A 1979 TV vampire flick where the monster's biggest enemy? Bureaucracy and bad investments.
Vampire Anton Voytek's lair is disturbed by the ground breaking for a new church. Anton attempts to start a modern life using his hoarded wealth, but finds it's been confiscated by the authorities. He takes revenge on the architect responsible, who in turn, aided by a retired detective, tries to hunt down and destroy Anton.
Acting
Richard Lynch's smoldering aristocratic despair.
Production
Gritty 70s San Francisco locations elevate cheap sets.
Director
E.W. Swackhamer
Jason Miller
John Rawlins
Richard Lynch
Prince Anton Voytek
E.G. Marshall
Harry Kilcoyne
Kathryn Harrold
Leslie Rawlins
Barrie Youngfellow
Andrea Parker
Michael Tucker
Christopher Bell
Jonelle Allen
Brandy
Jessica Walter
Nicole DeCamp
Wendy Cutler
Iris
Joe Spinell
Capt. Desher
Scott Paulin
Father Hanley
Byron Webster
Selby
Brendan Dillon
Father Devlin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jason Miller had just been Oscar-nominated for The Exorcist five years earlier—this was his descent into TV movie purgatory.
This aired on CBS in October 1979, part of a brief wave of network vampire content capitalizing on the disco-era gothic revival.
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