Blacula
1972 · Movie · PG · 93 min · ★ 5.5 · 44% critics
An African prince is cursed into vampirism during a trip to Transylvania, then awakens centuries later in 1970s Los Angeles. As he feeds and searches for a woman who seems tied to his past, the city becomes the setting for a mix of gothic horror, romance, and campy thrills.
Also known as Blackula
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-08-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (177 votes)
- Budget
- $500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like retro vampire stories with a campy, tragic streak and 1970s style, somewhere between Count Dracula and Love at First Bite; Not for you if dated stereotypes and mild scares are dealbreakers.
Pros: charismatic lead; fun 70s atmosphere; tragic romantic hook | Cons: dated attitudes; uneven scares; low-budget roughness
Themes
- cop-killer
- vampire
- nightclub
- reincarnation
- morgue
- murder
- blaxploitation cinema
- coroner
Cast & crew
William Marshall
as Blacula / Prince Mamuwalde
Vonetta McGee
as Tina
Denise Nicholas
as Michelle
Thalmus Rasulala
as Gordon Thomas
Gordon Pinsent
as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
Charles Macaulay
as Dracula
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Skillet
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Sam
Emily Yancy
as Nancy
Ketty Lester
as Juanita Jones
Directed by William Crain