Severin: Count Dracula From Jess Franco 4k!

This is one of the few Dracula films I don’t have in my collection. I am a tad bit excited.

From Severin:

“A WORLD OF NIGHTMARE MADE FLESH…
Jess Franco’s Dracula is a moody blend of dark passion and mystery.
His creative stamp is apparent in every frame.”
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THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE
RESTORED FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE
WITH 5+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTARY DRÁCULA BARCELONA
PLUS BRUNO NICOLAI SOUNDTRACK CD AND MORE

In early 2023, a Madrid film archivist made a startling discovery: the uncut camera negative of COUNT DRACULA, in pristine condition and untouched for over 50 years. This gothic masterpiece from writer/director Jess Franco can now be experienced like never before, from its brilliant performances by Christopher Lee as the Count, Herbert Lom as Van Helsing, Soledad Miranda as Lucy, Maria Rohm as Mina and Klaus Kinski as Renfield to its sumptuously unnerving cinematography and eerie Bruno Nicolai score. COUNT DRACULA is newly scanned in 4K with over five total hours of Special Features, including the U.S. Premiere of Carles Prats’ 2017 documentary DRÁCULA BARCELONA, which chronicles the simultaneous filming of CUADECUC VAMPIR by Pere Portabella and Franco’s horror classic.

Special Features:

Disc 1: 4K UHD (Feature + Special Features)

Audio Commentary With Horror Historian David Del Valle And Actress Maria Rohm
Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Feature + Special Features)

Audio Commentary With Horror Historian David Del Valle And Actress Maria Rohm
Illustrated 1973 Christopher Lee Audio Interview With Filmmaker Donald Glut
Beloved Count – Interview With Director Jess Franco
Handsome Harker – Interview With Actor Fred Williams
An Interview With Actor Jack Taylor
Stake Holders – An Appreciation By Filmmaker Christophe Gans
Trailer
Disc 3: Blu-ray (Special Features)

DRÁCULA BARCELONA – 2017 Documentary (90 mins)
Jess Franco’s BRAM STOKER’S COUNT DRACULA – Stephen Thrower On COUNT DRACULA
In The Land Of Franco Bonus Sequence With Alain Petit And Stephen Thrower
Alternate Title Sequences
Disc 4: Soundtrack CD

Disc Specs:

Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Audio: English Mono, Spanish Mono (TBC)
4K Video: HDR10
Closed Captions
4K UHD: Region Free
Blu-ray: Region Free
Run time: 97 mins

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I have been watching horror films since I was 6 years old. The story, one Saturday night, my mom and I were watching movies and she fell asleep on the couch. We had the channel set on HBO and the movie we were watching ended and the next one, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. This was some time in 1986. I watched then entire film, I was sitting on the edge of my seat. When my mom woke, she asked me what just ended and I told her, “Freddy”. That was all I talked about for weeks and finally she broke down and rented more horror films for me. She rented, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre part 2, Re-Animator, Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives and Halloween II. I watched all and fell in love with horror films forever. 5 Horror Films to Watch Inferno (1980) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) The Beyond (1981) Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives (1986) Horror of Dracula (1958)