed by albert band, with jose ferrer, michael pataki, jan shutan, at turner classic movies.
Halloween 3d was to be the sequel to rob zombie halloween ii, written by todd farmer and directed by patrick lussier. The first in the series of hammer horror films starring christopher lee as count dracula, the film also features peter cushing as doctor van helsing, along with michael gough, melissa stribling, carol marsh, and john van. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15thcentury. But still no actual long scenes from start to completion like we see in modern xxx films. Count dracula, the titular character and antagonist of the novel. He is also depicted in the novel to be the origin of werewolf legends. It wasnt until he came across documents during his research at the british museum that novelist bram stoker found the man who would serve as the perfect foundation for his classic gothic horror character, count dracula source. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Produced by the bbc in the then standard video film hybrid format, it first aired on bbc 2 on 22 december 1977. Produced by the bbc in the then standard videofilm hybrid format, it first aired on bbc 2 on 22 december 1977. Mysterious and feared, yet enticing and seductive, the image of a pale, nearly immortal bloodsucker has endured for centuries. Jonathan harker begets the ire of count dracula after he accepts a job at the vampires castle under false pretenses. In this scene count dracula christopher lee tries to claim mina maria rohm but is confronted by. It wasnt until he came across documents during his research at the british museum that novelist bram stoker found the man who would serve as the perfect foundation for his classic gothic horror character, count.
This is one of those 1970s tv productions that use film for exteriors and video for the interiors, a tactic that increases the general sense of cheapness about the whole thing although the location stuff is good, including scenes on. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15thcentury wallachian. Langellas charisma and the surreal, blackandwhite sets designed by. However, the usual modern device of tying dracula to his historical namesake, is only briefly hinted at here by woodcuts of the. Dracula is a 1958 british supernatural horror film directed by terence fisher and written by jimmy sangster based on bram stokers 1897 novel of the same name. Directed by philip saville from a screenplay by gerald savory, it stars louis jourdan as count dracula and frank. Son of dracula was made during a period when starr, in between occasional single releases and session work, was concentrating on film making and acting. Directed by philip saville from a screenplay by gerald savory, it.
Nov 05, 2014 horror 1970 98 minutes usa color original title. It consisted of three 45minute segments, and thus was the screen adaptation of dracula with the longest running time. Dracula is more of a shadowy presence in this novel, always threatening the main characters, but rarely making himself visible. Jess francos version of the bram stoker classic has count dracula as an old count who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of gorgeous maidens. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror duration.
Dracula is a 1979 britishamerican dark romantic horror film directed by john badham. Another little scene from jess francos low budget adaptation of bram stokers dracula. Apr 17, 2010 horror scene as stephen boyd portrays graf dracula. Though the idea of the vampire has existed since at least the 1700s, it was 1897s. As of 2015, the film was reported to have been cancelled due to. Count dracula, a grayhaired vampire who regains his youth by dining on the blood of maidens, is pursued in london and transylvania by professor van helsing, jonathan harker and quincey morris after he victimizes them and their loved ones. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. It was based on the novel dracula by bram stoker although count dracula stars christopher lee in the title role, it is not a hammer. Johnny alucard raises count dracula from the dead in london in 1972. Two movies in which he had starred, 200 motels and blindman, had been released at the end of 1971, and before starting on this one, he had just finished work on his directorial debut, the t. Bram stokers count dracula jess francos 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.
Count dracula although hes the star of the show and the titular characterstoker didnt name this book harker, we really dont get a lot of intel into our main man. Bram stoker novel, jesus franco, dietmar behnke, milo g. The first in the series of hammer horror films starring christopher lee as count dracula, the film also features peter cushing as doctor van helsing, along with michael gough, melissa stribling, carol marsh, and john van eyssen. Count dracula article about count dracula by the free. Count dracula television pop culture c ount dracula 1977 was a madefortelevision coproduction of the british broadcasting company and american public television. Jewel thieves quickly dispose of the loot when the alarm is raised.
Cast and crew credits for count dracula, 1978, directed by philip saville, with frank finlay, mark burns, susan penhaligon, at turner classic movies. At night, when dracula awakens is a 1969 spanishitaliangermanbritish horror film released in 1970, directed by jesus franco and starring christopher lee, herbert lom and klaus kinski. Although a script was written for the film, it was never produced and the films current status is unknown and no director, writer, or cast members are known to be attached to the project. This film works against the hammer formula in ways that ive always found more memorable and interesting than lees other dracula pictures. Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the frankenstein monster. Count dracula puts louis jourdan in the fangs and cape, in a version subtitledand played asa gothic romance. With louis jourdan, frank finlay, susan penhaligon, judi bowker.
