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Dracula, Prisoner Of Frankenstein
''Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein'' is a 1972 horror film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Dennis Price, Howard Vernon, Alberto Dalbés, Carmen Yazalde andn Luis Barboo. The film follows Victor Frankenstein, Dr. Rainer von Frankenstein (Price), who successfully captures Count Dracula (Vernon). Along with the Doctor's Frankenstein's monster, monster (Fernando Bilbao) the doctor controls the vampire for his own evil ends. The film is a co-production between Spain, Portugal, France and Liechtenstein. ''Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein'' premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 1972. The film received a lukewarm review in ''La Vanguardia'', which praised the cinematography while finding it interfered with the narrative of the film. It received more generally negative reviews from ''Variety (magazine), Variety'', ''L'Écran fantastique'' and ''Mundo Deportivo, El Mundo Deportivo''. Plot John Seward, Dr. Jonathan Seward tracks Dracula to his castle, and kills him by staking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013), also commonly known as Jess Franco, was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a highly prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. He worked in many different genres during his career, but was best known for his horror and erotic films, often incorporating surrealist elements. In a career spanning from 1954 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acted in, and scored approximately 173 feature films, working both in his native Spain and (during the rule of Francisco Franco) in France, West Germany, Switzerland and Portugal. Additionally, during the 1960s, he made several films in Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul. Franco's films are known for distinctive visual style and idiosyncratic approach to filmmaking, often directing multiple films concurrently. Despite mixed critical reception during his lifetime, Franco's work has gained a dedicated cult following, and he is regarded as a significant figure in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |