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Overall Rank: 4020
Average Rating: 2.7/4
# of Ratings: 47
Theatrical Release Date: 05/08/1958
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh
Plot: After Dr. Van Helsing's partner, Jonathan Harker, fails to kill Dracula at his castle. Dracula seeks revenge on Jonathan's fiancé Lucy and her family.
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Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 10/25/2021
Bela Lugosi might of helmed the definitive adaptation of "Dracula," but it's Christopher Lee who played the best Count in the absolutely chilling "Horror of Dracula" from Hammer.
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kcvidkid - wrote on 10/31/2008
Not the most detailed version of the original novel, but certainly one of the most lavish. The classic Hammer production values are gorgeous and fit the tale well.
I'd forgotten a couple of things about Hammer. First, attention to detail with minor characters, many of whom are present to provide comic relief. Second, long scenes that set the mood, but nearly stop the story dead in it's tracks. (For example, Van Helsing performing a transfusion between Arthur and Mina Holmwood; yawn.) Third, use of close-ups that seem dated, yet are quite effective.
"Horror of Dracula" plays like a Cliffs Notes version of Bram Stoker, with a few tweaks here and there to consolidate it even further. But it hits all the high notes and offers an excited finale. Afterwards, I felt like I had been …
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