Drácula contra Frankenstein (1972)

Dracula kills another innocent victim and Dr. Seward decides it's time to wipe him off the face of the earth. Armed with a hammer and a wooden stake, he arrives at Castle Dracula and duly ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writers:

Paul D'Ales, Jesús Franco (foreword),

Stars:

Dennis Price, Howard Vernon, Paca Gabaldón

Cast

Cast overview:
Dennis Price	...	Doctor Frankenstein
Howard Vernon	...	Drácula
Paca Gabaldón	...	María (as Mary Francis)
Alberto Dalbés	...	Doctor Jonathan Seward (as Alberto Dalbes)
Britt Nichols	...	Chica vampira
Geneviève Robert	...	Amira - la gitana (as Genevieve Deloir)
Anne Libert	...	Primera víctima de Drácula
Luis Barboo	...	Morpho (as Luis Bar Boo)
Brandy	...	El Hombre Lobo
Fernando Bilbao	...	El Monstruo
Josyane Gibert	...	Estela - la cantante de cabaret (as Josiane Gibert)

Storyline

Dracula kills another innocent victim and Dr. Seward decides it's time to wipe him off the face of the earth. Armed with a hammer and a wooden stake, he arrives at Castle Dracula and duly dispatches the vampire Count. Next day, however, Dr. Frankenstein arrives with his assistant, Morpho, and a large crate containing the monster. Using the blood of a pub singer who has been abducted by his creation, the doctor brings Dracula back to life and uses him for his own ends. The Count and a female vampire continue to terrorise the town, so Dr Seward once again sets out for Castle Dracula. Unfortunately, he is attacked by the Frankenstein monster and left for dead. Amira, a gypsy, rescues him and summons up a werewolf to do battle with the forces of evil...

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Plot Keywords:

dracula | frankenstein | vampire | castle | frankenstein's monster | 

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Taglines:

They have awakened... and they are the sound of terror!

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Spain France

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 October 1972 (France)

Also Known As:

Dracula: Prisoner of Frankenstein

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 18,550,818 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prodif Ets., Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP), Fénix Cooperativa Cinematográfica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The filming location on Dr. Seward's house/sanatorium is the "Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum" in Cascais which was later used for filming a vampire soap opera called Lua Vermelha.

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Connections

Referenced in Call Him Jess (2000)

User Reviews

A classic type of story, despite all the strange flourishes

At first the movie appears to be mainly strange images shot up close, but then the narration kicks in and the plot begins to make some sense. At two times the narration is ahead of the action. I'm sure the technique is done on purpose, but it's unusual. There is very little dialogue otherwise.

Ok, there is lots of memorable material in this movie. Blood is drained from a captured woman and poured onto a live bat that actually drinks the blood (juice?). Dracula's eyes are always open, even when he sleeps. Very creepy and accented by the red eyeliner. In my favorite scene the Wolfman is called by a Gypsy curse and returns from "beyond the grave". A bloody Wrestlemania ensues with the Frankenstein Monster.

Recommended if you like twists on the old tales.