"The Curse of Dracula" (1979) TV series

Directors:

Jeffrey Hayden
Richard Milton
(more)

Writer:

Myla Lichtman (4 episodes)
(more)

Release Date:

27 February 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Count Dracula is alive and well and teaching college in 1979.

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Vampire | Serial | Immortality | Cliffhanger

Cast

Michael Nouri	...	Count Dracula
Stephen Johnson	...	Kurt Von Helsing
Carol Baxter	...	Mary Gibbons
Antoinette Stella	...	Antoinette
Mark Montgomery	...	Darryl
Bever-Leigh Banfield	...	Christine
Louise Sorel	...	Amanda Gibbons
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joanne Strauss	...	Sister Theresa
Brad Crandall	...	Narrator (uncredited)

Directed by
Jeffrey Hayden
Richard Milton
Sutton Roley
Kenneth Johnson		(1979)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Myla Lichtman		(episode "Demons of the Dark") (episode "Pleas of the Damned") (episode "Sealed in Blood") (episode "Sepulcher of the Undead")

Produced by
Kenneth Johnson	....	producer (1979)
Richard Milton	....	producer
Laura R. Rokowitz	....	associate producer
Paul Samuelson	....	producer
B.W. Sandefur	....	supervising producer
Dean Zanetos	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Les Baxter
C.R. Cassey
Joseph Harnell

Cinematography by
Mario DiLeo
Robert F. Liu

Film Editing by
Gene Palmer
Lawrence J. Vallario
Edward W. Williams

Casting by
Phil Benjamin

Art Direction by
Gary A. Lee

Set Decoration by
Toby Considine

Costume Design by
Charles Waldo

Makeup Department
Jim Gillespie	....	makeup artist (1979)
Jim Gillespie	....	makeup designer (1979)
Elizabeth Rabe	....	head hair stylist (1979)

Production Management
James M. Walters Jr.	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Candrella	....	second assistant director
Frank Crawford	....	first assistant director
George J. Light	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
William Tremellen	....	sound

Special Effects by
Wayne Rose	....	special effects (1979)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerry Herrin	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Stan G. Davis	....	music editor
Albert Harris	....	orchestrator

Production Companies

• Universal TV

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
• Studios USA Television

Also Known As:

"Cliffhangers: The Curse of Dracula" - USA (alternative title)
"Dracula '79" - USA (alternative title)
"The Loves of Dracula" - USA (recut version)
"The World of Dracula" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

20 min (10 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

Originally broadcast in short weekly installments as part of the series "Clilffhangers" (see "Stop Susan Williams" (1979) and "The Secret Empire" (1979)). This was the only one of the three stories to be completed by the time "Cliffhangers" was cancelled.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: The Loves of Dracula" (1997)

GREATEST TV PROGRAM EVER MADE!

The "Curse of Dracula" episodes from the "Cliff Hangers" series were SO GOOD that after the series ended, I went scrambling to try to find a copy of them. Feature-length movies were made out of the episodes, including "World of Dracula" and "The Loves of Dracula." Michael Nouri, who played Dracula in the episodes, had to have been the GREATEST actor to play Dracula on the silver screen (big or small.) The acting in these episodes was OUTSTANDING, the special effects were amazing (even by today's standards), the scripts RIVETING, the music crisp and moving, and HOW I WISH THAT UNIVERSAL WOULD RELEASE THE MOVIES MADE OUT OF THE "CURSE OF DRACULA" episodes on DVD or VHS!!! THIS SERIES IS NOT TO BE MISSED, it was so GOOD that I remember it even though I saw it when it first aired on television in 1979!!! I give the "Curse of Dracula" TWO THUMBS UP, A TEN OUT OF TEN. Even if you are not a fan of Dracula, you will LOVE THIS SERIES because it has everything: action, romance, drama, comedy, and tragedy. THIS IS MY FAVORITE SERIES OF ALL TIME!