Blood for Dracula

1974

Action / Horror

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 7414 7.4K

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Plot summary

Deathly ill Count Dracula and his slimy underling, Anton, travel to Italy in search of a virgin's blood. They're welcomed at the crumbling estate of indebted Marchese Di Fiore, who's desperate to marry off his daughters to rich suitors. But there, instead of pure women, the count encounters incestuous lesbians with vile blood and Marxist manservant Mario, who's suspicious of the aristocratic Dracula.

Director

Paul Morrissey Photo
Paul Morrissey

Top cast

Udo Kier Photo
Udo Kier as Count Dracula
Giorgio Dolfin Photo
Giorgio Dolfin as (uncredited)
Roman Polanski Photo
Roman Polanski as Man in Tavern
Joe Dallesandro Photo
Joe Dallesandro as Mario Balato - the Servant
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951.73 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 5
1.72 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 24

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by patorange 6 / 10

Strange, but Weirdly Appetizing

I was intrigued when I heard about Andy Warhol producing 'Blood for Dracula,' and 'Flesh for Frankenstein.' I planned on watching both of them, starting with 'Blood for Dracula.' This movie is just very entertaining, strange, and artistic. The story is like no other Dracula film. With Udo Kier as Dracula this was bound to be good for me. I first saw Udo in Gus Van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho,' (which many people probably had the same experience as me.) I thought he was good at first sight. Then I watched an interview with director Gus Van Sant, where he was talking about first seeing Udo in 'Flesh for Frankenstein,' and 'Blood for Dracula.' Naturally, I had to see them. It was exciting to know that this movie existed. So this was interesting. I don't think it was great, I don't think it could've been better, it's just good the way it is. You just kind of have to see it yourself.
Reviewed by Greensleeves 7 / 10

Brilliant - but can you take it?

This film opens with a close up of Udo Keir, possessor one of the most beautiful male faces of the era, applying makeup in front of a mirror. The camera then reveals that being Count Dracula, like all vampires, he has no reflection! thus the humorous tone is set for the rest of the film. The dialogue is wild and delicious, helped along by hugely overstated accents of all kinds and exaggerated overacting and in many cases - no acting at all. The film is stunningly photographed and is often beautiful to look at when you can, but you may find it difficult to watch Dracula regurgitate gallons of impure (i.e. non-virgin) blood or watch him lick pure virgin blood from the floor. Much more easy on the eye is the sight of a naked Joe Dallesandro, the camera drinks it's fill of this guy and many close-ups of his amazing face fill the screen. There is also an excellent cameo from Roman Polanski who challenges Count Dracula to an amusing game in a bar. The climax is blood soaked and bizarre and like the whole movie, way over the top. A hugely entertaining film providing you have the stomach for it!
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