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Director:
Freddie Francis
Writer:
Jennifer Jayne (writer)
Release Date:
April 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Musical more
Tagline:
The First Rock-and-Roll Dracula Movie!
Plot:
Due to be crowned King of the Netherworld by his mentor Merlin the Magician at a monster's convention Count Downe... more | add synopsis
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This dog ought to bark... more (18 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Harry Nilsson ... Count Downe

Ringo Starr ... Merlin, the Magician
Dennis Price ... Van Helsing
Suzanna Leigh ... Amber
Freddie Jones ... Dr. Frankenstein
Peter Frampton ... Musician

Keith Moon ... Musician
John Bonham ... Musician
Rosanna Lee ... Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

David Bailie ... Brian
Morris Bush ... Monster
Shakira Caine ... Housekeeper (as Shakira Baksh)
Ricki Farr ... Musician
Bobby Keyes ... Musician
Nita Lorraine ... Gorgon Woman
Skip Martin ... Igor
Dan Meaden ... Count Dracula
Rachelle Miller ... Club Hostess
Beth Morris ... Wendy
Jim Price ... Musician
Jenny Runacre ... Woman in Black
Leon Russell ... Musician
Klaus Voormann ... Musician
Hedger Wallace ... Vampire
Lorna Wilde ... Countess Dracula
Derek Woodward ... Werewolf
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Count Downe (UK) (alternative title)
Young Dracula
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG
Company:
Apple Corps more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
David Bowie was originally considered for the role of Count Downe. more
Soundtrack:
At My Front Door more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
This dog ought to bark..., 9 June 2004
2/10
Author: walterfive_666 from 13th Floor Elevator, EnRon Hubbard Bldg. Houston Texas

First off, to answer the previous person's question:

"Daybreak" was the only song Harry Nillson specifically wrote for this film. Everything else was already lying around.

Harry had two top-40 songs with this flick; "Daybreak", and the Pete Ham written "Without You", which had originally been recorded by Badfinger the year before.

This film was released on videotape by Apple in 1982 or so. It has never (to my knowledge) been rereleased on either Video, Laserdisc or DVD. Bootleg DVDs of this film circulate among collectors, they are copies of the Video release, and in low-fi mono sound.

Besides very brief cameo appearances by Keith Moon, Peter Frampton, John Bonham, and a few other now lesser-known 70's rockers as the band The Count Downes, this film has little to recommend it. Harry's not convincing in the title role, and Ringo is even more plastic here as Merlin the Magician than he was as Larry The Dwarf in Frank Zappa's 200 Motels.

For die-hard completists only. NOT recommended.

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