Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician at a monsters convention count downe, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful but human amber and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein who. Son of dracula harry nilsson you can jump into the. Its a cool movie although not without it quirks and some corny parts alicard is is code name because its dracula spelled backwards, some possibly racist characterising of the black servants. First pressings come with an ironon transfer insert see pictures. Son of dracula 1974 harry nilsson, ringo starr full.
The title role is played by singer and songwriter harry nilsson, in his only leading role. Dec 27, 2012 tender dracula, french film from 1974 starring peter cushing. If they thought they were making a funny movie, they failed, and if its supposed to be a serious vampire film, then they failed too. Son of dracula was made during a period when starr, in between occasional single releases and session work, was concentrating on filmmaking and acting. With harry nilsson, ringo starr, freddie jones, suzanna leigh.
Double front gatefold, which folds out to reveal pictures from the movie. Son of dracula is a british musical comedy film, starring harry nilsson and ringo starr, produced by starr and released in 1974 by apple films. Produced by ringo starr and released by apple films, son of dracula was billed as the first rockandroll dracula movie. As for the soundtrack album, its primarily for completists and paul buckmaster fans, as it contains previously released tracks mixed with film. The son of count dracula battles with baron frankenstein.
Son of dracula in atlanta on this day in 1974 42474, atlanta with a big promotion from cinemation, a soundtrack with a lavish presentation that included a tshirt iron on, and a brilliant cast including beatle ringo starr and hit singer harry nilsson, nothing could go wrong with son of dracula, right. Son of dracula represents a felicitious creative collaboration between director robert siodmak and his screenwriterbrother curt. Vinyl lp, album, stereo hollywood pressing country. Son of dracula 74 page 4 classic horror film board. Cast son of dracula 1974 harry nilsson filmography. Son of dracula is a british musical film directed by freddie francis and starring harry nilsson and ringo starr. Son of dracula is a british film directed by freddie francis and starring harry nilsson and ringo starr. Nilsson would later claim he considered the script awful, but. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1974 movies 1974. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician at a monsters convention count downe, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful but human amber and finds. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician sir ringo starr at a monsters convention, count downe harry nilsson, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful, but human, amber suzanna leigh and finds himself in conflict.
No, 1974s son of dracula might not be a good film by any measure, but over the years it may have gotten a worse rap than it deserves. Son of dracula was produced by starr and it features some other wellknown musicians but in the end this thing is pretty much a dud. Buy son of dracula movie posters from movie poster shop. Son of dracula soundtrack the official harry nilsson site.
It has a strange pedigree, the kind that a mad scientist might devise, but a pedigree it does have. Dec 18, 2011 inspired by a biography of ringo that im reading ringo. Overview due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician, count downethe son of count draculafalls in love with the beautiful but human amber and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein, who is vying for the same honorary title. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician, count downethe son of count draculafalls in love with the beautiful but human amber and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein, who is vying for the same honorary title. Apple films rock and roll vampire movie, son of dracula, starring harry nilsson and ringo starr, is largely considered one of the worst though, its fascinating simply because of that. Music from the apple film son of dracula starring harry nilsson and ringo starr. Son of dracula sort of falls into the fad for monster comedies that were being made around the time that began with young frankenstein 1974 even though son of dracula predates young frankenstein by several months. Son of dracula the 1974 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Jan 15, 2011 no, 1974s son of dracula might not be a good film by any measure, but over the years it may have gotten a worse rap than it deserves. Son of dracula is a british feature film of the musical comedy genre, with some elements of the horror genre thrown in as well. Notably it is the first film where a vampire is actually shown physically transforming into a bat on screen. Bringing draculas son to lousiana to find more victims because he ran out in transyllvania. Son of dracula is a film directed by freddie francis with harry nilsson, ringo starr, dennis price, suzanna leigh, year. Tender dracula, french film from 1974 starring peter cushing.
