Synopsis
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
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Cast
- Jack MacGowranProfessor Abronsius
- Roman PolanskiAlfred
- Alfie BassShagal, the Inn-Keeper
- Jessie RobinsRebecca Shagal
- Sharon TateSarah Shagal
- Ferdy MayneCount von Krolock / Narrator
- Iain QuarrierHerbert von Krolock
- Terry DownesKoukol, the Servant
- Fiona LewisMagda, the Maid
- Ronald LaceyVillage Idiot
Recommendations
- 89
Austin Chronicle
It's almost dreamlike in its weird little tone, a Manischewitz hangover of a nightmare that's giddy enough to usher chuckles and is thoroughly unique. - 88
USA Today
Director Roman Polanski co-stars with and directs wife Sharon Tate in their only collaboration. That's one reason this box office bomb, which came out less than two years before Tate was murdered by Charles Manson's crew, has picked up a following. [08 Oct 2004, p.4E] - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Shot in the Italian Alps, the cinematography is striking. - 70
Empire
Funny and scary, this is vintage Polanski. - 63
Chicago Reader
The film amiably runs through all the standbys associated with vampire movies, putting a personal and goofy spin on most of them. Sharon Tate also appears, at her most ravishing. - 60
Variety
Ferdy Mayne is the menacing Dracula, and Sharon Tate, lady in question, looks particularly nice in her bath. Alfie Bass, the innkeeper; Iain Quarrier as the count’s effeminate son, who has some fangs all his own; Terry Downes, the toothy hunchback castle handyman (who might be Quasimodo returned), and Jessie Robbins, innkeeper’s spouse, lend proper support. - 60
Time Out
With all its faults, an engaging oddity. - 30
The New York Times
This beautifully produced, superbly scenic and excitingly photographed spoof of old-fashioned horror movies is as dismal and dead as a blood-drained corpse.
