Dracula A.D. 1972
“The Count is back, with an eye for London's hotpants . . . and a taste for everything”
Set in London in the early 1970's, supposedly for teen thrills, Johnny organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Dracula from shrivelled remains. Johnny, Dracula' s disciple, lures victims to the deserted graveyard for his master's pleasure and one of the victims delivered is Jessica Van Helsing. Descended from the Van Helsing line of vampire hunters her grandfather, equipped with all the devices to snare and destroy the Count, confronts his arch enemy in the age-old battle between good and evil.
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Part of Dracula (Hammer) Collection
9 films
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Movie · 1958
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Movie · 1960
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Movie · 1966
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Movie · 1968
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Movie · 1970
Scars of Dracula
Movie · 1970
Dracula A.D. 1972
Movie · 1972
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Movie · 1973
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Movie · 1974
Cast
19 people
Christopher Lee
Count Dracula
Known for
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Cushing
Professor Van Helsing
Known for
Star Wars
Top Secret!
Stephanie Beacham
Jessica Van Helsing
Known for
seaQuest DSV
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Christopher Neame
Johnny Alucard
Known for
The Prestige
Species III
Michael Coles
Inspector
Known for
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Marsha Hunt
Gaynor
Known for
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
The Sender
Caroline Munro
Laura Bellows
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
Maniac
Janet Key
Anna
Known for
The Vampire Lovers
And Now the Screaming Starts!
William Ellis
Joe Mitcham
Known for
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Pip Miller
Bob
Known for
Noble House
Angel of Mine
Michael Kitchen
Greg
Known for
Out of Africa
Foyle's War
Lally Bowers
Matron
Known for
The Chalk Garden
The Slipper and the Rose
Alan Gibson Director · Don Houghton Screenplay Michael Vickers Composer
United States release November 17, 1972 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
Hammer Film Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Dracula Today
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · June 26, 1972
Theatrical
United Kingdom · September 28, 1972
Theatrical
United States · November 17, 1972
Theatrical
Germany
June 30, 1972 · Theatrical
Japan
July 12, 1972 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 11, 2006 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 28, 1988 · Physical
October 26, 2005 · Physical
November 29, 2019 · Physical
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