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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.

Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield, and Creator/HerbertLom plays Dr. Van Helsing.

Not to be confused with ''Film/CountDracula1977''.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Mina is blonde and Lucy is brunette, whereas in the novel Mina is agreed to be brunette and Lucy is implied to be blonde.
* BedlamHouse: Averted; the psychiatric clinic is mostly well-established. The asylum is even operated by Dr. Van Helsing instead of Dr. Seward.
* BlondBrunetteRedhead: Dracula's brides
* BurnTheUndead: Harker and Quincey burn Dracula's coffin, forcing the vampire to be fatally WeakenedByTheLight.
* CassandraTruth: Jonathan's claims of having escaped vampires is not taken seriously until Dr. Van Helsing spots two puncture wounds on his neck.
* CompositeCharacter: Quincey Morris is combined with Arthur Holmwood, now being Lucy's fiancé and [[AdaptationalNationality British.]]
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the novel, Quincey Morris kills Dracula by plunging a bowie knife through his heart. In the film, he and Harker kill Dracula by setting fire to his coffin.
* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Dr. Van Helsing ends up in a wheelchair after having a stroke. That doesn't stop him from aiding in the hunt for Dracula. And then he just [[UnexplainedRecovery gets better.]]
* {{Dracula}}: Who else?
* {{Fainting}}: Lucy has a fainting episode during her and Mina's visit to the asylum.
* ImprovisedCross: Dr. Van Helsing uses a fire poker to scratch a scorched cross on the floor, driving Dracula away from Mina.
* MissingReflection: Dracula casts no reflection in Harker's mirror.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Dracula boasts about an ancestor (possibly himself) who defeated his enemies single handedly.
* SuperWindowJump: Jonathan does this to escape Dracula's castle.
** Renfield attempts this himself, but he's not that successful escaping the asylum.
* TruerToTheText: Lee enjoyed portraying this Dracula because it was accurate to the novel.
* VampireRefugee: Mina, of course.
* TheVoiceless: Aside from a few shrieks, Renfield has no lines of dialogue.

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There are two films titled ''Count Dracula'' is a Dracula'':

* [[Film/CountDracula1970 A
1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.

Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield, and Creator/HerbertLom plays Dr. Van Helsing.

Not to be confused with ''Film/CountDracula1977''.
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Spanish film]]
* AdaptationDyeJob: Mina is blonde and Lucy is brunette, whereas in the novel Mina is agreed to be brunette and Lucy is implied to be blonde.
* BedlamHouse: Averted; the psychiatric clinic is mostly well-established. The asylum is even operated by Dr. Van Helsing instead of Dr. Seward.
* BlondBrunetteRedhead: Dracula's brides
* BurnTheUndead: Harker and Quincey burn Dracula's coffin, forcing the vampire to be fatally WeakenedByTheLight.
* CassandraTruth: Jonathan's claims of having escaped vampires is not taken seriously until Dr. Van Helsing spots two puncture wounds on his neck.
* CompositeCharacter: Quincey Morris is combined with Arthur Holmwood, now being Lucy's fiancé and [[AdaptationalNationality British.]]
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the novel, Quincey Morris kills Dracula by plunging a bowie knife through his heart. In the film, he and Harker kill Dracula by setting fire to his coffin.
* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Dr. Van Helsing ends up in a wheelchair after having a stroke. That doesn't stop him from aiding in the hunt for Dracula. And then he just [[UnexplainedRecovery gets better.]]
* {{Dracula}}: Who else?
* {{Fainting}}: Lucy has a fainting episode during her and Mina's visit to the asylum.
* ImprovisedCross: Dr. Van Helsing uses a fire poker to scratch a scorched cross on the floor, driving Dracula away from Mina.
* MissingReflection: Dracula casts no reflection in Harker's mirror.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Dracula boasts about an ancestor (possibly himself) who defeated his enemies single handedly.
* SuperWindowJump: Jonathan does this to escape Dracula's castle.
** Renfield attempts this himself, but he's not that successful escaping the asylum.
* TruerToTheText: Lee enjoyed portraying this Dracula because it was accurate to the novel.
* VampireRefugee: Mina, of course.
* TheVoiceless: Aside from a few shrieks, Renfield has no lines of dialogue.
[[Film/CountDracula1977 A 1977 BBC telefilm]]
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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Dr. Van Helsing ends up in a wheelchair after having a stroke. That doesn't stop him from aiding in the hunt for Dracula.

