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Director:
Freddie Francis
Writer:
Jennifer Jayne
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Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Musical See more »
Tagline:
The First Rock-and-Roll Dracula Movie!
Plot:
Due to be crowned King of the Netherworld by his mentor Merlin the Magician at a monster's convention Count Downe... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Harry Nilsson ... Count Downe

Ringo Starr ... Merlin, the Magician
Dennis Price ... Van Helsing
Suzanna Leigh ... Amber

Freddie Jones ... Dr. Frankenstein

Peter Frampton ... Musician

Keith Moon ... Musician
John Bonham ... Musician
Rosanna Lee ... Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

David Bailie ... Brian
Morris Bush ... Monster
Shakira Caine ... Housekeeper (as Shakira Baksh)
Ricki Farr ... Musician
Bobby Keyes ... Musician
Nita Lorraine ... Gorgon Woman
Skip Martin ... Igor
Dan Meaden ... Count Dracula
Rachelle Miller ... Club Hostess
Beth Morris ... Wendy
Jim Price ... Musician
Jenny Runacre ... Woman in Black

Leon Russell ... Musician

Klaus Voormann ... Musician
Hedger Wallace ... Vampire
Lorna Wilde ... Countess Dracula
Derek Woodward ... Werewolf
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Directed by
Freddie Francis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jennifer Jayne  (as Jay Fairbank)

Produced by
Jerry Gross .... producer
Ringo Starr .... producer
Tim Van Rellim .... producer
 
Original Music by
Paul Buckmaster 
 
Cinematography by
Norman Warwick 
 
Film Editing by
Ringo Starr 
Derek York 
 
Casting by
Miriam Brickman 
 
Production Design by
Tim Van Rellim 
 
Art Direction by
Andrew Sanders 
 
Set Decoration by
Tessa Davies 
 
Makeup Department
Jill Carpenter .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Kenny .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Tony Jackson .... sound mixer
Richard Shorr .... sound editor
Hugh Strain .... sound re-recordist
Brian Paxton .... assistant sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Paul Buckmaster .... music arranger
Gary Wright .... musician: piano
Del Newman .... music arranger (uncredited)
Jim Price .... music arranger (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG
Company:
Apple CorpsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
David Bowie was originally considered for the role of Count Downe.See more »
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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Sad waste of celluloid, 10 June 2006
Author: davidfsf from United States

Imagine "Rocky Horror" with every drop of vitality, wit and cinematic talent sucked out by a toothless vampire, and you begin to approach the experience of watching "Son of Dracula." As a die-hard Nilsson fan (is there any other kind?), I can't even recommend this film to fellow completionists who simply *have* to see this movie. You really aren't missing much. Ringo, buried under a mass of grey hair, long beard and pointy wizard's hat, is unrecognizable - that is, until he opens his mouth and his completely inappropriate Liverpool accent slurps out. (How's this for a sample of dialogue poor Ringo must spout: "Mercury, my Mercury, you are subdued tonight... To what import might you tonight transcend?") Nilsson's line delivery is so limp and monotone I was convinced someone else had dubbed his voice from a bad Japanese horror flick. He displays none of the energy and humor which so defines his music, even when lip-synching to his own songs. There is zero camp value here; I can't believe anyone could classify this as a comedy. The storyline is utterly pointless ("biological" son of Dracula must decide whether to become lord of the Netherworld, or undergo a procedure to become human so he can feel love for groovy chick), with werewolves, mummies and Frankenstein's monster thrown in for no discernible reason. I give it 2 stars, one for the fact that the picture is visible, and one for the fact that the dialogue is audible. I hate to advise obsessive collectors like myself to stay away, but if you never manage to hook up with a copy of this off the internet, trust me, you are missing very little.

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