| Dracula A.D. 1972 | |
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| Directed by | Alan Gibson |
| Screenplay by | Don Houghton |
| Based on | Count Dracula and Professor Van Helsing by Bram Stoker |
| Produced by | Josephine Douglas |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Peter Cushing Stephanie Beacham Christopher Neame Michael Coles |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Edited by | James Needs |
| Music by | Mike Vickers |
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| Distributed by | Columbia-Warner Distributors |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dracula A.D. 1972 is a 1972 British horror film, directed by Alan Gibson and produced by Hammer Film Productions. 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 had 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 the descendant of his nemesis, Van Helsing.
It is the seventh Hammer film featuring Dracula, and the sixth to star Christopher Lee in the title role. It also marked the return of Peter 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).
It was followed by the last film in Hammer's Dracula series to star Christopher Lee, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which similarly utilised a modern setting and featured most of the same central characters.