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Blacula (1972)

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Reviews Counted: 11

Fresh: 4

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Cultivated and articulate African Prince Mamuwalde is bitten by Count Dracula as is his destiny. He develops the requisite insatiable hunger for blood and must do all that he can to satisfy the... Cultivated and articulate African Prince Mamuwalde is bitten by Count Dracula as is his destiny. He develops the requisite insatiable hunger for blood and must do all that he can to satisfy the craving. Two centuries later, the princely ghoul is unwittingly transported to modern day Los Angeles where bloodthirst is a way of life. Blaxploitation and the horror genre mingle in this creature feature that inspired the sequel SCREAM, BLACULA, SCREAM. [More]

Starring: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala

Starring: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala, Charles Macaulay, Gordon Pinsent

Director: William Crain

Director: William Crain
Composer: Gene Page

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Dec 7, 1999

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best of the horror blaxploitation genre

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05/19/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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A terrible blaxploitation angle on the classic Dracula story

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08/09/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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An unburied treasures for those of us who love bad film. It's a horror film thematically, and politically and aesthetically, too.

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06/12/05
Jake Euker
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Roger Greenspun
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Contrived and a pain in the neck, yes...but what a concept!

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Steve Crum
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[T]his classic example of blaxploitation does invoke the C-word, but not before ‘camp-eee!’ actually crossed your mind, which is while you’re putting the DVD in the player.

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Bill Chambers
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Has some genuinely scary moments.

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