''Mama Dracula'' is a 1980
Belgian comedy horror film
Comedy horror (also called horror comedy) is a literary, television and film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. Comedy horror has been described as having three types: "black comedy, parody and spoof." Comedy horror can a ...
co-written, produced and directed by
Boris Szulzinger
Boris Szulzinger was a Belgian author, film director and producer. He was known for ''The Lonely Killers'' (1972) and ''Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle'' (1975, directed with Picha). He was the founder of the group ''Cinédit'' with Boris Lehman.
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Plot
The story relates how Mama
Dracula
''Dracula'' is an 1897 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is Epistolary novel, related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens ...
(a character based on the life story of
Countess Bathory),
[Mama Dracula (1980)]
Moria Reviews an enthusiast of rejuvenation baths consisting of the blood of young virgins, must come to terms with a shortage of such blood in the modern era.
Cast
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Louise Fletcher
Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of the antagonist Nurse Ratched in the film '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), which earned her numero ...
as Mama Dracula
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Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to:
* Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician
* Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress
* Maria Schneider (musician) (born 1960), American musician and composer
* Maria Schneider (ca ...
as Nancy Hawaï
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Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Marc-Henri Wajnberg (born in Brussels, 1953) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, and co-founder and CEO of Wajnbrosse Productions. His work is diverse and has received over 100 international awards.
Wajnberg made 2700 sh ...
as Vladimir
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Alexander Wajnberg as Ladislas
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Jimmy Shuman as Professor Van Bloed
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Jess Hahn
Jesse Beryle Hahn (October 29, 1921June 29, 1998) was an American- French character actor who mostly starred in French films.
Biography
After serving with the Marines in the Second World War, he moved to France in 1949 and took French citi ...
as The Detective
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Michel Israel as Rosa
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Suzy Falk as The Nanny
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Vincent Grass
Vincent Grass (born 9 January 1949) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in a number of both European and American film and television productions, the first being the Belgian television production ''Siska Van Roosemaal'' in 1973. Grass played Fia ...
as Fiancé
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Marie-Françoise Manuel as Virginie
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José Gral as The Innkeeper
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William Del Visco as The psychiatrist
Soundtrack
The CD soundtrack composed by
Roy Budd
Roy Frederick Budd (14 March 1947 – 7 August 1993) was a British jazz pianist and composer known for his film scores, including ''Get Carter'' and ''The Wild Geese''.
Early life
Born in South Norwood, South London, Budd became interested in mu ...
is available on Music Box Records label.
References
External links
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''Mama Dracula''on RetroFlix
1980 films
1980 comedy horror films
Belgian comedy horror films
French comedy horror films
1980s French-language films
English-language French films
Films directed by Boris Szulzinger
Films scored by Roy Budd
Cultural depictions of Elizabeth Báthory
1980s French films
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