Blacula
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| German title | Blacula |
| Original title | Blacula |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | William Crain |
| script |
Raymond Koenig Joan Torres |
| production |
Norman T. Herman Joseph T. Naar |
| music | Gene Page |
| camera | John M. Stephens |
| cut | Allan Jacobs |
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Blacula is an American Blaxploitation - horror film of 1972, the on motives of Dracula -Romans of Bram Stoker based. Directed by William Crain .
A year later, the vampire film found a sequel with The Scream of Death , directed by Bob Kelljan .
action
In the late 18th century, the African prince Mamuwalde is on a trip to Europe with his younger wife Luva in order to find allies among the nobles for his fight against the expanding slave trade . The ruling couple traveled to Transylvania in 1780 and, completely unsuspecting, visited Count Dracula on his estate. The host is friendly at first, but after a disagreement the mood suddenly changes. The racist vampire refuses to help Mamuwalde, bites him, drinks his blood and applies the so-called curse of the undead, which condemns him to greed for human blood until eternity. Then the prince, who is nicknamed "Blacula", is locked in a sarcophagus and walled in alive with his non-vampirized wife.
A good two centuries later, Dracula Castle and all its possessions were bought by two homosexual American interior designers who, a little later, sent all the antiques, including the coffin, to Los Angeles . Adventurous curiosity drives the two buyers to open the locked coffin in their home. They become the first victims of the black, bloodthirsty vampire.
While laying out the body of the African-American murder victim Bobby McCoy, Blacula secretly observes the attractive Tina, who resembles his deceased Luva. He believes that he recognizes a reincarnation of his companion in her , and then pursues the frightened woman, who initially believes she is the victim of a moral thief. The passionate bloodsucker, whose love flares up again, bites other passers-by on his nightly forays through the metropolis, who in turn mutate into vampires and chase other people.
Meanwhile, fearless African American pathologist Dr. Thomas investigated the increasing number of mysterious murders on behalf of Police Lieutenant Peters. The two investigators are initially in the dark, although Thomas secretly believes in a vampire theory. At the birthday party of Thomas' friend, at which her sister Tina is also present, the charming Mamuwalde appears completely unexpected, who wins Tina's affection with his brief presence. The two become lovers.
The next day, Thomas makes the decisive breakthrough - he meets a real vampire and thus provides evidence of their existence. With the presence of mind, the scientific police advisor sees through the situation and, together with his police colleague Peters, opens the hunt for the vampires who threaten to terrorize the big city, as well as Blacula, whom he has been able to expose in the meantime. With the help of the amorous Tina, who flees to him, armed units finally succeed in catching the fugitive couple. Tina is accidentally fatally injured by an armed officer. Mamuwalde saves her briefly by turning her into a vampire, but loses her a second time through a ritual impalation at the end of the film. After the death of his revered Tina, the lovesick Mamuwalde realizes the futility of his life and chooses suicide in the sunlight.
Reviews
"The ironic" black "version of the vampire myth became one of the best" Blacksploitation "films ever, thanks to an imaginative script and an outstanding leading actor."
Trivia
On February 7, 2014, the film was shown in the series " The worst films of all time " on Tele 5.
Blacula also has a guest appearance in the film Leroy from 2006. After the white friend of the Afro-German protagonist Leroy was beaten up by neo-Nazis, he meets Blacula personally, who advises him not to let himself get down.
Awards
- 1972: Saturn Award in the category " Best Horror Film "
Web links
- Blacula in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blacula at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Blacula in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of release for Blacula . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ^ Blacula. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .