A Taste of Blood

A Taste of Blood (film 1967)

Theatrical poster to A Taste of Blood (1967)
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Produced by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Written by Donald Stanford
Starring Bill Rogers
Elizabeth Wilkinson
William Kerwin (as Thomas Wood)
Music by Larry Wellington
Cinematography Andy Romanoff
Editing by Richard Brinkman
Distributed by Creative Film Enterprises Inc.
Release date(s) August 9, 1967 (USA)
Running time 117 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $65,000 (estimated)

A Taste of Blood is a 1967 American film, directed and produced by Herschell Gordon Lewis. It is a horror movie that stars, among others, Bill Rogers, and Elizabeth Wilkinson. The movie was also known as "The Secret of Dr. Alucard" .

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Plot

A Miami businessman, John Stone, receives a parcel from England containing two old bottles of Slivovitz brandy from his recently deceased ancestor and after drinking both bottles, becomes a vampire. Stone uses his newfound vampire powers to keep his wife, Helena, in a trance as he travels to England to kill the descendents of Van Helsing that murdered Count Dracula. Meanwhile Helsing's distant relative, Howard Helsing, pursues Stone with the intent to put the re-born vampire to rest for good.

Cast

Production notes

References

  1. ^ V. Vale & Andrea Juno. RE/Search No. 10: Incredibly Strange Films. San Francisco: RE/Search Publications, 1986. ISBN 0-940642-09-3.

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