Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
- Starring:
- Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Sasdy
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Taste the Blood of Dracula
One of the more accomplished entries in Hammer's Dracula series (which would soon lapse into creative anemia during the 1970s), this fourth installment finds Christopher Lee in top form as the Count, who returns to menacing life after three middle-aged swingers decide to dabble in black magic to bolster their sagging sex lives. Dracula is reborn when the trio's blood-drinking rituals lead to the destruction of his devil-worshipping colleague Lord Courtley (Ralph Bates), whereupon the Count unleashes his deadly wrath on those responsible, even involving members of their families in his scheme of revenge, which culminates in a dramatic finale in a recently reconstructed cathedral. Fine direction from Hammer regular Peter Sasdy enlivens a middling script, and an early appearance from the lovely Linda Hayden (later to star in the eerie Blood on Satan's Claw) is a definite plus. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Complete Cast of Taste the Blood of Dracula
- Christopher Lee - Dracula
- Gwen Watford - Martha Hargood
- Peter Sallis - Samuel Paxton
- Isla Blair - Lucy Paxton
- Ralph Bates - Lord Courtley
- Michael Ripper - Cobb
- Shirley Jaffe - Hargood's Maid
- Peter May - Son
- Lai Ling - Chinese Girl
- Madeleine Smith - Dolly
- Geoffrey Keen - William Hargood
- Linda Hayden - Alice Hargood
- Anthony Corlan - Paul Paxton
- Martin Jarvis - Jeremy Secker
- Roy Kinnear - Weller
- Russell Hunter - Felix
- Keith Marsh - Father
- Reginald Barratt - Vicar
- Malaika Martin - Snake Girl
- John Carson - Jonathan Secker
- Director(s):
- Peter Sasdy
- Writer(s):
- Anthony Hinds, John Elder
- Producer(s):
- Aida Young
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Not For Children, Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Horror
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