"The Curse of Dracula" (1979) TV series

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Jeffrey Hayden
Richard Milton

Writer:

Myla Lichtman (4 episodes)

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

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!