Dracula A.D. 1972

The Count is back, with an eye for London's hotpants . . . and a taste for everything

6.019721h 36m

Released

Horror

Overview

Set in London in the early 1970's, supposedly for teen thrills, Johnny organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Dracula from shrivelled remains. Johnny, Dracula' s disciple, lures victims to the deserted graveyard for his master's pleasure and one of the victims delivered is Jessica Van Helsing. Descended from the Van Helsing line of vampire hunters her grandfather, equipped with all the devices to snare and destroy the Count, confronts his arch enemy in the age-old battle between good and evil.

StatusReleased

Release Date1972-06-26

Runtime1h 36m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Dracula (Hammer) Collection

9 Films

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A Hammer Films Productions horror film series inspired by Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.

Dracula

1958

The Brides of Dracula

1960

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

1968

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970

Scars of Dracula

1970

Dracula A.D. 1972

1972

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Christopher Lee

as Count Dracula

Peter Cushing

as Professor Van Helsing

Stephanie Beacham

as Jessica Van Helsing

Christopher Neame

as Johnny Alucard

Michael Coles

as Inspector

Marsha Hunt

as Gaynor

Caroline Munro

as Laura Bellows

Janet Key

as Anna

William Ellis

as Joe Mitcham

Pip Miller

as Bob

Reviews

talisencrw

Sep 28, 2016

8/10

Yes, I know I'm giving this WAY TOO MANY marks, but, hey, I love all of the clashes between Sir Christopher Lee's 'Count Dracula' and Sir Peter Cushing's 'Van Helsing' (perhaps the greatest characterizations of those two characters, over a series of films, in cinema), and the then-contemporary (now almost 45 years ago!) update certainly is intrigui…

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John Chard

Sep 3, 2017

4/10

A misjudged mess. Good grief! Hammer Horror Films were very much in a flux come 1972, so in a bold (yet ultimately ill conceived) attempt to move with the times and grasp a new audience, they turned to old faithful to resurrect their hopes - Count Dracula. Pic starts with an exciting prologue in 1872, where we see Dracula (Christopher Lee) and V…

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