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Nocturna

Nocturna

From Transylvania to Manhattan… She'll Get Under Your Skin!

19794.21h 25m

Overview

Hard times have fallen on the Transylvanian House of Dracula. To help pay the taxes, Castle Dracula has been converted into the Hotel Transylvania. Dracula himself is aging and toothless, being cared for by his granddaughter Nocturna. When Nocturna books a disco group to play The Claret Room and winds up falling in love with one of the backup guitarists, a mortal named Jimmy, she notices that she is able to see her reflection when she dances, so she decides to follow Jimmy to New York in search of mortality.

Directed by Harry Hurwitz
Written by Harry Hurwitz, Nai Bonet
Produced by Vernon P. Becker, Nai Bonet
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Nai Bonet

Nocturna

John Carradine

John Carradine

Count Dracula

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Jugulia Vein

Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore

Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

RH Factor

Antony Hamilton

Antony Hamilton

Jimmy

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Ivery Bell

Singer, The Moment of Truth

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Michael Harrison

Singer, The Moment of Truth

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Norris Harris

Singer, The Moment of Truth

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William H. Jones Jr.

Singer, The Moment of Truth

Themes & Keywords

vampirediscodisco dancingdracula

About Nocturna

Nocturna is a comedy, horror, music film released in 1979 exploring themes of vampire, disco, disco dancing, dracula. Directed by Harry Hurwitz, it stars Nai Bonet, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo. Hard times have fallen on the Transylvanian House of Dracula. To help pay the taxes, Castle Dracula has been converted into the Hotel Transylvania. Dracula himself is aging and toothless, being cared for by his granddaughter Nocturna. When Nocturna books a disco group to play The Claret Room and winds up falling in love with one of the backup guitarists, a mortal named Jimmy, she notices that she is able to see her reflection when she dances, so she decides to follow Jimmy to New York in search of mortality.

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