Blacula

"BLOODSUCKER! Deadlier than Dracula!"

1972 1h 33m EN

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5.5

MID

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46%

ROTTEN

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5.7

IMDB

★5.5TMDB · 185🥫46%Rotten Tomatoes★5.7IMDB · 8,095

HorrorFantasy

Synopsis

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An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries later, he rises from his coffin attacking various residents of Los Angeles and meets Tina, a woman who he believes is the reincarnation of his deceased wife.

“BLOODSUCKER! Deadlier than Dracula!”

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Cast

William Marshall
Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde
Vonetta McGee
Tina
Denise Nicholas
Michelle
Thalmus Rasulala
Gordon Thomas
Gordon Pinsent
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
Charles Macaulay
Dracula
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Skillet
Elisha Cook Jr.
Sam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Crain
Writers: Raymond Koenig, Joan Torres, Bram Stoker
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Crain, shot by John M. Stephens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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William Marshall and Vonetta McGee and Denise Nicholas carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Crain directs. John M. Stephens behind the camera. Gene Page scores. Allan Jacobs cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
354 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Blacula Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by William Crain, shot by John M. Stephens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gene Page. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Allan Jacobs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8William Marshall and Vonetta McGee and Denise Nicholas carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "BLOODSUCKER! Deadlier than Dracula!".
10IMDB entry: tt0068284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "cop-killer", "vampire", "nightclub", "reincarnation".