Dracula and Son (1976)
Dracula père et fils (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 36min
- Comedy, Horror
- May 1979 (USA)
- Movie
In the 1700s, a vampire has a son from a normal woman. The mother dies, and he spends two centuries trying to teach his meek son how to be a proper vampire but no avail. Now they have to flee from Transylvania, and they end up in France.
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Directed by
| Édouard Molinaro | ... | (as Edouard Molinaro) |
Written by
| Alain Godard | ... | () & |
| Jean-Marie Poiré | ... | () & |
| Édouard Molinaro | ... | () (as Edouard Molinaro) |
| Patrick Cauvin | ... | (novel) (as Claude Klotz) |
Produced by
| Alain Poiré | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vladimir Cosma | ||
Cinematography by
| Alain Levent | ||
Editing by
| Monique Isnardon | ||
| Robert Isnardon | ||
Production Design by
| Jacques Bufnoir | ||
Art Direction by
| Jacques Bufnoir | ||
| Gérard Viard | ||
Costume Design by
| Jacques Fonteray | ||
Makeup Department
| Alex Archambault | ... | makeup artist |
| Monique Archambault | ... | makeup artist |
| Jim Gillespie | ... | makeup department head |
Sound Department
| Daniel Brisseau | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Rémy Julienne | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Philippe Houdart | ... | assistant camera |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gaumont (1976) (France) (theatrical)
- Premier Releasing (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Quartet Films (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'Dracula and Son') (dubbed)
- Sinister Cinema (2016) (United States) (DVD) (as 'Dracula and Son') (widescreen) (subtitled)
- Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS) (as 'Dracula and Son')
- GoodTimes Home Video (United States) (VHS) (as 'Dracula and Son')
- Hermes Video Production (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Pidax Film (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Pidax Film (2024) (Germany) (DVD)
- Severin Films (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. |
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| Taglines | From the man who brought you "La Cage aux Folles" - Edward Molinaro - comes another very funny movie. See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,826,713 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the tenth and final movie in which Sir Christopher Lee played a vampire Count. Contrary to what the title implied (imposed by the producers after the film had been shot just as 'Père et fils', literally "Father and son"), not once the character was identified nor portrayed as Dracula. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Unlikely Roommates (2009). See more » |
| Quotes |
Ferdinand:
If only he could have used his evil for good. See more » |