In 1970, cult director Jess Franco and screen legend Christopher Lee collaborated on what they promised would be the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel ever filmed. From its remarkable performances – including Lee as the Count, Herbert Lom as Van Helsing, Soledad Miranda as Lucy, Maria Rohm as Mina and Klaus Kinski as Renfield – to its lush locations and atmosphere of sinister sensuality, it is perhaps the most hypnotic version of Dracula in movie history. In early 2023, a Madrid film archivist discovered an uncut camera negative of COUNT DRACULA, in pristine condition and untouched for over 50 years. Severin Films presents a newly restored version of this Gothic masterpiece.
The film will be introduced by Dr. Will Dodson, a Lecturer of Media Studies at UNC Greensboro, and will be followed by a discussion. A Severin Films Pop Up shop will be in the lobby.
In English, Spanish, Italian, German with English subtitles