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Dracula and Son (French: Dracula père et fils) is a 1976 French comedy horror film directed and written by Édouard Molinaro. The film is about a vampire father and son. Christopher Lee reprises his role as Count Dracula from the Hammer Films Dracula film series (in total, this was the 9th and final time Lee played the role of Dracula on film).

Dracula and Son
French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Édouard Molinaro[1]
Written by	Alain Godard Édouard Molinaro Jean-Marie Poiré[1]
Based on	Paris-Vampire by Claude Klotz[1][2]
Produced by	Alain Poire[1]
Starring	Christopher Lee
Cinematography	Alain Levent[1]
Edited by	Monique Isnardon Robert Isnardon[1]
Music by	Vladimir Cosma[1]
Release dates	15 September 1976 (1976-09-15) (France) 1978 (1978) (United Kingdom) 1979 (1979) (United States) [2][3]
Running time	96 minutes[1]
Country	France[1]
Language	French[1]

Plot

With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) and his son Ferdinand (Bernard Ménez) head abroad. The Prince of Darkness ends up in London, England where he becomes a horror movie star exploiting his vampire status. His son, meanwhile, is ashamed of his roots and ends up a night watchman in Paris, France where he falls for Nicole, a French girl. Naturally, tensions arise when father and son are reunited and both take a liking to the same girl.

Cast

• Christopher Lee as Count Dracula
• Bernard Ménez as Ferdinand Poitevin
• Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nicole Clement
• Catherine Breillat as Herminie Poitevin
• Bernard Alane as Jean
• Jean-Claude Dauphin as Cristéa
• Anna Gael as Miss Gaylor
• Raymond Bussières as L'homme âgé à l'ANPE
• Mustapha Dali as Khaleb
• Xavier Depraz as Le majordome
• Marthe Villalonga as The Subway Woman

Release

Dracula and Son was released in France on 15 September 1976.[2] It was released in 1979 in the United States.[3] The American distributor of the film cut many jokes in the film and replaced them with different gags.[4]

Reception

Allmovie gave the film a rating of two stars out of five, but noted that "this was a very witty film prior to its decimation by an uncaring American distributor.[4] A review in TV Guide gave a positive review of three stars out of four, noting that the film "actually works because it treats its subject with respect and doesn't degrade it for cheap, campy laughs." while noting that the film has a "poor dubbing job" that made the character Ferdinand Poitevin sound like a cross between Woody Allen and Austin Pendleton.[5]

See also

• Christopher Lee filmography
• List of comedy films of the 1970s
• List of French films of 1976
• List of horror films of 1976

Notes

References

• Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances 1921-2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786433650.
• Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2009). Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History 1914-2008. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786433322.

External links

• Dracula and Son at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Die Herren Dracula

Die Herren Dracula ist eine französische Horrorkomödie aus dem Jahr 1976. Als literarische Vorlage diente das Buch Der Vampir von Paris von Claude Klotz, das außer den Motiven mit Bram Stokers Dracula nichts zu tun hat.

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- [en] Dracula and Son

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[ru] Дракула — отец и сын

«Дракула — отец и сын» (англ. Dracula Pere Et Fils) — комедийный фильм ужасов режиссёра Эдуара Молинаро, снятый в 1976 году. Несмотря на название, не имеет никакой связи с серией кинокартин о вампирах студии Hammer. Это последний фильм, в котором Кристофер Ли играл графа Дракулу. Экранизация произведения Клода Клотца.

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