Dracula (1973)
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This TV-movie adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel of the "undead" was adapted by Richard Matheson and photographed by Oswald Morris. As the titular count, Jack Palance is a reluctant victim of an unwelcome fate, rather than a grinning bloodsucker. Nigel Davenport co-stars as Van Helsing, vampire-hunter deluxe, who pursues the count with his bagful of hammers and stakes. Much of the Stoker novel that had been eliminated in earlier versions has been restored by Matheson. Originally slated for telecast in October of 1973, Dracula was reshuffled to February 8, 1974, due to the late-breaking vice-presidential nomination of Gerald Ford. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Murray Brown - Jonathan Harker
- Sandra Caron - Whitby Inn Maid
- Penelope Horner
- Reg Lye - Zookeeper
- Simon Ward - Arthur Holmwood
- Nigel Davenport - Doctor Van Helsing
- Hana-Maria Pravda - Innkeeper's Wife
- Pamela Brown - Mrs. Westurna
- Sarah Douglas - Dracula's Wife
- Fiona Lewis - Lucy Westurna
- George Pravda - Innkeeper
- Virginia Wetherell
- Jack Palance - Count Dracula
- Director(s):
- Dan Curtis
- Writer(s):
- Richard Matheson
- Producer(s):
- Dan Curtis
- Categories:
- Horror, Television
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