Blacula
1972 · 93 min · Not rated · 5.7/10 on IMDb
fantasy, horror, romance, thriller
William Marshall stars as Manuwalde, a European-educated 18th-century African prince who appeals to the Count Dracula for help in ending the slave trade. Dracula, never known as a great emancipator, puts the bite on Manuwalde's troubles, dubs him "Blacula" (the only time the name is uttered in the film), and imprisons him in a casket. Stirred to life, so to speak, centuries later in Los Angeles by gay antique hunters, he steps into the soulful '70s and splits his energies between feeding his bloodlust and wooing a young beauty (Vonetta McGee), a dead ringer for his long-dead wife. Thalmus Rasulala plays a modern medical professor turned urban Van Helsing, and Elisha Cook Jr. has a bit part as a coroner with a hook for a hand.
Director: William Crain, Actors: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala, Gordon Pinsent, Emily Yancy, Lance Taylor Sr., Elisha Cook Jr., Ted Harris, Rick Metzler
USA
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Atlantic-01
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- BLU-RAY