Anthony Higgins, Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Isla Blair ...( see more  see more... ) , John Carson , Linda Hayden , Martin Jarvis , Michael Ripper , Peter Sallis , Ralph Bates , Roy Kinnear

"Drac" is back once again in this fourth installment of Hammer's Dracula films starring Christopher Lee. Under the guidance of Satanic Priest Lord Courtley, three middle-aged professionals seek to add...( read more  read more... ) more spice to their love lives by dabbling in rituals to the Dark Prince. After drinking the blood of the Count, the pleasure seekers kill Lord Courtley, inadvertently awakening Dracula who is dead set on avenging his Priest's murder. Though not on par with Hammer's original "Horror of Dracula", Taste the Blood of Dracula does take all the key elements from the original (beautiful heroines, picturesque settings, gothic ambiance, and Lee as the "Count") and somewhat successfully "cheeses" it up for audiences of the '70s. Those wishing to expand their cheesy '70s Dracula experience will find Morrissey's "Hammeresque" Blood for Dracula a nice compliment. By all counts Taste the Blood of Dracula is a fun, campy romp --Rob Bracco

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R, 95 min.

Directed by: Peter Sasdy

Release Date: June 7, 1970

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  • June 24, 2007
    The motivation for Dracula's revenge is the weak link in this tale and Christopher Lee is reduced to only a few lines overall.
  • September 6, 2008
    These films helped me fall in love with brunettes at a very early age...Complete twaddle but absolutely brilliant at the same time....
  • October 7, 2009
    dracula is back ... blood, babes and lee, you know the score
  • July 1, 2009
    Three Victorian gents and obnoxious young Satanist end to revive Dracula who goes after the trio´s families. Visuals, score and atmosphere are wonderful, and even if sucking of young audience is there - "innocent" young couple is terrorized by evil older patriarcs - this element...( read more) is not only lapped by critics, but also highlighted and underlined by them .
  • March 13, 2009
    Not as good as the ones in the late 50's,but still twisted & eerie enough to enjoy.
  • December 15, 2008
    not thanks not my thing
  • November 10, 2008
    Sasdy remplit son contrat avec talent, mais le casting féminin est loin d'être parfait et Chris Lee semble un peu démotivé!!!
  • October 29, 2008
    Although certainly not the best sequel to the Hammer Studios' ingenious Dracula series starring Christopher Lee, Peter Sadsdy's "Taste The Blood Of Dracula" is still a good entry to this wonderful cycle. The original Hammer Dracula of 1958 (aka "Horror Of Dracula") is, of course,...( read more) unmatched, and some of the sequels, such as "Prince of Darkness" (1966) and "Scars Of Dracula" (1970) are, in my opinion, better than this movie, but "Taste The Blood Of Dracula" certainly has its very own allure and some great,creepy elements that Hammer fans should love to see, such as devil worshiping, black masses and possession.

    The film begins with A man kicked out of a stagecoach wakes up in the middle of the forest, hearing some terrible, eerie screams, he starts running in fear, just to witness Count Dracula die another death, this time impaled on a cross. A few years later a bunch of rich gentlemen are bored with their lives, and willing to spare no costs or efforts to get a bit of excitement... needless to say things go bad for the rich gentlemen from here."Taste The Blood Of Dracula" has the typically great Hammer photography and, once again, an eerie soundtrack (allthough some of the other Dracula films had better scores), and all the other typical Hammer elements. Christopher Lee is once again wonderfully eerie in his role, and most the supporting performances are also good. This is one of my favorite Hammer films, but it definitely has a few weaknesses (which I won't give away, since it would mean giving away parts of the plot), but it is overall another great entry to the Dracula series, and Hammer fans should not not miss it.
  • October 23, 2008
    christopher lee was good in this film
  • July 2, 2008
    such a gd horror movie but i saw it when i was little and dont quite remember it so i kinda want to see it again

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