Arguably the worst of the Hammer "Dracula" films featuring Christopher Lee, THE SCARS OF DRACULA is marred by a lousy script, bad acting, some shockingly gratuitous violence, and laughably inept special effects. Plundering some nuggets from the original Bram Stoker novel, this film opens
with a rather silly resurrection scene--a huge bat drools blood on Dracula's ashes--and then follows a callow young man named Paul (Christopher Matthews) who wanders into Dracula's castle and is asked to stay the night by the Count himself. That night, Dracula's mistress, Tania (Anoushka Hempel),
climbs into bed with Paul. When he awakens the following morning, he is shocked to fin...
Released:
1970
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins