Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Director:

Alan Gibson

Writer:

Don Houghton
(more)

Release Date:

17 November 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

The Count is back, with an eye for London's hotpants . . . and a taste for everything

Plot:

Johnny Alucard raises Count Dracula(Christopher Lee) from the dead in 1972 London. The Count goes after the descendents of Van Helsing.

Plot Keywords:

Van Helsing | Vampire | 20th Century | Ring | Year 1972

Cast

Christopher Lee	...	Count Dracula
Peter Cushing	...	Professor Van Helsing
Stephanie Beacham	...	Jessica Van Helsing
Christopher Neame	...	Johnny Alucard
Michael Coles	...	Inspector
Marsha A. Hunt	...	Gaynor (as Marsha Hunt)
Caroline Munro	...	Laura Bellows
Janet Key	...	Anna
William Ellis	...	Joe Mitcham
Philip Miller	...	Bob
Michael Kitchen	...	Greg
David Andrews	...	Detective Sergeant
Lally Bowers	...	Matron Party Hostess
Constance Luttrell	...	Mrs. Donnelly
Michael Daly	...	Charles
Artro Morris	...	Police Surgeon
Jo Richardson	...	Crying Matron
Penny Brahms	...	Hippy Girl
Brian John Smith	...	Hippy Boy
Tim Barnes	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Sal Valentino	...	Rockgroup Singer / Guitarist (as Stoneground)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Blakeley	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Brian Godula	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Lynne Hughes	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Deirdre La Porte	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Cory Lerios	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Lydia Mareno	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Steve Price	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Annie Sampson	...	Rockgroup Member (as Stoneground)
Glenda Allen	...	Girl (uncredited)
Jane Anthony	...	Debby Girl (uncredited)
Flanagan	...	Go-Go Girl (uncredited)
John Franklyn-Robbins	...	Minister (uncredited)
Christopher Morris	...	Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Gibson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Don Houghton
Bram Stoker		uncredited

Produced by
Michael Carreras	....	executive producer
Josephine Douglas	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Vickers

Cinematography by
Dick Bush

Film Editing by
James Needs

Casting by
James Liggat

Production Design by
Don Mingaye

Makeup Department
George Blackler	....	makeup artist
Jill Carpenter	....	makeup artist
Barbara Ritchie	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ron Jackson	....	production manager
Roy Skeggs	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Lynn	....	assistant director

Art Department
Bill Benton	....	assistant art director
John Chisholm	....	props
Bill Greene	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Roy Baker	....	sound editor
Keith Batten	....	boom operator
Claude Hitchcock	....	supervising sound editor
A.W. Lumkin	....	recording director
Bill Rowe	....	dubbing mixer

Special Effects by
Les Bowie	....	special effects

Stunts
Eddie Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Birtles	....	electrician
Bernard Ford	....	camera operator (as Bernie Ford)
George Whitear	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Leon Spielberg	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Philip Campbell	....	unit runner
Doreen Dearnaley	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions

Distributors

• Columbia-Warner Distributors (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1981) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1972) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia (1972) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1990) (Finland) (TV) (as MTV2)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (4 film collection)

Other Companies

• Humphries Laboratories  processing

Also Known As:

"Dracula 1972" - International (English title) (informal title)
"Dracula 1972 D.C." - International (English title) (poster title)

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Latin

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1972) | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:15 (re-rating) (1995) | UK:18 (re-rating) (1988) | UK:X (original rating) | Singapore:PG | West Germany:16 (VHS) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) (2006) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2005) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Aldenham Country Park, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

Paul Annett was offered the chance to direct this project.

Quotes:

Joe Mitcham:Okay, okay. But if we do get to summon up the big daddy with the horns and the tail, he gets to bring his own liquor, his own bird and his own pot.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

Soundtrack:

Alligator Man

Tell Us About The Blood, Johnny!

I don't understand why people constantly put-down this movie (and its sequel Satanic Rites Of Dracula) They're both great fun and much more enjoyable than the stodgy Taste The Blood Of Dracula (in fact Satanic in my opinion is the best of the whole Hammer Dracula cycle in my opinion!)

I've noticed lots of people pointing to the 7O's factor as feeling very dated- (well, what else were people supposed to be playing in 1972- 90's techno music?) I quite enjoyed Stoneground's little performance and to knock the soundtrack by Michael Vickers is unfair as it is constantly enjoyable and funky to listen to. Add the ever-reliable Peter Cushing and a Christopher Lee who DOESN'T look like he's going through the motions (even if he had doubts about doing the movie) and a well-off-the-wall- but enjoyable nevertheless performance by Christopher Neame as Johnny Alucard and you get a lovely slice of 70's horror nostalgia! And I'm sorry anybody with a spirit of fun about them has got to love a movie with lines like "Tell us about the blood, Johnny!" By the way I noticed a previous reviewer was confused by the beginning of the movie and whether Christopher Neame was a descendant of the character in the 1880 prologue- well of course he was! I thought that was made clear.... (by the way, interesting note of trivia, Mr Neame claims that when he was bit by Christopher Lee in the movie he did indeed become a full-fledged initiated vampire- he even lists it on his CV as a proud fact! See the Flesh and Blood Hammer Documentary for the full story.....)