Dracula: The Satanic Rites (1973)
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The final installment in Hammer Studios' Dracula series is also the least interesting of the lot. A fairly direct follow-up to Dracula A.D. 1972, this sequel finds the Count (Christopher Lee) developing a potent strain of bubonic plague which he and his devil-worshipping disciples plan to… More The final installment in Hammer Studios' Dracula series is also the least interesting of the lot. A fairly direct follow-up to Dracula A.D. 1972, this sequel finds the Count (Christopher Lee) developing a potent strain of bubonic plague which he and his devil-worshipping disciples plan to release from 1970's London to wipe out nearly all life on earth. His efforts are challenged once again by the dedicated Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing), leading to a rather uninvolving climax. Despite the always-welcome presence of Lee and Cushing, this installment plays too flagrantly with the time-honored Hammer Gothic formula, giving Dracula actual dialogue and surrounding the leads with a dull, amateurish supporting cast -- with the possible exception of Joanna Lumley (later of BBC-TV's Absolutely Fabulous). This also marked Lee's final performance as the Count and signaled the beginning of the end for Hammer's horror heyday. Also known as Satanic Rites of Dracula and Dracula is Dead and Well and Living in London. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Gibson
- Genres
- Classics, Horror
R,
- On DVD
- Feb 10, 2004
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Cast
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Christopher Lee
as Count Dracula
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Peter Cushing
as Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
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Michael Coles
as Insp. Murray
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William Franklyn
as Torrence
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Freddie Jones
as Prof. Keeley
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Joanna Lumley
as Jessica
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Richard Vernon
as Col. Matthews
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Patrick Barr
as Lord Carradine
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Richard Mathews
as Poiier
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Lockwood West
as Freeborne
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Maurice O'Connell
as Hanson
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Valerie VanOst
as Jane
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John Harvey
as Commissionaire
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Barbara Yu Ling
as Chin Yang
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Pauline Peart
as Vampire Girl
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Marc Zuber
as Guard 1
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Paul Weston
as Guard 2
- Valerie Van Ost
