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Nocturna
🎬 Movie

Nocturna

1979 · 85 min Comedy Horror Music
4.2 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film operates honestly within the horror genre: doesn't rush to frighten, lets the space breathe with anxiety. It's about the feeling of wrongness — slow, but relentless.

The film doesn't rush. That's its greatest strength and greatest risk: if you're not ready for slow horror — it will exhaust you. If you are — it won't let go.

For viewers who need sustained tension, not just a collection of scary moments.

Director: Harry Hurwitz

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Late at night, alone or with someone who won't be ashamed to admit they're scared. Lights off.

🎭 Cast

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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

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