Count Dracula

1970 [GERMAN]

Action / Drama / Horror

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 44% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 44% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 4489 4.5K

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Plot summary

A faithful adaptation of the classic tale portrays Dracula as an old man who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of young maidens.

Director

Jesús Franco Photo
Jesús Franco

Top cast

Klaus Kinski Photo
Klaus Kinski as Renfield
Christopher Lee Photo
Christopher Lee as Count Dracula
Jesús Franco Photo
Jesús Franco as Van Helsing's servant
Herbert Lom Photo
Herbert Lom as Professor Van Helsing
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893.95 MB
978*720
German 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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1.62 GB
1456*1072
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Whisper2Scream 7 / 10

There's a creepy quality to this movie

Everyone looking for the usual Jess Franco sex horror will be , and has been, let down by this movie. I myself have been kind of meh about it over the years. But a recent late night rewatch put it in a new light. Sure it's slow and a bit static but Franco captures a sense of dread that most Dracula movies can't manage. No wonder Lee said this was his favorite portrayal of the count. Plus that Nicolai music is incredible. Not perfect but it has something strong going for it.
Reviewed by JoeKarlosi 6 / 10

Count Dracula (1970) **1/2

"El Conde Dracula" is Spanish director Jess Franco's faithful yet flawed take on the Bram Stoker novel, with Christopher Lee taking a break from his British Hammer series to play the infamous vampire. Lee had high hopes for the film because Franco intended to adhere closely to the book. I think there are things to admire about this version, beginning with Lee's accurate portrayal of an old Dracula who grows steadily younger as he drinks more blood. Many of the Gothic locations are impressive as well, and it's a plus to have Klaus Kinski as Renfield and Herbert Lom as Van Helsing. The problem is that this movie, much like the 1931 Lugosi film, starts out very well and has its best moments in the beginning (say the first half hour) before growing tedious. It's a shame too, because this could have turned out to be the most faithful Dracula adaptation ever done, had Franco tried a little harder. His overbearing need to zoom in to characters' faces becomes so repetitious that you begin to anticipate it after awhile, along with the same ongoing musical cues. It also has a disappointing climax.It's certainly a Dracula movie worth seeing for fans of the genre, but it is hypnotically draggy at times (then again, so was the book!). It should be mentioned that the print used for the newly released Dark Sky DVD is missing a really effective sequence where a crying woman outside Dracula's castle pleads desperately for the Count to return her little baby to her. **1/2 out of ****
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