Dracula (1973)
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60% of critics liked it
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49% of users liked it
(1,214 ratings)
This TV-movie adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel of the "undead" was adapted by Richard Matheson and photographed by Oswald Morris. As the titular count, Jack Palance is a reluctant victim of an unwelcome fate, rather than a grinning bloodsucker. Nigel Davenport co-stars as Van Helsing,… More This TV-movie adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel of the "undead" was adapted by Richard Matheson and photographed by Oswald Morris. As the titular count, Jack Palance is a reluctant victim of an unwelcome fate, rather than a grinning bloodsucker. Nigel Davenport co-stars as Van Helsing, vampire-hunter deluxe, who pursues the count with his bagful of hammers and stakes. Much of the Stoker novel that had been eliminated in earlier versions has been restored by Matheson. Originally slated for telecast in October of 1973, Dracula was reshuffled to February 8, 1974, due to the late-breaking vice-presidential nomination of Gerald Ford. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dan Curtis
- Written By
- Richard Matheson, Bram Stoker
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 8, 1973 Wide
- Studio
- MPI Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Palance pretty creepy Count
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
As close as had been done at that point to the original Stoker novel.
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Cast
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Murray Brown
as Jonathan Harker
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Pamela Brown
as Mrs. Westurna
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Sandra Caron
as Whitby Inn Maid
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Nigel Davenport
as Doctor Van Helsing
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Sarah Douglas
as Dracula's Wife
- Penelope Horner
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Fiona Lewis
as Lucy Westurna
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Reg Lye
as Zookeeper
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Jack Palance
as Count Dracula
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Hana-Maria Pravda
as Innkeeper's Wife
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George Pravda
as Innkeeper
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Simon Ward
as Arthur Holmwood
- Virginia Wetherell
