Count Dracula (1977 film)

Count Dracula
Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula
Written byGerald Savory
Directed byPhilip Saville
StarringLouis Jourdan
Frank Finlay
Susan Penhaligon
Judi Bowker
Mark Burns
Jack Shepherd
Music byKenyon Emrys-Roberts
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMorris Barry
EditorsRichard Bedford (film inserts)
Rod Waldron (videotape)
Running time155 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC 2
Release22 December 1977 (1977-12-22)
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Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC, it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book.[1][2][3][4] Directed by Philip Saville from a screenplay by Gerald Savory, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing.

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