Horror of Dracula
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Horror
Posing as a librarian, erstwhile vampire hunter Jonathan Harker travels to Castle Dracula where he is welcomed by the courtly Count Dracula. Harker attempts to kill Dracula and eliminate the vampire menace that Dracula spreads but the sun sets before he can do so. His body and diary are found by his friend Dr Van Helsing, who stakes him and takes the sad news on to Jonathan’s fiancée Lucy Holmwood. But there Van Helsing finds that Lucy ... [+]
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United States | The New York Times | "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." | NEU |
United Kingdom | Empire | "By deviating from Stoker's text, Hammer was clearly signalling a new direction in horror (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
United Kingdom | The Guardian | "It's often entertainingly creepy in a twilit world of its own." | POS |
United States | Variety | "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." | POS |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "A colorful version of Bram Stoker's deathless tale of the bloodsucking count has Christopher Lee as a suave Dracula and Peter Cushing as his nemesis Von Helsing" | POS |
United States | TV Guide | "Bloody well done. Hammer finally gave the Dracula legend the treatment it deserved here, entrusting it to the brilliant director of The Curse of Frankenstein, Terence Fisher, who injected glorious life into the familiar material." | POS |
United Kingdom | BBC | "It's 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 (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
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