Even though bram stokers dracula is set at the end of the 19th century, count dracula s story begins much earlier. Dracula is more of a shadowy presence in this novel, always threatening the. Count dracula is the title character of bram stokers 1897 gothic horror novel dracula. The film features the reunion of a number of classic movie monsters, led by count dracula and including the frankenstein monster, the wolf man, the mummy, and the gillman. In the late 70s, frank langella starred in the hit broadway play dracula, written by hamilton deane and john l. Thats fine, its hard to compress a novel into a 97minute film especially on a budget, but what is a problem is when you dont take the time to develop the characters to the level they deserve. With john carradine, don red barry, larry hankin, geoffrey land. Edward cullen twilight vampire vampires are some of the most enduring and interesting figures in fiction. Lees dracula in this film is a different character, however. Dracula sucks 1978 published on august 17, 2018 january 1. Upon examining lucy, van helsing figures out that, naturally, all these. The blu ray version really gives it that moody feel and sharpness that only blu ray can give.
One of the all time classics, brilliantly played by frank langella, one of my favourite dracula films, with a lot of old british actors and actresses, if you like gothic, youll love this film. Dracula has risen from the grave 1969 rotten tomatoes. Despite its budgetary flaws and gritty cinematic approach, jess francos count dracula is a welcome departure from the hammer dracula series and certainly one of the most atmospheric. The resulting film, count dracula, attempts to be faithful to stoker, but still strays from the original literary source as the plot unfolds.
Overview of count dracula, 1978, directed by philip saville, with frank finlay, louis jourdan, bosco hogan, at turner classic movies. Centuriesold vampire dracula preys upon the innocent eva and her friends. Its also interesting to see klaus kinski as the madman renfield, because he would take on the role of count dracula in werner herzogs stylish nosferatu the vampyre in 1979. The count goes after the descendants of van helsing. As of 2015, the film was reported to have been cancelled due to dimension losing the. The film starred frank langella in the title role as well as laurence olivier, donald pleasence and kate nelligan the film was based on bram stokers 1897 novel dracula and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of stokers original plot was revised to make the film which was advertised with the tagline a. With christopher lee, herbert lom, klaus kinski, maria rohm. Despite its textual loyalty and atmospheric photography by manuel. Filmography for louis jourdan turner classic movies. It consisted of three 45minute segments, and thus was the screen adaptation of dracula with the longest running time count dracula began with jonathan harker saying goodbye to mina murray now. The treatment of the story as a metaphor for victorian sexual repression is typical of more recent productions and may have served to influence the campy bram stokers dracula and dracula.
The vampire count leaves his transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world. Directed by philip saville from a screenplay by gerald savory, it stars louis jourdan as count dracula and frank finlay. Dracula 71 alternative title the nights of dracula. Count dracula and his wife capture beautiful young women and chain them in their dungeon, to be used when they need to satisfy their thirst for blood. Horror scene as stephen boyd portrays graf dracula. Count dracula, nachts, wenn dracula erwacht, verenhimoinen dracula etc. Discover what genre count dracula, 1978, directed by philip saville, with frank finlay, louis jourdan, bosco hogan, belongs at turner classic movies. Frankenstein unbound is a science fiction movie based on the novel by brian aldiss and the last movie directed by roger corman. Although a script was written for the film, it was never produced and the film s current status is unknown and no director, writer, or cast members are known to be attached to the project.
Feb 07, 2010 another little scene from jess francos low budget adaptation of bram stokers dracula. Vlad tepes pronounced tepish, a 15thcentury prince from the dark, forested mountains of eastern europe was his inspiration. Jess francos count dracula is very visual more so than lyrical and a bit dull, despite its attempt to be faithful to the original novel. Count dracula, the titular character and antagonist of. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15thcentury wallachian prince vlad the. This version hews fairly close to the original novel, including a fairly extended version of harkers adventures at draculas castle, lucys sleepwalking in the cliffside graveyard at. Despite the warnings from the locals, young jonathan harker fred williams, the devil came from akasava journeys to the castle of count dracula christopher lee, the creeping flesh to discuss business. This doggedly faithful adaptation of bram stokers novel about a vampiric nobleman was helmed by cult director jesus franco. Count dracula is a british television adaptation of the novel dracula by bram stoker. Richard climbs out of his window and goes to the cellar of the sanitarium where he finds count draculas casket.
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