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For many years after becoming one of the definitive movie Draculas in the 1958 Hammer Films classic Horror of Dracula (in which he was pitted against Peter Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing), Christopher Lee refused to reprise his role as filmdom's most infamous vampire. He finally returned to the role in this belated 1965 sequel, once again directed by Hammer studios veteran Terence Fisher. It's not as effective or as intelligently written as the earlier film, but it has become a minor classic in its
Jan 12, 1966 Wide
May 26, 1998
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The thrills do not arise sufficiently smooth out of atmosphere.
Average made Hammer horror pic about Dracula's resurrection.
Probably Hammer's last great Dracula film %u2014 a solid, sometimes imaginative effort.
Perhaps Hammer's most effectively horrific Dracula movie.
Full of the sensual mysteriousness which Hammer used to achieve so effortlessly during their long occupation of Bray Studios.
The least effective Hammer horror film featuring Christopher Lee as the fly-by-night Count.
Each disc includes extras, including trailers, (and) insightful and interesting commentaries by many of the actors, directors and writers . . .
Dracula-Prince of Darkness isn't a bad movie about the world's most famous vampire, but its definitely not the greatest either. Having Terence Fisher in the director's chair is definitely a plus, but the story's kind of weak. The ritual by which Dracula is resurrected was probably the highlight but unfortunately it
May 19, 2010Super Reviewer
Dracula (Christopher Lee) rides again in yet another Hammer entry in the Dracula franchise. This film is enjoyable horror hokum, but it has an awfully shallow story, fleshed out with a slow opening stretch and some amusing vampire lore in between the sporadic vampire attacks.Four British travellers are journeying
February 10, 2011Super Reviewer
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