Vampira (Original title)Old Dracula (Alternative title)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 03 November 1974 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Count Dracula has been searching for a person with the right blood type to bring his beloved Vampira back to life.
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Subjects: Vampires, Ethnicity, Playboy
Releases
Date: 1974not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7962 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: 1973Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: TV Times v106 n12 20 Mar 1982 Page: 51
Title: [TV Times - v106 n12 20 Mar 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Background information.
In: Cinefantastique v4 n4 Winter 1976 Page: Winter 30
Title: [Cinefantastique - v4 n4 Winter 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v238 n44 7 Nov 1975 Page: 10,11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v238 n44 7 Nov 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 12 Nov 1975 Page: 24
Title: [Variety - 12 Nov 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinefantastique v3 n2 Spring 1974 Page: Spring 39
Title: [Cinefantastique - v3 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10105 19 Oct 1974 Page: 15
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10105 19 Oct 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n490 November 1974 Page: 257
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n490 November 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v24 n11 November 1973 Pages: 22-23
Title: [Photoplay - v24 n11 November 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10047 1 Sep 1973 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10047 1 Sep 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7920 FeetBFI identifier: C-807506
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour NegativeSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-646354
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7972 FeetBFI identifier: C-183989
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7920 FeetBFI identifier: C-807506
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-183988
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 03 November 1974 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Count Dracula has been searching for a person with the right blood type to bring his beloved Vampira back to life.
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Subjects: Vampires, Ethnicity, Playboy
Releases
Date: 1974not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7962 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(26)
Production Company: World Film Services Ltd., Services by: Tiger Service Company, Presents: Columbia Pictures, Executive Producer: Victor Lownes, Produced by: Jack H. Wiener, Production Supervisor: Richard Dalton, Assistant Director: Bert Batt, Continuity: Sally Ball, Original Screenplay by: Jeremy Lloyd, Director of Photography: Tony Richmond, Camera Operator: Denis Lewiston, Focus Puller: Michael Roberts, Optical Special Effects by: Camera Effects, Editor: Bill Butler, Art Director: Philip Harrison, Costume Designer: Vangie Harrison, Wardrobe Supervisor: Elsa Fennell, Make-up: Philip Leakey, Hairdressing: Barbara Ritchie, Titles by: Camera Effects, Music Composed and Conducted by: David Whitaker, Sound Recordist: Claude Hitchcock, Dubbing Mixer: Bill Rowe, Sound Editor: Charles Crafford, Made at: EMI-MGM Studios
Cast
(26)
David Niven (Count Dracula), Teresa Graves (Countess Vampira), Jennie Linden (Angela), Nicky Henson (Marc), Peter Bayliss (Maltravers), Bernard Bresslaw (Pottinger), Linda Hayden (Helga), Frank Thornton (Mr King), Christopher Sandford (Milton), Andrea Allan (Eve), Veronica Carlson (Ritva), Minah Bird (Rose), Cathie Shirriff (Nancy), Carol Cleveland (Jane, his victim), Kenneth Cranham (Paddy, the delinquent), Freddie Jones (Gilmore), Aimi Macdonald, Patrick Newell (couple in hotel room), Luan Peters (Pottinger's secretary), Marcia Fox (air hostess), David Rowlands (drunk), Ben Aris (policeman), Nadim Sawalha (airline representative), Holma Macdonald, Nicola Austine, Penny Irving (Playboy Bunny)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Flesh and Blood n3 1994 Page: 40,41Title: 1973Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: TV Times v106 n12 20 Mar 1982 Page: 51
Title: [TV Times - v106 n12 20 Mar 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Background information.
In: Cinefantastique v4 n4 Winter 1976 Page: Winter 30
Title: [Cinefantastique - v4 n4 Winter 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v238 n44 7 Nov 1975 Page: 10,11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v238 n44 7 Nov 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 12 Nov 1975 Page: 24
Title: [Variety - 12 Nov 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinefantastique v3 n2 Spring 1974 Page: Spring 39
Title: [Cinefantastique - v3 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10105 19 Oct 1974 Page: 15
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10105 19 Oct 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n490 November 1974 Page: 257
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n490 November 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v24 n11 November 1973 Pages: 22-23
Title: [Photoplay - v24 n11 November 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10047 1 Sep 1973 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10047 1 Sep 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7920 FeetBFI identifier: C-807506
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour NegativeSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-646354
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7972 FeetBFI identifier: C-183989
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7920 FeetBFI identifier: C-807506
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-183988
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status