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1973 · United Kingdom

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
88 min
Age rating
R
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
Frights
Strong

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.

The story

The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only possible way- by destroying every last potential victim.

  • vampire
  • scotland yard
  • satanist
  • gothic horror
  • van helsing
  • plague
  • bubonic plague
  • dracula

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Alan Gibson

Production

Rating
5.6 / 10 · 173 ratings
Studio
Hammer Film Productions