The Terror From Beyond Space. Changed to Horror of Dracula for the US release (to prevent confusion as Bela Lugosi’s Dracula was still playing in the theaters), this film put Hammer on the map. "Christopher Lee is smooth as the Count, and Peter Cushing perfect as the tireless Professor Van Helsing," praises Maltin. Horror of Dracula (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It premiered at the Warner Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 8, 1958 and took in $1,682 on its first day. That’s the title it was distributed under in the UK. Lee said that he never watched any other performances of Dracula until well after making his films, and that when he got the first [Dracula] role with little time to prepare he "had to hurry off to read the book...[and] played it fresh, with n… The film was shot between November 11, 1957 and January 3, 1958. After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The film starts off with a commoner named Jonathan Harker who just happens to be attacking Dracula at his castle. Hammer made the mistake of not including Count Dracula in the sequel titled The Brides of Dracula (1960). Hammer’s Dracula received its UK premiere on 22 May 1958. The Horror of Dracula (1958) by Paul Farrell. As Christopher Lee remarked in an interview in Leonard Wolf's A Dream of Dracula: "I was always against the whole tie and tails rendition. The only unfortunate aspect of this film is that it is rarely seen its entirety. 1958 Honorable Mentions: Horror Of Dracula Script This script was originally transcribed by BJ Kuehl. Fisher is an extremely detail-orientated director and is the master of lighting and makeup. After Hammer's success with their adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel, in 1958 they decided to tackle the other great nineteenth century horror classic, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'. Van Helsing grabs two candlesticks and makes a cross out of them. It's definately the best of the Hammer films. It was retitled Horror of Dracula for the American market. Horror of Dracula (1958) Without a doubt, 1958's Dracula is the Granddaddy of Hammer Horror. One aspect that you didn't mention, though, was the musical score. He continued to play him in 7 of the 9 Hammer Dracula movies. Dracula (original title) Not Rated | 1h 22min | Drama, Horror | 16 June 1958 (UK) 2:16 | Trailer. Lee’s Dracula often looks entirely out of his mind, and that only makes him a more terrifying spectacle. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee represented the two godfathers of Hammer Horror, and were paired up in many Hammer films—and again in productions by competing British studio Amicus, or independent films such as Horror Express—but it’s Horror of Dracula where the two have their most iconic confrontation. The deliberately discordant and threatening music signature for Dracula sends chills down the spine; it's magnificent! The movie’s original title is Dracula. "Dracula" was directed by Terence Fisher, who also directed "The Curse of Frankenstien" . This is not to undermine the acting talent at all. Lee’s own appearance as Frankenstein’s monster led to his first appearance as the Transylvanian vampire in the film Horror Of Dracula (1958), based on Bram Stoker’s goth-romantic novel. Dracula screams and falls down, about 1/2 second BEFORE the curtain is opened; they should've reshot the scene! Horror of Dracula subtitles. 24 of 26 found this interesting His name emblazoned on each film helped project a sense of gravitas to these projects that is often missing in the horror genre. Film Poster. Films, like music, belong to a certain time and place, and those that are immediately successful, as opposed to finding success gradually in aging like fine wine, tend to come out at the perfect time, when audiences are ready for them. Actually, the scene that you refer to always looked to me as if Dracula realized what Van Helsing was about to do and threw himself to the ground in an attempt to escape the coming sunlight. Dracula was released as Horror of Dracula in the US. In fact, this single film proves that Chris Lee is capable of equaling and possibly exceeding Bela Lugosi’s version. Also, he is one of the few directors who effectively uses Chris Lee’s Sasquatchian height as an advantage. Art. Jul 25, 2012 - Directed by Terence Fisher. After the sucess of "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), Hammer Productions decieded to breath new life into other Universal classics. Changed to Horror of Dracula for the US release (to prevent confusion as Bela Lugosi ’s Dracula was still playing in the theaters), this film put Hammer on the map. Publication date 2018-05-22. You can see the full list in the master document, which will collect each year’s individual film entry as it is posted. While the movie stands alone without these scenes, it flows even better WITH them. Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to destroy the predatory villain when he targets Harker's loved ones. This post is part of Paste’s Century of Terror project, a countdown of the 100 best horror films of the last 100 years, culminating on Halloween. Oct 30, 2016 - The Horror of Dracula (1958) makes the headlines. Other materials are owned by their respective copyright holders, and will not be infringed upon herein. Complications unsurprisingly ensue, as Frankenstein’s life is put in danger by members of the community slowly realizing his identity, even as the new “monster” begins to deteriorate mentally and physically. And that’s not even mentioning the increasingly plunging necklines that would follow shortly in the wake of so much Eastmancolor blood. From a directorial stand point, this film is literally flawless. On the sci-fi side of the spectrum, we have a number of classics both major and minor, from the surprisingly gory killer brains of Fiend Without a Face to low budget drive-in cheese fests such as the similarly titled I Married a Monster From Outer Space and It! With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling. It was releas… Curiously, however it was not the only … Horror of Dracula (1958) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Terence Fisher’s lively direction was likewise a dependable element that helped launch each of the primary monster series, from Curse of Frankenstein to Horror of Dracula, The Mummy and The Curse of the Werewolf. Of the two, it’s the original version of The Fly that holds up better to modern viewing. I’m thinking of Psycho and Star Wars. Or, at least until the next sequel. Submitted by PsychoHippie (not verified) on Thu, 2011-10-06 17:07. Dracula attempts to kill Van Helsing, but Van Helsing leaps onto some curtains, tearing them down and letting in sunlight. Believe it or not, he was the first on-screen vampire to be depicted with fangs, and it’s a completely fitting characterization, as are the crazed, bloodshot eyes. All told Lee played Dracula 9 times. Rent Horror of Dracula (aka Dracula) (1958) film for FREE as part of our trial offer. The Year After Hammer Film Productions lit the fuse of the gothic horror revival with 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein, 1958 is the year when the genre really explodes once again, and … Our editor-in-chief Nate Yapp is proud to have contributed to the new book. © 2021 Paste Media Group. Oct 30, 2016 - The Horror of Dracula (1958) makes the headlines. With the pairing of Christopher Lee in the titular role and Peter Cushing as Professor Van Helsing, a new era of British horror was born Without a doubt, 1958's Dracula is the Granddaddy of Hammer Horror. Horror of Dracula (1958) was Lee’s first appearance as the peckish Count. