Who's Afraid of Dracula?

1985 1h 28m IT

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 233

ComedyHorror

Synopsis

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Fracchia is desperate: he has to sell a house with at least five bathrooms within three days or his boss will fire him. Incredibly, he and his pal Filini manage to find the perfect house, a castle in Transylvania owned by some count Vlad... things get even worse when they meet the Count and his sister, who has a crush on Fracchia and decides to marry him!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paolo Villaggio
Giandomenico Fracchia
Edmund Purdom
Count Vlad
Gigi Reder
Rag. Filini
Ania Pieroni
Contessina Oniria
Federica Brion
Stefania
Giuseppe Cederna
Boris
Zuzana Martinková
Katarina
Andrea Gnecco
Kaspar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neri Parenti
Writers: Franco Marotta, Laura Toscano, Laura Toscano
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Fracchia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neri Parenti, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruno Zambrini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sergio Montanari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Paolo Villaggio and Edmund Purdom and Gigi Reder carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0128221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Neri Parenti directs. Luciano Tovoli behind the camera. Bruno Zambrini scores. Sergio Montanari cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Fracchia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Neri Parenti, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bruno Zambrini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sergio Montanari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Paolo Villaggio and Edmund Purdom and Gigi Reder carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0128221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.