88 Films spreads its (bat)wings with COUNT DRACULA in 4K (review)

Spanish provocateur director Jess Franco, cunning producer Harry Alan Towers, and Hammer horror great Christopher Lee set out to produce the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel with COUNT DRACULA, and the results were... interesting.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo (DVDCompare)

COUNT DRACULA 4K UltraHD Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English and Spanish LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan 
• Audio Commentary by film experts Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thomson 
• Audio Commentary by actress Maria Rohm, moderated by David Del Valle Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English and Spanish LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan 
• Audio Commentary by film experts Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thomson 
• Audio Commentary by actress Maria Rohm, moderated by David Del Valle 
• "Bloodsucker - David Pirie on COUNT DRACULA" 
• "The State of Dracula" 1973 illustrated Christopher Lee audio interview with filmmaker Donald Glut 
• "Dracula in the South" interview with film historian Troy Howarth 
• "Beloved Count" interview with director Jess Franco and producer Harry Alan Towers 
• "Handsome Harker: Actor Fred Williams Interviewed" 
• "A Conversation with Jack Taylor" 
• "Stake Holders" appreciation by French director Christophe Gans
  
• "Jess Franco's Bram Stoker's COUNT DRACULA" interview with Franco biographer Stephen Thrower
• "In the Land of Franco" bonus sequence with film historians Alain Petit and Stephen Thrower 
• Alternate French, German, Italian, and Spanish Title Sequences 
• Theatrical Trailer
• The first pressing includes a limited edition slipcase with artwork by Graham Humphreys and booklet notes with new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw.