Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht (1970)

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

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

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
Emma Cohen	...	Vampire woman (uncredited)
Jesus Franco	...	Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
Teresa Gimpera	...	Crying mother (uncredited)
Jeannine Mestre	...	Vampire woman (uncredited)
Moisés Augusto Rocha	...	Servant behind Prof. Van Helsing in Wheelchair (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Jesus Franco		(as Jesús Franco)

Créditos del guión
Bram Stoker		(novel "Dracula")
Dietmar Behnke		dialogue: German version
Milo G. Cuccia		italian version
Carlo Fadda		italian version
Augusto Finocchi		writer
Jesus Franco		writer (as Jesús Franco)
Erich Kröhnke		German version
Harry Alan Towers		writer (as Peter Welbeck)

Producida por
Arturo Marcos	....	executive producer
Harry Alan Towers	....	producer

Música original por
Bruno Nicolai

Fotografía por
Manuel Merino
Luciano Trasatti

Montaje por
Bruno Mattei
Derek Parsons

Diseño de producción por
Karl Schneider

Decorados
Jack Taylor		(as George O´Brown)

Departamento de maquillaje
Adela del Pino	....	hair stylist
Gerry Fletcher	....	makeup artist
José Luis Vázquez	....	assistant makeup artist
Ricardo Vázquez	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
José Climent	....	production manager

Art Department
Francisco Gutiérrez	....	property master
Fernando Quejido	....	property master

Departamento de sonido
Joachim Flamme	....	sound

Efectos especiales
Sergio Pagoni	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Máximo López	....	still photographer
Javier Pérez Zofio	....	camera operator (as Javier P. Zofio)
Alberto Proust	....	assistant camera

Otros miembros del equipo
Ana María Esteva	....	direction secretary

Production Companies

• Corona Filmproduktion
• Filmar Compagnia Cinematografica
• Fénix Cooperativa Cinematográfica
• Towers of London (associate)
• Etablissement Sargon

Distributors

• Crystal Pictures Inc. (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• International Film Distributors (1974) (Canada) (theatrical)
• World Entertainment Corp. (1978) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Divisa Home Video (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Dark Sky Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Arce Films (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Cinefear (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Concorde Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Itálica Films (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Japan Cinema (????) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Perís Hermanos  wardrobe

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:

Anachronisms: The story is set in the 19th Century. However, modern sidewalk painting can be clearly seen in some scenes.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Beloved Count (2007) (V)

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...