Blood for Dracula (1974) ( Andy Warhol's Dracula )

Blood for Dracula (1974) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Andy Warhol's Dracula
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1974 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Paul Morrissey
Antonio Margheriti

Written By:
Paul Morrissey

Actors:
Joe Dallesandro ..... Mario Balato, the Servant
Udo Kier ..... Count Dracula
Arno Juerging ..... Anton, the Count's Servant
Maxime McKendry ..... La Marchesa Di Fiore
Milena Vukotic ..... Esmeralda
Dominique Darel ..... Saphiria
Stefania Casini ..... Rubinia
Silvia Dionisio ..... Perla
Gil Cagne ..... Townsman (as Gil Cagnie)
Vittorio De Sica ..... Il Marchese Di Fiore
Roman Polanski ..... Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Udo Kier is without a doubt the sickliest of vampires in any director's interpretation of the Bram Stoker tale. Count Dracula knows that if he fails to drink a required amount of pure virgin's blood, it's time to move into a permanent coffin. His assistant suggests that the Count and he pick up his coffin and take a road trip to Italy, where families are known to be particularly religious, and therefore should be an excellent place to search for a virgin bride. They do, only to encounter a family with not one, but FOUR virgins, ready for marriage. The Count discovers one-by-one that the girls are not as pure as they say they are, meanwhile a handsome servant/Communist begins to observe strange behaviour from the girls who do spend the night with the Count. It's a race for Dracula to discover who's the real virgin, before he either dies from malnourishment or from the wooden stake of the Communist!

In the first years of the 1920s, a sickly and dying Count Dracula, who, as a vampire, must drink virgin blood to survive, travels from Transylvania to Italy, following his servant Anton's plan and thinking he will be more likely to find a virgin in a Catholic country. At the same time, all of Dracula's family has vanished because of two reasons, the lack of virgins in their hometown and how the family's reputation prevents any normal family from choosing to bring women to the renowned castle. Shortly after arriving in Italy, Dracula befriends Marchese di Fiore (De Sica), an impecunious Italian landowner who, with a lavish estate falling into decline, is willing to marry off one of his four daughters to the wealthy aristocrat.

Blood for Dracula, also known as Andy Warhol's Dracula, is a 1974 black comedy horror film written and directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, Andrew Braunsberg, and Jean Yanne. It stars Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Maxime McKendry, Stefania Casini, Arno Juerging and Vittorio De Sica. Roman Pola?ski appears in a cameo.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 08 August, 2013.