Dracula and Son
| Dracula and Son | |
|---|---|
 French film poster | |
| Directed by | Edouard Molinaro[1] |
| Produced by | Alain Poire[1] |
| Written by |
Alain Godard Edouard Molinaro Jean-Marie Poiré[1] |
| Based on |
Paris-Vampire by Claude Klotz[1][2] |
| Starring | Christopher Lee |
| Music by | Vladimir Cosma[1] |
| Cinematography | Alain Levent[1] |
| Edited by |
Monique Isnardon Robert Isnardon[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | France[1] |
| Language | French[1] |
Dracula and Son (French: Dracula père et fils) is a 1976 French comedy and horror film directed and written by Edouard Molinaro. The film is about a vampire father and son.
Plot
With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) and his son Ferdinand (Bernard Ménez) head abroad. The Prince of Darkness ends up in London, England where he becomes a horror movie star exploiting his vampire status. His son, meanwhile, is ashamed of his roots and ends up a night watchman in Paris, France where he falls for a girl. Naturally, tensions arise when father and son are reunited and both take a liking to the same girl.
Cast
- Christopher Lee as Count Dracula
- Bernard Ménez as Ferdinand Poitevin
- Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nicole Clement
- Catherine Breillat as Herminie Poitevin
- Bernard Alane as Jean
- Jean-Claude Dauphin as Cristéa
- Raymond Bussières as L'homme âgé à l'ANPE
- Mustapha Dali as Khaleb
- Xavier Depraz as Le majordome
- Marthe Villalonga as The Subway's Woman
- Jacques Boudet
Release
Dracula and Son was released in France on 15 September 1976.[2] It was released in 1979 in the United States.[3] The American distributor of the film cut many scenes in the film and replaced them with different gags.[4]
Reception
Allmovie gave the film a rating of two stars out of five, but noted that "this was a very witty film prior to its decimation by an uncaring American distributor.[4] A review in TV Guide gave a positive review of three stars out of four, noting that the film "actually works because it treats its subject with respect and doesn't degrade it for cheap, campy laughs." while noting that the film has a "poor dubbing job" that made the character Ferdinand Poitevin sound like a cross between Woody Allen and Austin Pendleton.[5]
See also
- Christopher Lee filmography
- List of comedy films of the 1970s
- List of French films of 1976
- List of horror films of 1976
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Browning, 2010. p.72
- 1 2 3 "Dracula père et fils (1976) Edouard Molinaro". Ciné-Ressources (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- 1 2 Hallenbeck, 2009. p.218
- 1 2 Binion. Cavett. "Dracula Père et Fils (1976)". Allmovie. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Dracula And Son: Review". TV Guide. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
References
- Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (2010). Dracula in Visual Media:Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland. ISBN 0786433655.
- Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2009). Comedy-Horror Films:A Chronological History, 1914-2008. McFarland. ISBN 0786433329.