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Wikipedia article




'Dracula and Son' is a 1976 French comedy horror film directed and written by Edouard Molinaro. The film is about a vampire father and son. Christopher Lee reprises his role as Count Dracula from the Hammer Films 'Dracula' film series.

Plot



With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) and his son Ferdinand (Bernard Mnez) 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 Nicole, a French 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 Mnez as Ferdinand Poitevin

* Marie-Hlne Breillat as Nicole Clement

* Catherine Breillat as Herminie Poitevin

* Bernard Alane as Jean

* Jean-Claude Dauphin as Crista

* Anna Gael as Miss Gaylor

* Raymond Bussires as L'homme g l'ANPE

* Mustapha Dali as Khaleb

* Xavier Depraz as Le majordome

* Marthe Villalonga as The Subway Woman

Release



'Dracula and Son' was released in France on 15 September 1976. It was released in 1979 in the United States. The American distributor of the film cut many jokes in the film and replaced them with different gags.

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. 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.

See also



* Christopher Lee filmography

* List of comedy films of the 1970s

* List of French films of 1976

* List of horror films of 1976

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