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Nocturna (1979)

R · 1979-06-01 · 1h 25m · EN
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From Transylvania to Manhattan… She'll Get Under Your Skin!

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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Harry HurwitzDirector

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Nai BonetNai BonetNocturnaJohn CarradineJohn CarradineCount DraculaYvonne De CarloYvonne De CarloJugulia VeinTheodore GottliebTheodore GottliebTheodoreSy RichardsonSy RichardsonRH FactorAntony HamiltonAntony HamiltonJimmyIvery BellIvery BellSinger, The Moment of TruthMichael HarrisonMichael HarrisonSinger, The Moment of TruthNorris HarrisNorris HarrisSinger, The Moment of TruthWilliam H. Jones Jr.William H. Jones Jr.Singer, The Moment of TruthAdam KeefeAdam KeefeBSA PresidentMonica TidwellMonica TidwellBrenda

Keywords

VampireDraculaDiscoDisco dancing

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Horror · MusicTheme affinityVampire · Dracula · DiscoDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference306673Actor preference1211 · 306655 · 86077

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What is Nocturna about?

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.

How long is Nocturna?

Nocturna has a runtime of 85 minutes.