Key Cast: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala, Gordon Pinsent, Charles Macaulay, Emily Yancy, Lance Taylor Sr., Ted Harris, Rick Metzler, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Logan Field, Ketty Lester, Elisha Cook Jr., Eric Brotherson
Rating: PG
Genre(s): Horror
Description
In 1780, an African prince named Mamuwalde (William Marshall) and his wife Luva (Vonette McGee) visit Europe to get help to end the slave trade. While there, they find themselves dining with a Transylvanian nobleman who is Count Dracula. The dinner ends with Count Dracula biting the African prince and sealing him in a coffin to be forever doomed as "Blacula." His wife, Luva, is put in a chamber to starve to death.
It's now 200 years later, and a couple of interior decorators travel to Europe to buy the entire contents of the Count Dracula estate. They ship the items to Los Angeles, California. As they go through the shipment, they unknowingly open the coffin of "Blacula" who proceeds to kill them.
"Blacula" has now been set free in Los Angeles! He is hungry for blood and hungry for the wife that he lost.
Trivia
• Many critics praise the performance of William Marshall as "Blacula." Marshall had appeared in many films prior to doing "Blacula." He was a stage actor with a commanding presence and booming voice. In addition to the African-American Horror film, "Blacula", Marshall also performed in two other African American Horror movies - "Scream, Blacula, Scream" and "Abby." He became popular to younger audiences in the 1980s for his role in the Saturday morning children's show, Pee Wee Herman's Playhouse.
• "Blacula" was the first successful, all Black cast horror movie in the 1970s. Because of its enormous popularity with audiences, a sequel was made named "Scream, Blacula, Scream."
• The soundtrack for "Blacula" features the singing group, The Hues Corporation. The Hues Corporation became very popular in the 1970s for their hit single "Rock the Boat."
Awards
• Won the 1973 Best Horror Film Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Film
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