Dracula

(1958)

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| Film | United Kingdom | Drama, Horror | 1h 22min
| Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough | Director: Terence Fisher

A man sent to slay a legendary vampire count becomes the bloodsucker’s latest victim

Cast

(17)
Photograph of British actor, Peter Cushing (1)
Doctor Van Helsing
Photograph of English actor, Christopher Lee (1)
Count Dracula
Michael Gough
Arthur Holmwood
Melissa Stribling
Mina Holmwood
Carol Marsh
Lucy Holmwood
Olga Dickie
Gerda
John Van Eyssen
Jonathan
Valerie Gaunt
Vampire Woman
Janina Faye
Tania
Barbara Archer
Inga
Charles Lloyd Pack
Doctor Seward
George Merritt
Policeman
George Woodbridge
Landlord
George Benson
Official
Photo of Dry Rot (1956) (1) featuring Miles Malleson
Marx the Undertaker
Geoffrey Bayldon
Porter
Paul Cole
Lad
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Reviews

(1)

Commendably brief in comparison with the later Hammer films, this was perhaps the best horror piece they turned out as well as the most faithful to its original. Decor and colour were well used, and the leading performances are striking. (Halliwell’s)

Production

(4)
Terence Fisher
Director (directed by)
Anthony Hinds
Producer
Bram Stoker
Writer (based on the novel by)
Jimmy Sangster
Writer (screenplay by)

Companies

(2)
Hammer Films
Production company
Rank Film Distributors
Distribution company