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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   4,655 votes
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Director:
Terence Fisher
Writers:
Jimmy Sangster (screenplay)
Bram Stoker (novel)
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Release Date:
8 May 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Don't Dare See It...Alone! more
Plot:
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire travels to a nearby city... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Awesome!!!!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Cushing ... Doctor Van Helsing

Christopher Lee ... Count Dracula
Michael Gough ... Arthur
Melissa Stribling ... Mina
Carol Marsh ... Lucy
Olga Dickie ... Gerda
John Van Eyssen ... Jonathan
Valerie Gaunt ... Vampire Woman
Janina Faye ... Tania (as Janine Faye)
Barbara Archer ... Inga
Charles Lloyd Pack ... Doctor Seward
George Merritt ... Policeman
George Woodbridge ... Landlord
George Benson ... Official
Miles Malleson ... Undertaker
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dracula 1958 (USA)
Horror of Dracula (USA)
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Runtime:
82 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:12A (re-rating) (2007) | Norway:16 (1958) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:Approved (PCA #18981) | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1958) | West Germany:12 | Sweden:(Banned) (1958-1970)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While shooting the scene in which Dracula buries Mina, Christopher Lee fell into the hole in the ground on top of the stunt woman. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In Dracula's crypt, the now-aged vampire woman can be seen still breathing, even after she has supposedly been destroyed. more
Quotes:
Count Dracula: Sleep well, Mr. Harker. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Beloved Count (2007) (V) more

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21 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Awesome!!!!!, 2 January 2004
Author: (callanvass@hotmail.com) from victoria b.c canada

awesome Dracula flick possibly the best Dracula version ever made it has a fair amount of blood Tremendous acting with a well done script this has a lot of intelligent Conversations and one hell of a cool finale this is an engrossing time that grips you and never lets go this is a true classic and a must own for any horror fan ****1/2 out of 5

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