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In 1970, cult director Jess Franco and screen legend Christopher Lee collaborated on what they promised would be the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel ever filmed. From its remarkable performances - including Lee as the Count, Herbert Lom (Mark Of The Devil) as Van Helsing, Soledad Miranda (Vampyros Lesbos) as Lucy, Maria Rohm (Venus In Furs) as Mina, and authentic madman Klaus Kinski as Renfield - to its lush locations and atmosphere of sinister sensuality, it remains perhaps the most spellbinding version of Dracula in movie history.
In early 2023, a Madrid film archivist made a startling discovery: the uncut camera negative of COUNT DRACULA, in pristine condition and untouched for over 50 years. This gothic masterpiece from writer/director Jess Franco can now be experienced like never before, from its brilliant performances by Christopher Lee as the Count, Herbert Lom as Van Helsing, Soledad Miranda as Lucy, Maria Rohm as Mina and Klaus Kinski as Renfield to its sumptuously unnerving cinematography and eerie Bruno Nicolai score. COUNT DRACULA is newly scanned in 4K with over five total hours of Special Features, including the U.S. Premiere of Carles Prats' 2017 documentary DRÁCULA BARCELONA, which chronicles the simultaneous filming of CUADECUC VAMPIR by Pere Portabella and Franco's horror classic.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
DISC 1: 4K ULTRA HD
Audio Commentary With Horror Historian David Del Valle And Actress Maria Rohm
Trailer
DISC 2: BLU-RAY
Audio Commentary With Horror Historian David Del Valle And Actress Maria Rohm
Illustrated 1973 Christopher Lee Audio Interview With Filmmaker Donald Glut
Beloved Count - Interview With Director Jess Franco
Handsome Harker - Interview With Actor Fred Williams
An Interview With Actor Jack Taylor
Stake Holders - An Appreciation By Filmmaker Christophe Gans
Trailer
DISC THREE: BLU-RAY
DRÁCULA BARCELONA - 2017 Documentary (90 mins)
Jess Franco's BRAM STOKER'S COUNT DRACULA - Stephen Thrower On COUNT DRACULA
In The Land Of Franco Bonus Sequence With Alain Petit And Stephen Thrower
Alternate Title Sequences
DISC FOUR: CD / COMPACT DISC
Original “Count Dracula” Soundtrack CD
Christopher Lee