The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973 film)

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The Satanic Rites of Dracula is a 1973 British Hammer horror film that blends gothic vampire lore with contemporary espionage elements, featuring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as his nemesis Van Helsing.

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instanceOf British horror film
Hammer Horror film
film
alsoKnownAs Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride
basedOnCharacter Count Dracula by Bram Stoker
linked to: Dracula
certificate UK X certificate
character Count Dracula
Jessica Van Helsing
Professor Lorrimer Van Helsing
linked to: Abraham Van Helsing
cinematographyBy Brian Probyn
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Alan Gibson
distributor Rank Film Distributors
editedBy Chris Barnes
featuresFictionalUniverseElement biological plague
vampires
filmingLocation Pinewood Studios
follows Dracula A.D. 1972
genre gothic horror
horror film
spy film
vampire film
hasSequelRelation last Hammer film with Christopher Lee as Dracula
hasTheme apocalyptic plague
satanic cults
scientific weaponization of disease
medium 35 mm film
musicBy John Cacavas
notableFor mixing gothic vampire horror with contemporary espionage themes
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Hammer Dracula series
plotSummary Dracula, posing as a reclusive property developer, leads a satanic cult and plans to release a deadly plague to destroy humanity.
producer Roy Skeggs
productionCompany Hammer Film Productions
ratingBBFC X (original UK theatrical rating)
releaseDate 1973-11-03
releaseYear 1973
runtimeMinutes 87
screenwriter Don Houghton
setInPeriod contemporary 1970s
stars Christopher Lee
Freddie Jones
Joanna Lumley
Michael Coles
Peter Cushing
William Franklyn

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Peter Cushing appearedIn The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973 film)