posting some fun facts! #Monsterdon #Blacula
While the film was in its production stages, William Marshall worked with its producers to make sure that his character had some dignity in it. His character's name was changed from Andrew Brown to Mamuwalde and he received a background story about his being an African prince who had been turned into a vampire by Dracula in 1780.
posting some fun facts! #Monsterdon #Blacula
- The film was popular in the U.S., debuting at #24 on "Variety"'s list of top films. It eventually grossed over $1 million, making it one of the highest grossing films of 1972.
- According to the Amercian Film Intitute's Catalog entry for this picture, William Marshall's Mamuwalde was the first black vampire to appear in films.
- In the beginning, Mamwalde refers to a Doctor Duvalier. At the time, Haiti was ruled by Doc Duvalier, a voodoo practitioner. #HistoricallyAccurate
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