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Trailer:
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Censorship:
The British cinema release was cut by the BBFC by about 30 seconds to:
remove a scene of Dracula lapping blood from Tania’s chest wound,
remove footage of Tania’s dismembered limbs and
a shortening of the Priest’s scarred face during the bat attack.
A further BBFC-requested cut to the torture of Klove with a poker was waived after the distributors made a music edit instead.
Unfortunately, the cuts have never turned up in any print to date and may no longer survive.
Cast and characters:
Christopher Lee … Dracula
Dennis Waterman … Simon
Jenny Hanley … Sarah
Christopher Matthews … Paul
Patrick Troughton … Klove
Michael Gwynn … Priest
Michael Ripper … Landlord
Wendy Hamilton … Julie
Anouska Hempel … Tania
Delia Lindsay … Alice
Bob Todd … Burgomaster
Toke Townley … Elderly Waggoner
David Leland … First Officer
Richard Durden … Second Officer
Maurice Bush … Farmer
Margo Boht … Landlord’s Wife
Clive Barrie … Fat Young Man
Olga Anthony … Girl at Party [uncredited]
Filming locations:
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England
Technical specs:
1 hour 36 minutes
Audio: Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Technicolor
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Some image credits: Cinema Treasures
