Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht (1970)

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

Bram Stoker (novel) and
Dietmar Behnke (dialogue: German version)

Release Date:

1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Jess Franco's 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.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Dracula | Vampire | Vampire Slayer | Blood

Comentarios de los usuarios:

the regular Dracula, Commissioner Dreyfus, and Nosferatu

Cast

Christopher Lee	...	Count Dracula
Herbert Lom	...	Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Klaus Kinski	...	R.M Renfield
Soledad Miranda	...	Lucy Westenra
Maria Rohm	...	Mina Murray
Fred Williams	...	Jonathan Harker
Paul Muller	...	Dr. John Seward (as Paul Müller)
Jack Taylor	...	Quincey Morris
Jesús Puente	...	Minister of Interior
José Martínez Blanco	...	Traveller / Voice of Dr. Seward in Spanish version (as J. Martinez Blanco)
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Colette Giacobine	...	Greta, housekeeper

También conocida como:

Count Dracula (UK) (USA)
Bram Stoker's Count Dracula
Conde Drácula, El (Spain)
Conte Dracula, Il (Italy)
Demone nero, Il (Italy)
Dracula 71
The Nights of Dracula
Conde Drácula, El (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

98 min | UK:97 min | Sweden:91 min

País:

Spain | West Germany | Italy | Liechtenstein

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Corona Filmproduktion

Trivialidades:

Director Jesus Franco's first choice for the role of Van Helsing was Vincent Price. He was not able to obtain Price due to his exclusive contract with American International Pictures and second choice Dennis Price was forced to withdraw through illness. Franco was able to get his third choice, Herbert Lom, for the role.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dracula burns up at the end, the skeleton which remains has no fangs.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tiempos duros para Drácula (1976)

the regular Dracula, Commissioner Dreyfus, and Nosferatu

Christopher Lee returns to his most famous role, this time portraying the count getting younger every time that he takes a bite. A little bit jarring in this movie is the presence of Herbert "Commissioner Dreyfus" Lom as Prof. Van Helsing. To add to that, Klaus Kinski plays Renfield a few years before he himself would play the count in Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu". But overall, "Count Dracula" is a pretty cool movie. Dracula fans should enjoy it. I have to admit that I don't know any other of Jess Franco's movies, but if this is any indication, they should be pretty neat.

All in all, the count bids you welcome...