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5.5/10   327 votes
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Director:
Rod Hardy
Writer:
John Pinkney (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 September 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
This ancient Evil is now a modern industry. more
Plot:
The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Back Catalogue #1 - Synapse Films
 (From Fangoria. 29 April 2009, 1:43 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
DRACULA meets the 20th Century more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Chantal Contouri ... Kate Davis
Shirley Cameron ... Mrs. Barker
Max Phipps ... Mr. Hodge
Henry Silva ... Dr. Gauss
Rod Mullinar ... Derek
David Hemmings ... Dr. Fraser
Rosie Sturgess ... Lori
Robert Thompson ... Sean
Walter Pym ... Dichter
Amanda Muggleton ... Martha
Lulu Pinkus ... Nurse
Chris Milne ... David
Jacqui Gordon ... Leah
Val Christensen ... Toni
Glenys O'Brien ... Guide
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | UK:15 (re-rating :2003)

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
DRACULA meets the 20th Century, 13 December 2001
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Author: Ksael Agnulraon (ksaelagnulraon@hotmail.com) from Adelaide, Australia

Interesting, ambitious take on vampire horror stories is good - if you get past the 70's music and porn-style hair+moustache!! Chantal Contouri is a wealthy young woman who is told she comes from a strong family of vampires...enter a BRAVE NEW WORLD-type scenario in which subjects "donate" blood, which is packaged in milk cartons and delivered to all the vampires living in the outside world. It's overlong, and overdramatic for such a story, but it's worth a look all the same - genre fans should enjoy it, as should fans of Australian film: this was definitely a landmark, as most films released by this country during the late 1970s were either "ocker" (BARRY McKENZIE, ALVIN PURPLE) or "quality" (PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, BACKROADS, DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND). Of course, MAD MAX was released in the same year. Rating: 6/10.

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