Satanic Rites of Dracula, The

The Satanic Rites of Dracula is a British horror film directed by Alan Gibson and written by Don Houghton. It is the eight Dracula film produced by Hammer Film Productions and the sixth and final film to feature actor Christopher Lee in the role of Dracula. The movie co-stars Lee's ubiquitous foil Peter Cushing, once again reprising his role as a member of the esteemed Van Helsing family. This is the second of Hammer's Dracula films to take place in the modern era and it follows the events of 1972's aptly titled Dracula A.D. 1972. Hammer's next foray into the world of Dracula following this production is the 1974 movie Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires.

Notes & Trivia

 * Production on The Satanic Rites of Dracula began on November 18th, 1972 and concluded on December 30th, 1972.


 * Warner Bros. currently holds the copyright to The Satanic Rites of Dracula.


 * Warner Bros. released The Satanic Rites of Dracula in the United States in October of 1978. It was re-released in November of that same year.


 * Was one of the featured films on the cable access showcase series Saturday Night Dead.


 * Lee was originally asked to reprise the role of Dracula for Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, but backed out after reviewing the script treatment, which he disliked immensely. The Dracula role in that film is played by John Forbes-Robertson.


 * Director Alan Gibson also directed two episodes of Hammer House of Horror. He directed "The Silent Scream" and "The Two Faces of Evil".


 * The tagline for this film is, "Evil begets evil on the Sabbath of the undead!"

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