
Dracula
1931


“BLOOD-LUSTING FIEND WHO PREYS ON GIRLS! VAMPIRE-QUEEN WHO FEEDS ON LIFEBLOOD OF MEN!”
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A troupe of beautiful dancers find themselves stranded in a sinister castle, not knowing it is home to a group of vampires.
Director
Renato PolselliStreaming availability for India
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Italian
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**_The precursor to Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”_** When a troupe of mostly female dancers stay at a professor’s mansion southeast of Rome, two of them (Helene Remy and Tina Gloriani) and a male friend make the mistake of seeking shelter at a nearby abandoned castle during a storm. The problem is, it’s inhabited by two predatory vampires, one male and the other female. “The Vampire and the Ballerina” (1960) is a B&W Italian production originally called “The Lover of the Vampire” (translated from Italian). The old, hideous vampire transforming into a normal-looking male after drinki…
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