The Scars of Dracula
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Roy Ward Baker
Christopher Lee
Dennis Waterman
Jenny Hanley
Christopher Matthews
Patrick Troughton
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Upon discovering a murdered girl with fang marks on her neck, the farmers of Kleinenberg set Count Dracula's castle ablaze in the hope of destroying the dreaded vampire. When they return to the village, however, they discover that giant vampire bats have killed all the women and children who were left behind in the church. Some time later, Paul, a rakish youth, flees from the bed of Alice, the burgomaster's daughter, when her father returns unexpectedly. Escaping into the night, Paul stops at his girl friend Sarah's birthday party, but is once again obliged to run off when the burgomaster's officers catch up with him. Wandering along a country road, Paul climbs into an abandoned black coach, falls asleep, and awakens to find himself in the presence of Tania, a seductive vampire who lures him to the ruined castle. When Count Dracula offers him a bed, Paul is too exhausted to refuse. During the night Tania joins him. When Paul awakens the next morning, he finds Dracula stabbing her to death. Eventually, Sarah and Paul's brother, Simon, trace him to the castle and are persuaded to stay the night, though the Count denies having seen Paul. Although Simon discovers that his brother is somewhere in the castle, Dracula's crippled servant, Klove, advises him to take Sarah away. Having sequestered Sarah in a church, Simon returns to the castle and finds his brother's mutilated corpse in Dracula's crypt. When the pastor is slashed to death by a horde of bats which invades the church, Sarah rushes back to the castle and joins Simon in a final confrontation with the Count. After killing Klove for his intrusion, Dracula is about to impale the young lovers when a bolt of lightning strikes. Consumed by fire, the Count falls from a castle turret.
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Cast
Christopher Lee
Dennis Waterman
Jenny Hanley
Christopher Matthews
Patrick Troughton
Michael Gwynn
Wendy Hamilton
Anoushka Hempel
Delia Lindsay
Bob Todd
Toke Townley
Michael Ripper
David Leland
Richard Durden
Morris Bush
Margot Boht
Clive Barrie
Crew
Ron Barron
James Bernard
Roger Dicken
John Elder
Moray Grant
Roy Hyde
Levitt-pickman Film Corp.
Scott Macgregor
Philip Martell
James Needs
Tom Sachs
Wally Schneiderman
Derek Whitehurst
Denis Whitlock
Aida Young
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The Scars of Dracula
The Scars of Dracula
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Opened in London in October 1970; running time: 96 min. John Elder is a pseudonym for Anthony Hinds.
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Released in United States 1970
Released in United States 1970