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BLACULA

1972 • US HMDB
August 25, 1972

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.

Directors

William Crain William Crain
Fantasy Horror

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Cast

William Marshall as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde

William Marshall

Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde

 Vonetta McGee as Tina

Vonetta McGee

Tina

 Denise Nicholas as Michelle

Denise Nicholas

Michelle

 Thalmus Rasulala as Gordon Thomas

Thalmus Rasulala

Gordon Thomas

 Gordon Pinsent as Lt. John "Jack" Peters

Gordon Pinsent

Lt. John "Jack" Peters

 Charles Macaulay as Dracula

Charles Macaulay

Dracula

 Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Skillet

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Skillet

 Elisha Cook Jr. as Sam

Elisha Cook Jr.

Sam

 Emily Yancy as Nancy

Emily Yancy

Nancy

 Ketty Lester as Juanita Jones

Ketty Lester

Juanita Jones

Lance Taylor Sr.

Swenson

Ted Harris

Bobby McCoy

Rick Metzler

Billy Schaffer

Logan Field

Barnes

St. Clair Lee

Self (The Hues Corporation)

Hubert Ann Kelley

Self (The Hues Corporation)

Karl Russell

Self (The Hues Corporation)

Karl Russell

Self (The Hues Corporation)

Eric Brotherson

Real Estate Agent

 Adolph Caesar as Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice)

Adolph Caesar

Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice)

Crew
Production: Joseph T. Naar (Producer) — Samuel Z. Arkoff (Executive Producer) — James H. Nicholson (Executive Producer)
Screenplay: Joan Torres (Screenplay) — Raymond Koenig (Screenplay)
Music: Gene Page (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: John M. Stephens (Director of Photography)

REVIEWS (1)

Marco Castellini

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In 1815, in Transylvania, an African prince is vampirized by Count Dracula. More than a century later, his body is brought to Los Angeles and, by a fortunate accident, he rises to new life. The Black Dracula begins to reap victims until the police manage to eliminate him. Remembered only because, for the first time, the prince of the night is "of color". Nothing else to say about this mediocre American horror that, otherwise, offers the usual clichés of the genre.

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