Blacula

Year:

1972

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

William Crain

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1972-08-25

Filming Locations: 6501 Yucca St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

William Marshall

Blacula

Vonetta McGee

Tina / Luva

Denise Nicholas

Michelle

Thalmus Rasulala

Dr. Gordon Thomas

Gordon Pinsent

Lt. Jack Peters

Charles Macaulay

Dracula

Emily Yancy

Nancy

Lance Taylor Sr.

Swenson

Ted Harris

Bobby McCoy

Rick Metzler

Billy Schaffer

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Skillet (as Jitu Cumbuka)

Logan Field

Sgt. Barnes

Ketty Lester

Juanita Jones

Elisha Cook Jr.

Sam (as Elisha Cook)

Eric Brotherson

Real Estate Agent

The Hues Corporation

Adolph Caesar

Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice) (uncredited)

Leanna Johnson Heath

Receptionist (uncredited)

Jan Stratton

Policewoman Kirby (uncredited)

David Westberg

LA Cop (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

While the film was in its production stages, William Marshall worked with the producers to make sure his character had some dignity. His character's name was changed from Andrew Brown to Mamuwalde and received a background story about his being an African prince who had been turned into a vampire.

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The group performing in the club is The Hues Corporation.

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Film debut of Denise Nicholas'.

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Goofs

Part of the plot hinges on the fact that Mamuwalde's image does not show up in a photograph and its negative, but he and other vampires in the film cast obvious shadows.

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When one of Dracula's men grabs a vase and throws it at Mamuwalde's head, it clearly misses him, yet he is knocked out and has a bloody wound on his forehead.

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Blacula has only just been released from a 200-year-long imprisonment yet when Nancy takes his picture at the club, he knows what a camera is.

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Quotes

Waitress: [to Mamuwalde] Hi! What'll you have? Mamuwalde: Make it a Bloody Mary.

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Dracula: You shall pay, black prince. I shall place a curse of suffering on you that will doom you to a living hell. I curse you with my name. You shall be... Blacula!

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Faq

Q

Is 'Blacula' based on a book?

A

Blacula is based on a screenplay co-written by Raymond Koenig and Joan Torres, both of whom also wrote the screenplay for the sequel, Scream Blacula Scream (1973).

Q

How does the movie end?

A

As if in a trance, Tina is led to the basement of a chemical company where Mamuwalde has moved his coffin. The police follow her, with orders not to shoot, but one of them fires off a shot, hitting Tina. Mamuwalde kills him and, as Tina lays dying, he bites her in order to turn her. He then goes after the other policement, killing them one by one. In another part of the basement, Gordon, Michelle (Denise Nicholas) and Lt Jack Peters (Gordon Pinsent) have located Mamuwalde's coffin. They slowly lift the lid and Jack quickly plunges a stake through the heart of the body lying there, only to find that it is Tina, not Mamuwalde. Mamuwalde suddenly appears. When he sees what's been done to Tina, he kisses her hand then turns to Gordon and Jack. Gordon begins to pull out a crucifix, but Mamuwalde assures him that there's no need for it. He turns away from them and begins climbing up the stairs leading to the roof. The sun has come up, and Mamuwalde gets weaker and weaker as he mounts the stairs. Once on the roof, he collapses. By the time Gordon and Jack reach him, his body has already started to disintegrate.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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