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Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 28 November 1972 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Alan Gibson
Synopsis: Dracula and vampire hunter Van Helsing battle it out in Hyde Park 1872. Both are killed in the struggle, and a noblemen on horseback collects the dried blood of the Count and buries it in a churchyard. 100 years on and its swinging London. A group of partygoing teenagers, one of whom is a descendant of Van Helsing, hold a satanic black mass for kicks in an old graveyard and abandoned church. The leader of the group - Johnny Alucard- mixes his blood with that of the Counts' remains, resurrecting Dracula. The Hammer series continues with 'The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)' :- qv
Genre: Horror
Subjects: Vampires, Dracula, Occult
Releases
Date: 1972not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Length: 8536 FeetDialogue (original): English
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 28 November 1972 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Alan Gibson
Synopsis: Dracula and vampire hunter Van Helsing battle it out in Hyde Park 1872. Both are killed in the struggle, and a noblemen on horseback collects the dried blood of the Count and buries it in a churchyard. 100 years on and its swinging London. A group of partygoing teenagers, one of whom is a descendant of Van Helsing, hold a satanic black mass for kicks in an old graveyard and abandoned church. The leader of the group - Johnny Alucard- mixes his blood with that of the Counts' remains, resurrecting Dracula. The Hammer series continues with 'The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)' :- qv
Genre: Horror
Subjects: Vampires, Dracula, Occult
Releases
Date: 1972not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Length: 8536 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(30)
©/Production Company: Hammer Film Productions, Executive Producer: Michael Carreras, Produced by: Josephine Douglas, Production Manager: Ron Jackson, Production Supervisor: Roy Skeggs, Assistant Director: Robert Lynn, Continuity: Doreen Dearnaley, Casting: James Liggat, Screen-play by: Don Houghton, Director of Photography: Dick Bush, Camera Operator: Bernie Ford, Special Effects: Les Bowie, Editor: James Needs, Designer: Don Mingaye, Assistant Art Director: Ron Benton, Construction Manager: Bill Greene, Wardrobe Supervisor: Rosemary Burrows, Make-Up: Jill Carpenter, [Make-up]: George Blackler, Hairdresser: Barbara Ritchie, Processed at: Humphries Film Laboratories, Music Composed by: Michael Vickers, Musical Supervisor: Philip Martell, Recording Director: A.W. Lumkin, Recordist: Claude Hitchcock, Sound System: RCA Sound System, Dubbing Mixer: Bill Rowe, Sound Editor: Roy Baker, Made at: Elstree Studios
Cast
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Christopher Lee (Count Dracula), Peter Cushing (Professr Van Helsing/Abraham Van Helsing), Stephanie Beacham (Jessica Van Helsing), Christopher Neame (Johnny Alucard), Michael Coles (Inspector Murray), William Ellis (Joe Mitchum), Marsha Hunt (Gaynor), Janet Key (Anna), Philip Miller (Bob), Michael Kitchen (Greg), David Andrews (Sergeant Pearson), Caroline Munro (Laura), Lally Bowers (matron), Constance Luttrell (Mrs Donnelly), Michael Daly (Charles), Artro Morris (police surgeon), Jo Richardson (crying matron), Penny Brahms (hippie girl), Brian John-Smiths (hippie boy), Stoneground (pop group)