Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

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Also known as:

73 (France)

Dracula '

Dracula Today

Starring:

Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing
Stephanie Beacham
Christopher Neame
Michael Coles
William Ellis
Marsha Hunt
Janet Key
Philip Miller
Michael Kitchen
David Andrews
Caroline Munro
Lally Bowers

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Status: In Release

Category: Film

Genre: Horror

Country of origin: France

Language: English

Running time: TBA

Directed by: Alan Gibson

Written by: Don Houghton

Produced by: Josephine Douglas

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Synopsis

Set in London's Chelsea of the early 1970's, supposedly for teen thrills, Johnny Alucard organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Count Dracula from shrivelled remains. Alucard, Dracula' s disciple, lures victims to the deserted graveyard for his master's pleasure and one of the victims delivered is Jessica Van Helsing. Descended from the Van Helsing line of vampire hunters her grandfather, equipped with all the devices to snare and destroy the Count, confronts his arch enemy in the age-old battle between good and evil.

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redwhiteblue

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06 Oct 2012, 7:56pm

This is one of the modern Hammer attempts to appeal to an audience tired of the gothic horrors of the 60's and always suffered a bad reputation. I watched the DVD the other night and it seems to get better with each viewing. The music is funky, the cast is great, the resurrection scene is very intense and it is incredibly entertaining, even if poor Christopher Lee looks fed up at being brought back again!

bloody lizabeth

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28 Jan 2012, 3:50pm

i enjoyed this movie very much peter cushing was very good in this he is the true van helsing and chris lee is the true dracula he puts all the other actors who have played dracula to shame

Joel-Clark

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05 Dec 2011, 9:59pm

Underrated. Such a good film. Its just so enjoyable, and dark. Christopher Lee is great as Dracula as per usual. Peter Cushing is essential in this.

bigguy2011

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17 Oct 2011, 5:17am

i have this one also, everyone watch this one you'll love it

tb78

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16 Oct 2011, 2:55am

This film in a nutshell is Dracula and a Clockwork Orange mixed together, but this movies mixes both ideas well and is my favorite of the Hammer films. Sure it's a little dated and the hippie stuff is quote a bit to deal with, but it is a fun, entertaining, and Gothic. What more do you want from a good horror film?

Biggfeet

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18 Jul 2011, 8:56pm

Saw this before I saw the original film and quite liked it. Obviously it is way out of date and I always cringe when Johnny Alucard talks hip to the kids. Some great moments and yes it does have Caroline Munroe in it-ding dong

Satanic Rites of Simon

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15 May 2011, 12:12pm

Okay, lets face it, this a ridiculous film, with inappropriate music, youth slang obviously written by a middle-aged man and a very narked off Christopher Lee. And I love it! Whatever you say about this film's faults (which are legion), it never once bores you. Dracula's ressurection scene is actually not that bad, and the climax holds its own rather well. Peter Cushing is in it, which in itself makes this a worthwhile watch. Dig the music, kids!

gustav the cat

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24 Nov 2010, 2:15am

the greatest mistake regarding this film is total lack of any type of attempt to integrate dracula into acontemporary setting.the count yorga films,the night stalker and even the blacula films,all do this succesfully.however,ad 72 does have some inventive moments and is certainly not dull.the ridiculous slang of the so called teenagers who all look like they went to fenn street school,is at times most amusing.for me then a definetly guilty pleasure.

gustav the cat

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24 Nov 2010, 2:15am

karloff1931

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17 Oct 2010, 12:29am

when i first saw "dracula a.d 1972" back in the late 80s, i couldn't help but feel rather cheated. after the excellent opening scene that was set in 1872 in hyde park, the remainder of the film is gievn the "modern day" treatment with hippies, mini skirts and rock music all thrown in. i simply can not think of a more ill-suited setting as it clashes with Hammer's glory days of the 1950s and 1960s where the films were almost always given the gothic look and rightly so. however, this particular Hammer film does have some effective moments but not many alas. it is always great fun to watch peter cushing and here, he does his upmost to give "dracula a.d 1972" a much needed lift and almost succeeds. a professional performance from him. christopher lee however, is wasted and far too restricted in his screentime as dracula. it would have been a good idea to have had scenes of christopher lee venturing out of his lair and to attack his victims around london, instead of the victims being taken to him. also, the constant drug references are unnecessary and too graphic. in conclusion, this is a far, far cry from the triumph of "horror of dracula" which has everything that this dracula instalment does not.

Emil79

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05 Oct 2010, 9:33pm

LOVE the score (and Stephanie Beacham of course).

alandhopewell

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24 Sep 2010, 8:48pm

They tried...that's about all that can be said.

Dracsbestmate

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21 Sep 2010, 12:05pm

Very underated kitsch modern-day Dracula film. Although some of the dialogue amongst the 'teenagers' was already a bit outdated in 1972, this is a colourful and often successful attempt to bring Dracula into modern times. There are some excellent supporting performances from Christopher Neame and Carlone Munro and some of the scenes around the Church and graveyard are extremely atmospheric.

memphistopheles

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14 Sep 2010, 1:07am

tho criticised at the time for attempting to insert 'dracula' into swinging 70s london this movie has aquired a cult status among hammer fans over the years - and indeed is a much better film than it was given credit for upon its release in 1972 . A couple of bits of interesting trivia bout AD72 is that it nearly featured a cameo by rod stewart and the faces and it was at one time going to be called 'dracula in chelsea'. For me the best performance of the movie comes from christopher neame as 'johnny alucard'...dracula's sinister and slightly demented disciple.