This Grand Guignol treatment bowled people over in the 50s, and it still yields some potent shocks.
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10/19/09
Horror of Dracula (1958)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:24
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Trading gore for grandeur, Horror of Dracula marks an impressive turn for inveterate Christopher Lee as the titular vampire, and a typical Hammer mood that makes aristocracy quite sexy.
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Count Dracula returns to the land of the living to claim his beloved Mina. The all-knowing doctor battles the vile beast for the safety of humanity.
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling
Director: Terence Fisher
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Reviews for Horror of Dracula
Top CriticFollows the Bram Stoker novel as loosely as any other adaptation up to that time, though this one is much leaner and meaner.
02/20/09
Easily ranks in the pantheon of genre classics.
11/24/08
There will never be a greater vampire film than Nosferatu or Vampyr, not ever. But Hammer's Dracula puts up a strong fight to come in at third place.
10/04/08
It was for a long time regarded by horror fans as the finest horror film ever made.
05/16/08
lee is dracula
05/08/08
A Great British horror film with bite.
11/02/07
Christopher Lee’s Dracula is a menacing and complex presence who never lets his fangs and cape dominate.
11/01/07
It may have slipped from an X rating to a 12A but this is still a potent adaptation of Bran Stoker's eternal monster.
11/01/07
A film that deserves recognition as one of this country's finest horror movies, a sexually charged Gothic nightmare featuring standout performances from Hammer stalwarts Lee and Peter Cushing, who stars as vampire hunter Van Helsing.
10/09/07
Both director Terence Fisher as well as the cast have taken a serious approach to the macabre theme that adds up to lotsa tension and suspense.
09/23/07
Top CriticBloody well done. Hammer finally gave the Dracula legend the treatment it deserved here.
09/23/07
Drink the blood of the Master!
07/21/07
Perhaps the constant hunt for hemoglobin is slowing our villain down, for this time there are strong indications that the once gory plot is showing definite signs of anemia.
03/25/06
Top CriticParts have worn less well.
01/26/06
The best of the Hammer horror collection
10/28/05
One of Hammer's best outings, with Christopher Lee adding an indelible mark to the Dracula legacy
09/02/05
No review available.
08/11/05
The most tantalizingly creepy entry in [Hammer's] series of cinematic nightmares.
05/04/05
One of the great Hammer horrors!
10/14/04
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