The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Evil begets evil on the sabbath of the undead!

R 1973 · 88 min · ★ 5.6 · Horror

The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only possible way- by destroying every last potential victim.

Directed by Alan Gibson · Written by Don Houghton

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Christopher Lee Count Dracula
Peter Cushing Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Michael Coles Insp. Murray
William Franklyn Peter Torrence
Freddie Jones Prof. Julian Keeley
Joanna Lumley Jessica Van Helsing
Richard Vernon Col. Mathews
Barbara Yu Ling Chin Yang
Patrick Barr Lord Carradine
Richard Mathews John Porter
Lockwood West General Sir Arthur Freeborne
Valerie Van Ost Jane

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