Fifty years ago, Dracula AD 1972 saw the Count wreak havoc in swinging 1970s London – and was roundly derided by critics. But it changed the template for the iconic bloodsucker, writes David Barnett.
Despite putting Spanish B-movie maker Jesús Franco in the director's chair, 1970's Count Dracula had high hopes, not only stealing Christopher Lee away from Hammer to play Dracula again but also ...