highlight. ... How can Hammer fans not like this stuff?" In his 2017 book on vampire films of the 1970s, author Gary A. Smith wrote that looking back on the film, "what seemed like a terrible idea back in 1972, really isn't so dire after all. Now, so far removed from its contemporary setting, the swinging London of Dracula A.D. 1972 seems as much a period piece as the Victorian settings of its predecessors. The main problem with the film is that Dracula is confined to the ruins of a Gothic church and never really interacts with the modern world." The film, despite its generally mixed reception, has some prominent admirers and supporters. American film director Tim Burton at one point claimed it to be among his favorite films, and English author, film critic and horror expert Kim Newman chose it as one of his top 10 favorite vampire movies. In the 2020 BBC/Netflix Dracula miniseries, the third episode is in itself an homage to the film, taking place in present day. It also includes references to it along with many other Hammer Dracula films. Home media The film was released on Blu-ray in 2018 by the Warner Archive Collection. The film was released on DVD in 2005 by Warner Home Video in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. It was released as Dracula A.D. 1972 in the UK and US and as Dracula jagt Mini-Mädchen in Germany. On 6 November 2007, the movie was released in a set along with Dracula, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, and Taste the Blood of Dracula. See also Vampire film References Bibliography External links Featurette for Dracula A.D. 1972 at the Internet Archive, includes behind the scenes footage and an interview with Christopher Lee 1972 films 1972 horror films British horror films Columbia Pictures films Dracula films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Alan Gibson Films set in 1872 Films set in 1972 Films set in London Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios Hammer Film Productions horror films Films about Satanism Warner Bros. films Dracula (Hammer film series) Resurrection in film Films produced by Josephine Douglas 1970s British films