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William Crain is a Director American born on 20 june 1949 at Columbus (USA)
William Crain (born June 20, 1949) is an American film and television director. He was one of the first black filmmakers from a major film school to achieve commercial success.
Crain was born in Columbus, Ohio. A graduate of UCLA's film school, Crain, unlike many of the so-called, "L.A. Rebellion" filmmakers who made films of a deeply personal or political nature, his work consisted almost entirely of mainstream and genre driven works. Throughout the 1970s he produced educational short films.
In 1972, he directed Blacula. While largely ignored by critics, the film has become somewhat of a cult favorite.
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Crain was born in Columbus, Ohio. A graduate of UCLA's film school, Crain, unlike many of the so-called, "L.A. Rebellion" filmmakers who made films of a deeply personal or political nature, his work consisted almost entirely of mainstream and genre driven works. Throughout the 1970s he produced educational short films.
In 1972, he directed Blacula. While largely ignored by critics, the film has become somewhat of a cult favorite.
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Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
Directed by William Crain
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Bernie Casey, Rosalind Cash, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan, Marc Alaimo, Stu Gilliam
Rating52%
Dr. Henry Pryde (Bernie Casey) is a noteworthy scientist who is working on an experimental remedy for liver damage. Along with his colleague, Dr. Billie Worth (Rosalind Cash), he perfects a serum that has the potential to reverse damaged liver tissue. Pryde also donates his services as a medical practitioner to a free clinic in the Watts projects.
Blacula (1972)
, 1h33Directed by William Crain
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors William Horace Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Gordon Pinsent, Thalmus Rasulala, Elisha Cook, Jr.
Rating56%
In 1780, Prince Mamuwalde (William H. Marshall), the ruler of the Abani African nation, seeks the help of Count Dracula (Charles Macaulay) in suppressing the slave trade. Dracula refuses to help, and transforms Mamuwalde into a vampire, whom he names Blacula and imprisons in a sealed coffin. Mamuwalde's wife, Luva (Vonetta McGee), is also imprisoned and dies in captivity. In 1972, the coffin has been purchased as part of an estate by two interior decorators, Bobby McCoy (Ted Harris) and Billy Schaffer (Rick Metzler) and shipped to Los Angeles. Bobby and Billy open the coffin and become Prince Mamuwalde's first victims. At the funeral home where Bobby McCoy's body is laid, Mamuwalde spies on mourning friends Tina Williams (Vonetta McGee), her sister Michelle (Denise Nicholas), and Michelle's boyfriend, Dr. Gordon Thomas (Thalmus Rasulala), a pathologist for the Los Angeles Police Department. Mamuwalde believes Tina is the reincarnation of his deceased wife, Luva. On close investigation of the corpse at the funeral home, Dr. Thomas notices oddities with Bobby McCoy's death that he later concludes to be consistent with vampire folklore.