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   <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Blacula]]''' ([[:Category:1972|1972]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Blaxploitation|Blaxploitation]]-[[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Horror]] film directed by William Crain. It is followed by [[Scream Blacula Scream]]
   <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Blacula]]''' ([[:Category:1972|1972]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Blaxploitation|Blaxploitation]]-[[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Horror]] film directed by William Crain. It is followed by [[Scream Blacula Scream]]
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] & [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[Blacula (1971)|Poster Art]]  | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068284/ IMDB]
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[Blacula (1971)|Poster Art]]  | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068284/ IMDB]| [[Blacula/Scream_Blacula_Scream_BluRay|Double-Feature BluRay]] | [[Blacula/Scream, Blacula, Scream Double Feature|Double-Feature DVD]]
*'''More''': [[The Name Is...BLACULA Special]]
*'''More''': [[The Name Is...BLACULA Special]]
*'''Included in''': [[The Baadasssss Blaxploitation Top 20]]
*'''Included in''': [[The Baadasssss Blaxploitation Top 20]] | [[Fanged Fiends: 10 Vampire Classics]] | [[Top 10 Baadassss Blaxploitation Soundtracks]]
*'''Featured on''': [[TCM Underground]]
*'''Featured on''': [[TCM Underground]]
*'''Featured in''': [[Afros, Macks & Zodiacs]]
*'''Featured in''': [[Afros, Macks & Zodiacs]] | [[American Grindhouse]] | [[BaadAsssss Cinema]] | [[Blacula: The Complete Collection (BluRay)]]
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====Main Details====
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* Released in 1972 | Color
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===Main Details===
* Released in 1972  
* Color
* Running Time: 93 Min.  
* Running Time: 93 Min.  
* Production Co: American International Pictures (AIP) | Power Productions
* Production Co: American International Pictures (AIP) | Power Productions
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* Cinematography by John M. Stephens
* Cinematography by John M. Stephens
* Film Editing by Allan Jacobs
* Film Editing by Allan Jacobs
====Taglines====
 
===Plot Summary===
*An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles.
 
===Taglines===
* Rising From the Echoing Corridors of Hell, An Awesome Being of the Supernatural - With Satanic Power of Sheer Dread. Chained Forever to a Slavery More Vile Than Any Before Endured...
* Rising From the Echoing Corridors of Hell, An Awesome Being of the Supernatural - With Satanic Power of Sheer Dread. Chained Forever to a Slavery More Vile Than Any Before Endured...
* He's black! he's beautiful! he's Blacula!
* He's black! he's beautiful! he's Blacula!
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* His bite was outta sight!
* His bite was outta sight!
* Bloodsucker! - Deadlier than Dracula!
* Bloodsucker! - Deadlier than Dracula!
====Synopsis====
Blacula is a 1972  blaxploitation horror film produced for American International Pictures. It was directed by William Crain and stars William Marshall in the title role. Blacula was the first film to win the "Best Horror Film" award at the 1972 Saturn Awards. A sequel, [[Scream Blacula Scream]] was released in 1973, in which Marshall reprised his role.
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Main Details

  • Released in 1972
  • Color
  • Running Time: 93 Min.
  • Production Co: American International Pictures (AIP) | Power Productions
  • Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1972) (USA) (theatrical) | Columbia-Warner Distributors (1973) (UK) (theatrical) | Warner Bros. (1973) (Japan) (theatrical)
  • Directed by William Crain
  • Written by Raymond Koenig, Joan Torres
  • Starring: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala
  • Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Norman T. Herman, Joseph T. Naar
  • Original Music by Gene Page
  • Cinematography by John M. Stephens
  • Film Editing by Allan Jacobs

Plot Summary

  • An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles.

Taglines

  • Rising From the Echoing Corridors of Hell, An Awesome Being of the Supernatural - With Satanic Power of Sheer Dread. Chained Forever to a Slavery More Vile Than Any Before Endured...
  • He's black! he's beautiful! he's Blacula!
  • Warm, young bodies will feed his hunger, and hot, fresh blood his awful thirst!
  • His bite was outta sight!
  • Bloodsucker! - Deadlier than Dracula!
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