Dracula and Son

With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) and his son Ferdinand (Bernard Ménez) head abroad. The Prince of Darkness ends up in London, England where he becomes a horror movie star exploiting his vampire status. His son, meanwhile, is ashamed of his roots and ends up a night watchman in Paris, France where he falls for Nicole, a French girl. Naturally, tensions arise when father and son are reunited and both take a liking to the same girl. == Cast ==

• Christopher Lee as Count Dracula • Bernard Ménez as Ferdinand Poitevin • Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nicole Clement • Catherine Breillat as Herminie Poitevin • Bernard Alane as Jean • Jean-Claude Dauphin as Cristéa • Anna Gael as Miss Gaylor • Raymond Bussières as the ANPE old man • Mustapha Dali as Khaleb • Xavier Depraz as the majordomo • Marthe Villalonga as The Subway Woman ==Production==

Bernard Menez had appeared two years earlier in 1974's Tender Dracula opposite Peter Cushing, who had played Christopher Lee's nemesis in the Hammer Films Dracula film series. ==Release==

Dracula and Son was released in France on 15 September 1976. Reception Allmovie gave the film a rating of two stars out of five, but noted that "this was a very witty film prior to its decimation by an uncaring American distributor. ==See also==