Dracula cerca sangue di vergine... e morì di sete!!! (1974)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Paul Morrissey

Writer:

Paul Morrissey (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

27 November 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

He couldn't live without a virgin's blood..... ...So a virgin had to die! [UK]

Plot:

Udo Kier is without a doubt the sickliest of vampires in any director's interpretation of the Bram Stoker tale...

Plot Keywords:

Virgin | Coffin | Dracula | Blood | Italy

Cast

Joe Dallesandro	...	Mario Balato, the Servant
Udo Kier	...	Count Dracula
Vittorio De Sica	...	Il Marchese Di Fiore
Maxime McKendry	...	La Marchesa Di Fiore
Arno Juerging	...	Anton, the Count's Servant
Milena Vukotic	...	Esmeralda
Dominique Darel	...	Saphiria
Stefania Casini	...	Rubinia
Silvia Dionisio	...	Perla
Inna Alexeievna
Gil Cagne	...	Townsman (as Gil Cagnie)
Emi Califri
Eleonora Zani
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giorgio Dolfin	...	(uncredited)
Stefano Oppedisano	...	(uncredited)
Roman Polanski	...	Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Morrissey

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pat Hackett		uncredited
Paul Morrissey		writer
Bram Stoker		character (uncredited)

Produced by
Andrew Braunsberg	....	producer
Andy Warhol	....	producer
Jean Yanne	....	producer

Original Music by
Claudio Gizzi

Cinematography by
Luigi Kuveiller

Film Editing by
Jed Johnson		(credited in US print)
Franca Silvi

Production Design by
Enrico Job

Art Direction by
Gianni Giovagnoni

Makeup Department
Mario Di Salvio	....	makeup artist
Paolo Franceschi	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Mara Blasetti	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paolo Pietrangeli	....	assistant director
Antonio Margheriti	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Antonio Margheriti	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai	....	dubbing mixer
Roberto Arcangeli	....	special sound effects
Piero Fondi	....	boom operator
Carlo Palmieri	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Carlo Rambaldi	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Paolo Pettini	....	still photographer
Ubaldo Terzano	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Benito Persico	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Loretta Mattioli	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Maurizio Anticoli	....	accountant
Vasco Mafera	....	production assistant
Silvia Petroni	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
• Yanne et Rassam (co-production)
• Andy Warhol Presentation (associate production)

Distributors

• Bryanston Distributing (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• Filmes-Euro International Films (1975) (Italy) (theatrical)
• ACME Video (West Germany) (VHS)
• Ariel Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Art House (Greece) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Astro Video (19??) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Atlas (West Germany) (VHS)
• Best Entertainment (Germany) (DVD)
• CMV Laservision (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Criterion Collection, The (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• First Independent Films (1995) (UK) (VHS) (as First Independent Video)
• Force Video (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• House of Horror (Sweden) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• JVC (West Germany) (VHS)
• Net5 (2001) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Polyband (West Germany) (VHS) (as Toppic)
• Raro Video/Nocturno (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Triboro Entertainment Group (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• VMP (West Germany) (VHS)
• Video Gems (UK) (VHS)
• Video Instant Picture Company (VIPCO) (UK) (VHS)
• Video Invest AB (Sweden) (VHS)
• marketing-film (2003) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Andy Warhol's Dracula (USA)
Andy Warhol's Young Dracula
Blood for Dracula (UK)
Dracula
Dracula cerca sangue di vergine (Italy) (video title)
Dracula vuole vivere: cerca sangue di vergine! (Italy)
Du sang pour Dracula (France)
Young Dracula

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and sensuality.(1992 cut version)

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:108 min | USA:106 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | New Zealand:R16 | Italy:VM18 | USA:X | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Norway:18 (heavily cut) | UK:18 | USA:R (cut version) (1975, 1992) | USA:X (original rating) | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Vojvodina, Serbia

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

Trivia:

Because Roman Polanski was shooting Che? (1972) in Italy on a set nearby, he was asked to do a cameo in this film. One can notice he wears the same mustache in both films.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the film, Count Dracula is shown sitting at a dressing table, looking in the mirror as he applies make-up to his face. A fire is burning in the fireplace behind him. But as the camera angles around toward the mirror to reveal that the Count casts no reflection, the fire in the fireplace freezes completely still for more than a second.

Quotes:

Anton, the Count's Servant: Things look promising.
Count Dracula: O, you think so? I have no coffin to sleep in, the kitchen is full with impure meat, we've been travelling for days... No progress!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) (V)

Brilliant - but can you take it?

This film opens with a close up of Udo Keir, possessor one of the most beautiful male faces of the era, applying makeup in front of a mirror. The camera then reveals that being Count Dracula, like all vampires, he has no reflection! thus the humorous tone is set for the rest of the film. The dialogue is wild and delicious, helped along by hugely overstated accents of all kinds and exaggerated overacting and in many cases - no acting at all. The film is stunningly photographed and is often beautiful to look at when you can, but you may find it difficult to watch Dracula regurgitate gallons of impure (i.e. non-virgin) blood or watch him lick pure virgin blood from the floor. Much more easy on the eye is the sight of a naked Joe Dallesandro, the camera drinks it's fill of this guy and many close-ups of his amazing face fill the screen. There is also an excellent cameo from Roman Polanski who challenges Count Dracula to an amusing game in a bar. The climax is blood soaked and bizarre and like the whole movie, way over the top. A hugely entertaining film providing you have the stomach for it!