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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Dr. Van Helsing ends up in a wheelchair after having a stroke. That doesn't stop him from aiding in the hunt for Dracula. And then he just [[UnexplainedRecovery gets better.]]
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* CompositeCharacter: Quincey Morris is combined with Arthur Holmwood, now being Lucy's fianc&eacute and [[AdaptationalNationalityChange British.]]

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* CompositeCharacter: Quincey Morris is combined with Arthur Holmwood, now being Lucy's fianc&eacute fiancé and [[AdaptationalNationalityChange [[AdaptationalNationality British.]]

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* AdaptedOut: Arthur Holmwood is not in this film.
** Averted by Quincey Morris, who is now the fiancé of Lucy.


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* CompositeCharacter: Quincey Morris is combined with Arthur Holmwood, now being Lucy's fianc&eacute and [[AdaptationalNationalityChange British.]]
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the novel, Quincey Morris kills Dracula by plunging a bowie knife through his heart. In the film, he and Harker kill Dracula by setting fire to his coffin.


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* TheVoiceless: Aside from a few shrieks, Renfield has no lines of dialogue.
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** Renfield attempts this himself, but he's not that successful escaping the asylum. He also survives the fall.

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** Renfield attempts this himself, but he's not that successful escaping the asylum. He also survives the fall.
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* BedlamHouse: Averted; the psychiatric clinic is mostly well-established. The asylum is even operated by Dr. Van Helsing instead of Dr. Seward.


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* CassandraTruth: Jonathan's claims of having escaped vampires is not taken seriously until Dr. Van Helsing spots two puncture wounds on his neck.
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* SuperWindowJump: Jonathan does this to escape Dracula's castle.
** Renfield attempts this himself, but he's not that successful escaping the asylum. He also survives the fall.

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Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield, Creator/HerbertLom plays Dr. Van Helsing.

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Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield, and Creator/HerbertLom plays Dr. Van Helsing.


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* AdaptationDyeJob: Mina is blonde and Lucy is brunette, whereas in the novel Mina is agreed to be brunette and Lucy is implied to be blonde.


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** Averted by Quincey Morris, who is now the fiancé of Lucy.

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* BlondBrunetteRedhead: Dracula's brides



* ImprovisedCross: Dr. Van Helsing uses a fire poker to scratch a cross on the floor, driving Dracula away from Mina.

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* ImprovisedCross: Dr. Van Helsing uses a fire poker to scratch a scorched cross on the floor, driving Dracula away from Mina.
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* ImprovisedCross: Dr. Van Helsing uses a fire poker to scratch a cross on the floor, driving Dracula away from Mina.
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* Fainting: Lucy has a fainting episode during her and Mina's visit to the asylum.

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* Fainting: {{Fainting}}: Lucy has a fainting episode during her and Mina's visit to the asylum.

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Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield.

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Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield.
Renfield, Creator/HerbertLom plays Dr. Van Helsing.


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* {{Dracula}}: Who else?
* Fainting: Lucy has a fainting episode during her and Mina's visit to the asylum.

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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original. Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield.

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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.

Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield.
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* AdaptedOut: Arthur Holmwood is not in this film.
* BurnTheUndead: Harker and Quincey burn Dracula's coffin, forcing the vampire to be fatally WeakenedByTheLight.
* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Dr. Van Helsing ends up in a wheelchair after having a stroke. That doesn't stop him from aiding in the hunt for Dracula.


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* VampireRefugee: Mina, of course.
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* TruerToTheText: Lee enjoyed portraying this Dracula because it was accurate to the novel.

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* TruerToTheText: Lee enjoyed portraying this Dracula because it was accurate to the novel.novel.
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Dracula boasts about an ancestor (possibly himself) who defeated his enemies single handedly.
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* TruerToTheText: Why Lee enjoyed this Dracula.

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* TruerToTheText: Why Lee enjoyed portraying this Dracula.Dracula because it was accurate to the novel.

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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.

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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.
original. Creator/KlausKinski plays Renfield.



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*MissingReflection: Dracula casts no reflection in Harker's mirror.
*TruerToTheText: Why Lee enjoyed this Dracula.
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Not to be confused with ''Film/CountDracula1977''.

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Not to be confused with ''Film/CountDracula1977''.''Film/CountDracula1977''.
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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.

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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.original.

Not to be confused with ''Film/CountDracula1977''.
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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Creator/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.

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''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Creator/HammerHorror non-Film/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.
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[[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dracula6.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:252:"The moon is full... the grave is empty... and terror stalks the land!"]]

''Count Dracula'' is a 1970 film directed by Creator/JessFranco and starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the titular {{Dracula}} in a non-Creator/HammerHorror incarnation, reported to be the only incarnation of the Count Lee enjoyed portraying as he felt it was most faithful to the original.

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