Cuadecuc, vampir (1971)

Director:

Pere Portabella

Writers:

Joan Brossa (idea), Pere Portabella (idea)

Stars:

Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Christopher Lee	...	Himself / Count Dracula (as Cristopher Lee)
Herbert Lom	...	Himself / Prof. Van Helsing
Soledad Miranda	...	Herself / Lucy Westenra
Jack Taylor	...	Himself / Quincey Morris

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dracula

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Genres:

Documentary | Horror

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vampir

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films 59, Pere Portabella

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Cuadecuc" is Catalan for "worm tail", so the title translates as "Worm Tail, Vampire".

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Goofs

The opening credits say that Jesús Franco's Count Dracula (during the shooting of which this movie was filmed) was produced by Hammer Films, which was not.

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Connections

Featured in Call Him Jess (2000)

User Reviews

A Film About a Film About...

This is truly a film/experience. There is no dialog until the very last and this is in English followed by publicity for the original Franco film in German. To complicate things even more the film was shot in Spain and the title "Cuadecuc" is in Catalan! The sound track is pure genius with little formal music - a part of Wagner's "Ring Cycle" - with the other parts made by impressive sound effects and music derived from them. We see clapboards and behind-the-scenes props everywhere as well as the actors putting on make-up or relaxing after scenes. The audience is in the film, beside it AND outside it in a matter of seconds!

Curtis Stotlar