The Count is back, with an eye for London’s hotpants . . . and a taste for everything

Dracula A.D. 1972 is a 1972 horror film, directed by Alan Gibson and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It was written by Don Houghton and stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Stephanie Beacham. Unlike earlier films in Hammer’s Dracula series, Dracula A.D. 1972 had (at the time of filming) a contemporary setting, in an attempt to update the Dracula story for modern audiences. Dracula is brought back to life in modern London and preys on a group of young partygoers that includes the descendant of his nemesis, Van Helsing.

It is the seventh Hammer film featuring Dracula, and the sixth to star Christopher Lee in the title role. It also marked the return of Peter Cushing as Van Helsing for the first time since The Brides of Dracula (1960) and was the first to feature both Lee and Cushing in their respective roles since Dracula (1958).

It was followed by the last film in Hammer’s Dracula series to star Christopher Lee, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which similarly utilized a modern setting and featured most of the same central characters.

Cast

• Peter Cushing as Lorrimer Van Helsing / Lawrence Van Helsing
• Christopher Lee as Count Dracula
• Stephanie Beacham as Jessica Van Helsing
• Christopher Neame as Johnny Alucard / follower of Dracula (1872)
• Marsha Hunt as Gaynor Keating
• Caroline Munro as Laura Bellows
• Janet Key as Anna Bryant
• Michael Kitchen as Greg
• Lally Bowers as Matron Party Hostess
• Flanagan as Go Go Dancer (uncredited)
• Stoneground as Themselves
• Michael Coles as Inspector Murray
• William Ellis as Joe Mitcham
• Philip Miller as Bob
• David Andrews as Detective Sergeant
• Constance Luttrell as Mrs. Donnelly
• Michael Daly as Charles
• Artro Morris as Police Surgeon
• Jo Richardson as Crying Matron
• Brian John Smith as Hippy Boy
• Penny Brahms as Hippy Girl