Count Dracula (1977 film)
| Count Dracula | |
|---|---|
Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula | |
| Written by | Gerald Savory |
| Directed by | Philip Saville |
| Starring | Louis Jourdan Frank Finlay Susan Penhaligon Judi Bowker Mark Burns Jack Shepherd |
| Music by | Kenyon Emrys-Roberts |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Morris Barry |
| Editors | Richard Bedford (film inserts) Rod Waldron (videotape) |
| Running time | 155 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 2 |
| Release | 22 December 1977 |
Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC, it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. Directed by Philip Saville from a screenplay by Gerald Savory, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing.