Hammer brings the Dracula franchise into the present day with Christopher Lees vampire rising again thanks to the machinations of young disciple Johnny Alucard ( Christopher Neame ) and looking for vengeance against the modern-day descendants of old adversary Van Helsing ( Peter Cushing ). The swinging London of 1972 now looks every bit as quaint as the story's Victorian origins and the film is a bit tame compared to some of the other Hammer offerings of the time.
Stephanie Beacham ( as Jessica Van Helsing )
Sex : Awesome cleavage
Death : Survives
Perhaps it's due to recently seeing her in The Nightcomers but Stephanie seems a little old for the role of virginal Jessica,
Marsha Hunt ( as Gaynor )
Sex : Gaynor has a snog with Johnny
Death : Drained of blood by Dracula
Marsha is best known as the singer from Philadelphia who married Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge to stay in the country, made her name in Hair and then had a relationship with Mick Jagger. She made eight films between 1970 and 1989 mainly in small roles. She has since become a novelist and breast cancer campaigner. She is now 71.
Caroline Munro ( as Laura )
Sex : No
Death : Drained of blood by Dracula
Caroline was a former model who signed a contract with Hammer but made few films with them because she refused to do nudity, Nonetheless her c.v is mainly made up of horror films. She was a hostess on 3-2-1 in the eighties. Her acting career seemed to have petered out in the nineties but she made a comeback in 2003 and is still working. She is now 68.
Janet Key ( as Anna )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Janet has a more substantial role in this one.
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