Dracula AD 1972 – 1972 | 96 mins | Horror | Colour

Plot Synopsis

This ill-conceived attempt at updating Dracula sees the vampire (again played by Christopher Lee) materialise in swinging London. He looks sorely out of place in a world full of women in mini-skirts and men in flowery shirts.

The story follows the escapades of a group of teenagers (who include Michael Coles, Caroline Munro and Michael Kitchen), who with the assist of a Satanist called Johnny Alucard (spell it backwards) manage to revive the Count in a desanctified church in Chelsea. Unfortunately, from here on, the story resorts entirely to formula, with Jessica Van Helsing (Stephanie Beecham) now predictably in peril and the climax only stake away. Salvation arrives in the customary form of Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) to prevent Dracula taking his revenge on young Jessica, and the final showdown between the two longstanding enemies proves to be splendid stuff.