The Satanic Rites of Dracula

– The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satani..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 27 Minutes
Release Year:
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

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.

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Producing Country:
UK
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Oct 1978

Language:

English, Latin

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Alan Gibson

Writer:

Don Houghton (screenplay by)

Main Actors:

Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn

Plot:

In London in the 1970s, Scotland Yard police investigators think they have uncovered a case of vampirism. They call in an expert vampire researcher named Van Helsing (a descendant of the great vampire-hunter himself, no less) to help them put a stop to these hideous crimes. It becomes apparent that the culprit is Count Dracula himself, disguised as a reclusive property developer, but secretly plotting to unleash a fatal virus upon the world.

Production:

Dynamite Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10