This was one of five Dracula films released in 1979, the other four being Dracula (1979). Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Love at First Bite (1979) and Nocturna (1979). In the same year, Vlad Tepes (1979), a Romanian film concerning the historical figure the Count was based, was released. 1979 also saw the release of two other vampire films: Thirst (1979) and Salem's Lot (1979).
Italian censorship visa # 75990 delivered on 12 December 1980.