Mama Dracula

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Mama Dracula
Directed by Boris Szulzinger
Written by Pierre Sterckx
Boris Szulzinger
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Produced byBoris Szulzinger
Starring Louise Fletcher
Maria Schneider
Cinematography Rufus Bohez
Willy Kurant
Edited by Claude Cohen
Music by Roy Budd
Release date
  • 19 November 1980 (1980-11-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguagesFrench
English

Mama Dracula is a 1980 Belgian comedy horror film co-written, produced and directed by Boris Szulzinger.

Contents

Plot

The story relates how Mama Dracula (a character based on the life story of Countess Bathory), [1] 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

Soundtrack

The CD soundtrack composed by Roy Budd is available on Music Box Records label. [2]

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References

  1. Mama Dracula (1980) Moria Reviews
  2. "MAMA DRACULA" . Retrieved January 18, 2015.