Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writers:

Anthony Hinds
Bram Stoker (character created by)

Release Date:

6 February 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

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:

Monsignor | Revenge | Castle | Dracula | Wooden Stake

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carrie Baker	...	1st Victim (uncredited)

Directed by
Freddie Francis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Anthony Hinds		(as John Elder)
Bram Stoker		character created by

Produced by
Aida Young	....	producer

Original Music by
James Bernard

Cinematography by
Arthur Grant

Film Editing by
Spencer Reeve

Production Design by
Bernard Robinson

Makeup Department
Wanda Kelley	....	hair stylist
Heather Nurse	....	makeup artist
Rosemarie McDonald Peattie	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Christopher Sutton	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Robertson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Arthur Banks	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Ken Rawkins	....	sound recordist
Wilfred Thompson	....	sound editor
Harry Fairbairn	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Frank George	....	special effects
Bert Luxford	....	special effects (uncredited)
James Snow	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Peter Melrose	....	matte artist
Bob Cuff	....	matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Moray Grant	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill Thompson	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
James Needs	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Doris Martin	....	continuity
Kevin Francis	....	runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions

Distributors

• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1968) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1986) (Finland) (TV) (as MTV1)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (4 film collection)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Latin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:G (certificate #21909) | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) (2004) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (video rating) (1993) | Germany:16 (DVD release) | West Germany:16 (VHS rating) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1969) | Finland:(Banned) (cut) (1969) | Norway:16 | South Africa:13V | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

During production Hammer became the first film studio to be presented with the Queen's Award for Industry.

Goofs:

Continuity: The teeth marks on Maria's neck don't correspond with the position of Dracula's mouth/teeth against her throat before he bites.

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:

Referenced in Cinemaker (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Students' Beer Song

A Dissenting View

For me, this sequel to such Hammer greats as Horror of Dracula, Brides of Dracula, and Dracula Prince of Darkness is a weak link in the Hammer Dracula series. The opening is well-done in typical Hammer shock style, but from then on it is a pretty muddled story of the Count reeking revenge on a priest for exorcising his castle. The biggest problem I think with the film is the script. The film has all the elements for a successful Hammer film..great cinematography, gothic castle and settings, good acting with Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, and Michael Ripper, beautiful Hammer Beauties(Veronica Carlson..Va Va VaBoom), lush costuming and so on. The story is the weak link as it is a bit hard to make complete sense of and has little depth and motivation for its characters, as well I think as some rather tame and uninspired direction from Freddie Francis(though on a whole I am a great admirer of his work). Maybe it is me....as all the other reviewers seem to adore it. When I watched it I was just very disappointed. It is not a terrible film, but just a letdown.