Dracula (1974)

★ 6.3 1h 38m IMDb

Drama Horror Romance

Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.

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Jack Palance as Dracula Died 2006 · Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor. Known for playing tough guys and villains, he was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best...

Simon Ward as Arthur Died 2012 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK Simon Anthony Fox Ward was an English stage and film actor. He was known chiefly for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 1972 film Young Winston. He played many other screen roles, including t...

Nigel Davenport as Van Helsing Died 2013 · Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man f...

Fiona Lewis as Lucy Age 79 · Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK Fiona Lewis (born 28 September 1946) is a British actress and writer from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. She is married to Art Linson, an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. In February 196...

Penelope Horner as Mina Age 83 · London, England, UK

Director Dan Curtis

Cast Jack Palance, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Fiona Lewis, Murray Brown, Penelope Horner, Pamela Brown, Sarah Douglas, Virginia Wetherell, Barbara Lindley

Nutshell 10/10 Mar 03, 2020

There was no shortage of vampire movies in the early 1970s, so it's
understandable how this gem became a bit lost in the shuffle. In this
sadly underrated version, Jack Palance's interpretation of the Count is
both powerful and frightening under the skilled direction of Dan Curtis.
A great script from legendary horror / sci-fi veteran Richard Matheson
adds much to the value as well. The film has solid production values
and a standout performance from Nigel Davenport as Van Helsing.

Wuchak 7/10 Oct 06, 2021

_**Jack Palance with fangs**_

In 1897, creepy Count Dracula in Transylvania (Jack Palance) acquires London property from Jonathan Harker (Murray Brown) whereupon he moves and falls for a woman who looks like his wife from 400 years earlier (Fiona Lewis), facing the opposition of Van Helsing & his sidekick (Nigel Davenport and Simon Ward). Penelope Horner is on hand as Mina.

"Dracula” (1974) was directed by Dan Curtis and written by Richard Matheson based on Bram Stoker’s novel of Victorian horror. The undead Count is more sympathetic here in comparison to Christopher Lee’s take in the Hammer series, but he’s still very formidable, which is particularly shown in the second half.

While a TV production in America, it was released theatrically overseas and at least had the budget of "Horror of Dracula" (1958). There’s some nice mood from the get-go with shots of canines (wannabe wolves) at a castle in Croatia. I love the Gothic/Victorian décor throughout and Palance makes for a convincing Prince of Darkness. While it doesn’t beat the 1979 version with Frank Langella or Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 version, it’s still a worthy interpretation of the oft-done tale.

The movie runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot at Trakoscan Castle, Croatia, and the Greater London area, England, including Oakley Court, Windsor (Carfax Abbey).

GRADE: B