Taste the Blood of Dracula [Blu-ray]

Director: Peter Sasdy Peter Sasdy

Overview

One of the more accomplished entries in Hammer's Dracula series (which would soon lapse into creative anemia during the 1970s), this fourth installment finds Christopher Lee in top form as the Count, who returns to menacing life after three middle-aged swingers decide to dabble in black magic to bolster their sagging sex lives. Dracula is reborn when the trio's blood-drinking rituals lead to the destruction of his devil-worshipping colleague Lord Courtley (Ralph Bates), whereupon the Count unleashes his deadly wrath on those responsible, even involving members of their families in his scheme of revenge, which culminates in a dramatic finale in a recently reconstructed cathedral. Fine direction from Hammer regular Peter Sasdy enlivens a middling script, and an early appearance from the lovely Linda Hayden (later to star in the eerie Blood on Satan's Claw) is a definite plus.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2015
UPC:	0883929458820
Original Release:	1970
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	20,411

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christopher Lee	Dracula
Geoffrey Keen	William Hargood
Gwen Watford	Martha Hargood
Linda Hayden	Alice Hargood
Peter Sallis	Samuel Paxton
Isla Blair	Lucy Paxton
John Carson	Jonathan Secker
Martin Jarvis	Jeremy Secker
Anthony Corlan	Paul Paxton
Ralph Bates	Lord Courtley
Roy Kinnear	Weller
Shirley Jaffe	Hargood's Maid
Michael Ripper	Cobb
Russell Hunter	Felix
Reginald Barratt	Vicar
Keith Marsh	Father
Peter May	Son
Madeline Smith	Dolly
Lai Ling	Chinese Girl
Malaika Martin	Snake Girl
James Bernard	Composer

Technical Credits

John Elder

Anthony Hinds

Brian Johncock	Special Effects
Peter Sasdy	Director
Aida Young	Producer
John Elder	Screenwriter
Anthony Hinds	Screenwriter
Roy Hyde	Sound/Sound Designer