Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writer:

Anthony Hinds (writer)

Release Date:

6 February 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Horror

Tagline:

You just can't keep a good man down!

Plot:

When his castle is exorcised, Dracula plots his revenge against the Monsignor who performed the rites...

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Coffin | Cross | Pub | Hanged Girl

Cast

Christopher Lee	...	Dracula
Rupert Davies	...	Monsignor Ernest Mueller
Veronica Carlson	...	Maria Mueller
Barbara Ewing	...	Zena
Barry Andrews	...	Paul
Ewan Hooper	...	Priest
Marion Mathie	...	Anna Mueller
Michael Ripper	...	Max
John D. Collins	...	Student
George A. Cooper	...	Landlord
Christopher Cunningham	...	Farmer (as Chris Cunningham)
Norman Bacon	...	Mute Boy

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) (2004) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (video rating) (1993) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | West Germany:16 (VHS rating) | Germany:16 (DVD release) | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:G (certificate #21909) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher was due to direct this until he was forced to bow out following an automobile accident, leaving cameraman Freddie Francis at the helm.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Dracula has dissolved into dust, the castle is seen as very far away. Yet, right before he is impaled, he fell from the front of the castle and onto the cross that was tossed below.

Quotes:

Dracula: There is a girl...
Zena: What girl?
Dracula: The niece of the monsignor.
Zena: [with disgust] Maria?
Dracula: Bring her to me.
Zena: But what do you want her for? You've got me!
Dracula: [slaps her in the face] Bring her to me!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

S10 Reviews: Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Dracula (Christopher Lee) once again rises but this time around his is unable to return to his castle. The local Monsignor has performed the rite of exorcism on Dracula's home. He punctuates the rites with a cross placed at the door, big mistake. Dracula goes on the warpath and aims to make the Monsignor's niece into one of his brides so he can reenter his humble abode.

The quality starts to slip slightly around this entry most likely due to their running out of ideas but I personally think that Dracula's shrinking screen time is one of the (if not the) culprits. While interesting and engaging you can't help but wish for a little more something. The real lack of a solid nemesis for Dracula is certainly a factor.