Released: 3 November 1973

Duration: 1h 27mins

Genres: Horror

Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn

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In 1974, a Secret Service agent (Maurice O'Connell) barely escapes from an English country house, in which satanic rituals are being celebrated. Before he dies of his wounds, he reveals to his superiors that four prominent members of society – a government minister, a peer, a general and a famous scientist – are involved in a cult led by Chin Yang (Barbara Yu Ling). Photos of the four dignitaries taken by the agent are developed, and a fifth photo, apparently showing an empty doorway, is assumed to be a mistake. In order to avoid any reprisals by the minister, Secret Service official Colonel Mathews (Richard Vernon) calls in Scotland Yard's Inspector Murray (Michael Coles) to work on the case independently. Murray suggests consulting a noted occult expert, Professor Lorrimer Van Helsing (Peter Cushing). The cult kidnaps the Secret Service secretary Jane (Valerie Van Ost), who is later bitten by Count Dracula (Christopher Lee). Murray, Secret Service agent Torrence (William Franklyn) and Van Helsing's granddaughter Jessica (Joanna Lumley) arrive at the country house. ...more on Wikipedia