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Director:
Writers:
Peter Bryan (screenplay)
Edward Percy (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 September 1960 (USA) more
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He Turned Innocent Beauty Into Unspeakable Horror. more
Plot:
Vampire hunter Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on beautiful young schoolteacher Marianne. full summary | full synopsis
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Revisiting Brides Of Dracula
 (From Fangoria. 30 June 2009, 12:46 AM, PDT)

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S10 Reviews: The Brides of Dracula (1960) more (66 total)

Cast

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Peter Cushing ... Dr. J. Van Helsing
Martita Hunt ... Baroness Meinster
Yvonne Monlaur ... Marianne Danielle
Freda Jackson ... Greta
David Peel ... Baron Meinster
Miles Malleson ... Dr. Tobler
Henry Oscar ... Herr Otto Lang
Mona Washbourne ... Frau Helga Lang
Andree Melly ... Gina
Victor Brooks ... Hans, a Villager
Fred Johnson ... The Cure, Father Stepnik
Michael Ripper ... Coachman
Norman Pierce ... Johann, Landlord
Vera Cook ... Landlord's Wife
Marie Devereux ... Village Girl (as Marie Deveruex)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

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The prop department put a lot of effort into making a realistic model bat. It got lost and had to be replaced on short notice. This explains the rather unconvincing look of the model that got actually used in the movie. more
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Factual errors: When Van Helsing stakes the Countess, the blow falls well below where her heart ought to be. more
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Narrator: Transylvania, land of dark forests, dread mountains and black, unfathomed lakes. Still the home of magic and devilry as the nineteenth century draws to it's close. Count Dracula, monarch of all vampires, is dead, but his disciples live on, to spread the cult and corrupt the world. more
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Featured in Bloodsucking Cinema (2007) (TV) more

FAQ

Why isn't Christopher Lee in this?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
S10 Reviews: The Brides of Dracula (1960), 26 September 2005
7/10
Author: suspiria10 from The Void

Baron Meinster (David Peel) picks up where Christopher Lee's Dracula last left off. The Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt) has an interesting little scheme working for her, she plays the evil little spinster while picking up to stray ladies to feed to her vampire son. The Baroness tries to keep him safe at the castle by locking him up but when he puts the moves on a lovely French school teacher passing through to her destination. Only one man can rescue the countryside and that man is Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing}.

Peel is an interesting choice as the lead vampire. Handsome and charming he's basically the complete opposite of Chris Lee's Dracula. He also lacks the intensity but at least Cushing pops in to pick up the slack. The production design is on par with nearly all Hammer productions. You may say that their films are a bit stuffy but I say that is part of their charm. The company made Gothic horror and they did it well.

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