Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972 is a 1972 British horror film directed by Alan Gibson and produced by Hammer Film Productions. A reboot of the Hammer film series, it was written by Don Houghton and stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Stephanie Beacham.

Unlike earlier films in Hammer's Dracula series, Dracula A.D. 1972 has a contemporary setting in an attempt to update the Dracula story for modern audiences. Dracula is brought back to life in modern London and preys on a group of young partygoers that includes Jessica, the granddaughter of Lorrimer Van Helsing, himself a descendant of Dracula's nemesis, Lawrence Van Helsing.

Dracula A.D. 1972 is the seventh Hammer film featuring Dracula, and the sixth to star Lee in the title role. It also marked the return of Cushing as Van Helsing for the first time since The Brides of Dracula (1960), and was the first to feature both Lee and Cushing in their respective roles since Dracula (1958).

Dracula A.D. 1972 was followed by the last film in Hammer's Dracula series to star Lee, The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973), which similarly utilised a modern setting and featured most of the same central characters.