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Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970 · 95 min

A slow, moody gothic horror that builds dread through atmosphere and moral decay rather than jump scares.

Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Genres
Horror
Starring
Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford
Tagline
DRINK A PINT OF BLOOD A DAY
Overview
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.

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Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Genres
Horror
Starring
Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Written by
Anthony Hinds
Starring
Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Peter Sallis, Anthony Higgins, Isla Blair, John Carson
Music
James Bernard
Cinematography
Arthur Grant
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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