In rolurile principale joaca actorii harry nilsson. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician, count downethe son of count. Harry nilsson son of dracula 1974, hollywood pressing. Son of dracula is a british musical comedy film, starring harry nilsson and ringo starr, produced by starr and. If they thought they were making a funny movie, they failed, and if its supposed to be. Son of dracula movie posters from movie poster shop. Son of dracula 1974 harry nilsson, ringo starr full movie. Son of dracula 1974 article 3660 by dave sindelar viewing date. Son of dracula, despite the involvement of ringo starr and harry nilsson, was belatedly released in april 1974, then disappeared. Son of dracula 1974 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician ringo starr at a monsters convention, count downe harry nilsson, the son of count dracula dan meaden, falls in love with the beautiful but human amber suzanna leigh and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein freddie jones who is vying for the same honorary title. As for the soundtrack album, its primarily for completists and paul buckmaster fans, as it contains previously released tracks mixed with film dialog, incidental music and one new tune, the. When ringo starr and harry nilsson made a movie, son of dracula. Son of dracula is a 1943 american horror film directed by robert siodmak his first film for universal pictures with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother curt.
Watch online son of dracula is a british musical comedy film, starring harry nilsson and ringo starr, produced by starr and released in 1974 by apple films. The movie was produced, edited by and stars everyones leastfavorite beatle, mister ringo starr. It was produced by starr and released in 1974 by apple films. This is the television trailer for the 1974 horror comedy film son of dracula starring harry nilsson. Son of dracula 1974 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician sir ringo starr at a monsters convention, count downe harry nilsson, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful, but human, amber suzanna leigh and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein. Odd horror musical the son of count dracula is slated to become king of the netherworld, but theres a problem. Overview of son of dracula, 1974, directed by freddie francis, with at turner classic movies. Monsters movie groups dracula synopsis plot due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician at a monsters convention count downe, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful but human amber and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein who is vying for the same honorary title. It is also the title of a harry nilsson album released in conjunction with the movie. Freddie francis son of dracula, not to be confused with the 1943 film featuring lon chaney, jr.
Inspired by a biography of ringo that im reading ringo. Gordon murray, frankenstein island and, well, harry nilsson, and you. The film was directed by veteran horror director freddie francis with a script written by jennifer jayne writing as jay fairbank. Son of dracula was an effort put together by former beatle ringo starr who floated much of the money to make the film and took a producer role. There was a brief attempt to retitle the film as young dracula to take advantage of this. This is the only film produced by apple corps, the notoriously mismanaged company created by the beatles read the longest cocktail party by richard dilello for an entertaining insiders. Otherwise, son of dracula might have been an overpriced home movie, because thats exactly what it looks like, an indulgent vanity project. Apr 24, 2019 son of dracula in atlanta on this day in 1974 42474, atlanta with a big promotion from cinemation, a soundtrack with a lavish presentation that included a tshirt iron on, and a brilliant cast including beatle ringo starr and hit singer harry nilsson, nothing could go wrong with son of dracula, right. This is the only film produced by apple corps, the notoriously mismanaged company created by the beatles read the longest cocktail party by richard dilello for an entertaining insiders account. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician ringo starr at a monsters convention, count downe harry nilsson, the son of count dracula dan meaden, falls in love with the beautiful but human amber suzanna leigh and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein freddie jones who is vying for the same. Son of dracula harry nilsson you can jump into the fire but youll never be free 1974 son of dracula is a sad movie, not bad, not good, but a turkey no doubt. Youve got some talented musicians and some talented euro actors and youve got a talented director in freddie francis but sadly none of the talents come together yeah, a cheap beatles reference to add. You can watch son of dracula online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Ive been curious about this for a while, but this is an incompetent movie.
Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the virile soil of the new world. Nilsson plays vampire count downe, performing jump into the fire here with keith moon, in the ringo starr produced film son of dracula. Two movies in which he had starred, 200 motels and blindman, had been released at the end of 1971, and before starting on this one, he had just finished work on his directorial debut, the t. This is the best quality version weve seen, out of many lesser quality ones. Count alucard finds his way from budapest to the swamps of the deep south. Blood on his lips doom in his eyes an accursed vampire carpathian count alucard is invited to the u. See the full list of son of dracula cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Color corrected and reformatted to better fit on a flat. Son of dracula 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Son of dracula 1974 due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician at a monsters convention count downe, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful but human amber and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein who is vying for the same honorary title. Count downe harry nilsson, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the. However, this isnt much of a horror movie, preferring to take a romantic view of its protagonists predicament, and the musical numbers could have been more numerous, simply because theyre the highlights. Notably it is the first film where a vampire is actually shown physically transforming. Mar 24, 20 son of dracula is a british musical comedy film, starring harry nilsson and ringo starr, produced by starr and released in 1974 by apple films. Full movie english i vampire movies i damian chapa hd 2018 duration. The son of count dracula battles with baron frankenstein to be king of the netherworld.