Blood for Dracula (1974) on Netflix
Dying Count Dracula survives only on virgin blood, so he leaves Transylvania for Italy with his servant Anton. There he meets Il Marchese di Fiore, an indebted nobleman with four daughters.
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Plot summary
Count Dracula is gravely ill, and only the blood of virgins sustains him. Because none remain near his castle in Transylvania, his manservant Anton proposes a journey to Italy, arguing that a Catholic country is likelier to keep young women pure. The pair reach the crumbling estate of Il Marchese di Fiore, a landowner deep in debt who wants a wealthy son-in-law. He has four daughters. Saphiria and Rubinia share the bed of Mario Balato, the handyman, a peasant and a committed Marxist. Esmeralda, the eldest, is thought too plain to marry, and Perla, the youngest, is fourteen. The count is told that every one of the sisters is a virgin.
Cast
- Arno Jürgingas Anton - the Count's Servant
- Gil Cagneas Townsman
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Blood for Dracula (1974)
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- Italian prints credit Antonio Margheriti as director, a credit arranged by producer Carlo Ponti because Italian law required an Italian name to win benefits for Italian films. Both men were later tried for "continued and aggravated fraud against the state."
- One day after principal photography on Flesh for Frankenstein finished, Paul Morrissey had Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro and Arno Juerging get shorter haircuts, because Blood for Dracula began filming immediately.
- The film was promoted as Andy Warhol's Dracula, and when asked how he contributed, Warhol replied, "I go to the parties," adding, "All of us at The Factory contribute ideas."
- In the United Kingdom the film passed with cuts to 103 minutes, avoiding a "video nasty" label but landing on a list of titles police could seize. It was not submitted to the BBFC until 1995, and its uncut version only reached the UK in 2006.
