CULTURETECHLENSBlacula (film)
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Combined Graph record U-03136 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1267. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Blacula is a film released in 1972 (The A.V. Club: '1972's Blacula'). The film was the feature-film directorial debut of William Crain (The A.V. Club). Principal cast as established by the source: William Marshall as the African prince Mamuwalde; score by Gene Page.
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Blacula is a film released in 1972 (The A.V. Club: '1972's Blacula'). The film was the feature-film directorial debut of William Crain (The A.V. Club). Principal cast as established by the source: William Marshall as the African prince Mamuwalde; score by Gene Page.
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- Year: 1972
- Work type: film
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- https://www.avclub.com/sounds-of-blaxploitation-blacula-horror-gene-page (verification source · master store)
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Blacula is a film released in 1972 (The A.V. Club: '1972's Blacula'). The film was the feature-film directorial debut of William Crain (The A.V. Club). Principal cast as established by the source: William Marshall as the African prince Mamuwalde; score by Gene Page.
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