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(aka "Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein" or "Drácula contra Frankenstein" or
"Dracula Against Frankenstein" or "Dracula vs. Dr. Frankenstein" or "Screaming Dead")
Directed by Jesús Franco
Spain /
France / Liechtenstein / Portugal 1972
Inspired by Universal's 1940s monster mash-ups, writer/director Jess Franco instead delivered "a weird and wonderful masterpiece that transports you to a world like no other" (Scream Magazine): With minimal dialogue and maximum gothic atmosphere, Franco crafts a fever dream of erotic horror in which Count Dracula (Howard Vernon of Delicatessen), Dr. Frankenstein (Dennis Price of Twins of Evil), his assistant Morpho and Frankenstein's monster battle gypsies, showgirls, Dr. Seward and a wolfman. Alberto Dalbés (The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein), Carmen Yazalde (A Virgin Among the Living Dead) and Geneviève Robert (star of Franco's Devils Island Lovers and the future Mrs. Ivan Reitman) co-star in "a fantastic experience for those who respect Franco's demented vision" (Mondo Exploito), now scanned in 4K from Spanish, French and German release prints and presented in 1080p HD on Blu-ray to create the longest and most comprehensive version known to exist. *** Dr. Frankenstein and his assistant Morpho are killed just as they bring their creation to life. The monster is taken by Cagliostro and he now controls the monster and plans to have it mate and create the perfect master race! |
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Theatrical Release: October 4th, 1972 (Sitges Film Festival, premiere)
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Review: Severin Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 1:23:16.157 | |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1809 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1809 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
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Subtitles | English (SDH), English (for Spanish audio), English for German audio), English (for Italian audio), English (for French audio), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Severin Films
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Edition Details: • Prisoner Of Franco-Stein - Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Murderous • Passions: The Delirious Cinema Of Jesús Franco (42:12)• In The Land Of Franco Part 10 (18:26) • Spanish Opening Credit Sequence (2:10) • Deleted Scene From English Language Version (1:12) • Trailer (3:20)
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On their
Blu-ray,
Severin Films use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language or the option of lossy Spanish, Italian,
German and French. Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
has screams but modest effects and they come through fairly flat.
The score is credited to
Bruno Nicolai (Bram Stoker's Count Dracula,
Your
Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key,
Face to Face, The
Perverse Countess,
Torso,
Ten Little Indians, Pasolini's
Hawks and the Sparrows) and uncredited Daniel White (The
Diabolical Dr. Z,
Female
Vampire,
Crimson,
Zombie Lake,
The
Erotic Rites of Frankenstein,
The
Sadistic Baron Von Klaus,
The Man with the Severed Head). Severin Films offer optional English (SDH) and
English for the Spanish, Italian, German and French track subtitles
(similar translations) - although there is very little dialogue in the
film (an example of Paca Gabaldón, as Maria, performing a
burlesque-cabaret number is below) on their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Severin Films
Blu-ray
Jesús Franco's Dracula, Prisoner of
Frankenstein
was the last of three films released under the re-hashed pseudo title
Dracula vs. Frankenstein. It came after the 1970
Spanish-German-Italian horror
Los Monstruos del Terror (aka "Operation
Terror") with Paul Naschy and Michael Rennie (his last film) and
1971's Dracula vs.
Frankenstein with Lon Chaney Jr. and Russ Tamblyn - playing
neither of the titular characters. We recently reviewed the
4K UHD of Franco's previous film
featuring the character of Count Dracula (Bram Stoker's Count Dracula)
played by Christopher Lee. Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein has
Dennis Price (Kind
Hearts and Coronets coming to 4K UHD
soon) as
Dr. Frankenstein, Euro-cult star Howard Vernon (Seven
Women For Satan) as Count Dracula, Brandy as The Wolfman,
Fernando Bilbao ('Red Hair' in John Milius'
Conan the Barbarian) as Frankenstein's monster - and Portuguese
/ Argentine model Carmen Yazalde (credited as Britt Nichols) as a female
Vampire. Delightful. It's better than your usual slap-dash Franco effort
- with the, always intriguing, 1940s Universal studio monsters ala Paul
Naschy's
Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf,
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman,
The Fury of the Wolfman etc. Perhaps I am finally coming around
to the director's disparate style but I enjoyed Dracula, Prisoner of
Frankenstein
on Severin's Blu-ray |
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