The Horror of Dracula (1958)
- Starring:
- Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, (more)
- Director(s):
- Terence Fisher
- Category:
- Horror
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This Hammer Studios classic is far closer to the letter (and spirit) of the Bram Stoker novel than the Bela Lugosi version of Dracula. The premise finds the infamous count journeying from his native Transylvania to England, where he takes a headfirst plunge into the London nightlife, and begins to rack up victim after victim. In the process, Dracula also runs into his arch-nemesis, Van Helsing (Peter Cushing), which ignites a battle of wills between the two. Heavily censored in Britain when released (with the goriest moments truncated), this outing was restored by the BFI in the mid-late 2000s. It put Lee and Cushing on the map and paved the way for many sequels starring the two, and for many non-Dracula follow-ups with these actors as well. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 81 mins
Complete Cast:
- Peter Cushing - Dr. Van Helsing
- Melissa Stribling - Mina Holmwood
- Carol Marsh - Lucy
- Miles Malleson - Marx, the Undertaker
- Barbara Archer - Inga
- George Benson - Frontier Official
- Judith Nelmes
- Humphrey Kent
- George Merritt - Policeman
- Olga Dickie - Gerda
- Christopher Lee - Count Dracula
- Michael Gough - Arthur Holmwood
- John Van Eyssen - Jonathan Harker
- Valerie Gaunt - Vampire Woman
- Geoffrey Bayldon - Porter
- Paul Cole
- William Sherwood
- George Woodbridge - Landlord
- Charles Lloyd Pack - Dr. Seward
- Janina Faye - Tania
- Director(s):
- Terence Fisher
- Writer(s):
- Jimmy Sangster
- Producer(s):
- Anthony Hinds
- Categories:
- Horror
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