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1958 films. The audience is treated to several “towering” camera angles of the vampiric menace throughout the film which could possibly be some of the creepiest moments captured on celluloid. The Fly, The Revenge of Frankenstein, I Bury the Living, Lake of the Dead, Fiend Without a Face, The Blob, I Married a Monster From Outer Space. In the climactic scene, where van Helsing confronts Dracula in his castle, and rips open the curtains so the sunlight will finish the count, the director screwed up. The bloodletting of both Curse of Frankenstein and Horror of Dracula ushered in a new era of cinematic violence, establishing new boundaries of good taste and what one could get past the censors. Hammer’s revival of the vampire mythos trades in well-worn tropes of good vs. evil and the vampire lore established by decades of films and folk tales to this point, but it elevated those tropes to new heights through the use of sumptuous production design, vivid color, charismatic performances and professional direction. This category is for horror films released in the year 1958 . April 2020. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Horror of Dracula (1958) - Terence Fisher on AllMovie - This Hammer Studios classic is far closer to the… The movie was released as Dracula in the UK, but received the new… The female lead was played by Norma Eberhardt. That blood, of course, was only a single element of Hammer Horror’s formula in films such as Horror of Dracula. It’s the first of several Frankenstein sequels that are nearly on par with the original, largely thanks to the antihero charisma of Hammer’s most important star. He also played the role of Dracula in Hammer’s Dracula sequels, Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1965), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), and Scars of Dracula (1970). Jim Vorel is a Paste staff writer and resident horror guru. Submitted by deejay76 (not verified) on Tue, 2011-10-04 20:43. The score was composed by James Bernard and it was produced by Anthony Nelson-Keys. To celebrate the 60th birthday of this British horror institution, RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES unearths 13 interesting facts around its production and release…. The first Hammer Dracula film which, according to Leonard Maltin, may indeed be their finest. [Original synopsis by bj_kuehl] The film starts off with a commoner named Jonathan Harker who just happens to be attacking Dracula at his castle. It was written by Jimmy Sagnster which stairght far from the novel. The UK’s own classic adaptation of the iconic count for the screen. It was the second of the “Hammer Horror” films produced by the British company Hammer Film Productions, released simply as Dracula in the UK. This film sets the bar high in the "mood" department and Hammer Films never met this standard again (with the possible exception of The Hound of the Baskervilles). The infamous vampire (Peter Cushing, "Star Wars") is given a new, elegant and ruthless persona as he descends upon England. With the massive success of The Curse Of Frankenstein, it would seem that a new take on Dracula would be a no-brainer for the company. Classic-Horror is © by Answer 42 Media, 1999-present (Contact Form, RSS Feed). As Chris Lee was still quite young for the role of dead-since-before-Columbus-set-sail vampire, Terence used lighting and makeup to focus on Chris Lee’s more pronounced physical features while effectively hiding his more youthful attributes. Dracula is a 1958 Hammer horror movie starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Keynoted by Terence Fisher’s sumptuous Horror of Dracula, the horror genre has arguably its strongest overall year of the 1950s. Terence's camera angles have never been better. Peter Cushing who played Baron Frankenstein was cast as Van Helsing and Christopher Lee who played the creature. Partially this is due to the Hammer script (and Van Helsing isn’t portrayed as someone needing an immediate shot of Ritalin), but mostly it is credited to the chemistry between Chris Lee and Peter Cushing. Yeah, it was gory, but it was no more gory than... er... the entire rest of the movie. You can follow him on Twitter for more film and TV writing. Poignant, creepy, and absolutely mesmerizing, this film needs to be viewed at least once a year (preferably in the impending Halloween season). The year is also home to the first of Hammer’s Frankenstein sequels, The Revenge of Frankenstein, in which Peter Cushing’s doctor is secretly whisked away from the guillotine so he can continue his research in brain transplantation. Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to destroy the predatory villain when he targets Harker's loved ones. . This chemistry existed through every film they did, and is responsible for them forever being dubbed as "The Deadly Duo" of British Horror. Explore. Looking at these films from a modern perspective, it’s easy to lose sight of the novelty that was present in the gush of red tempera paint that springs forth from a stake driven into the chest of an undead blood-sucker, but to the audiences of 1958 London, New York or Los Angeles, it was a sight they’d literally never had a chance to see on the big screen. Playing essentially like a suspenseful murder mystery with science fiction elements, it reintroduced horror audiences to Vincent Price after 1953’s House of Wax. This time, he actually succeeds at transplanting the brain of his hunchbacked assistant into a new, unblemished body … or so it appears. Never one to be sedated, the vampire (played for the first time by Christopher Lee) voyages to Harker’s hometown and starts pillaging and killing his family members. Horror of Dracula- 1958 [Hammer Horror ] | eBay Dracula travels to another city when he is attacked by Jonathan Harker. Six years later, the studio fixed their faux pas by bringing Christopher Lee back in the series’ third installment Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966). Yet, this will always be the film that cut Hammer’s teeth (no pun intended. Dracula starts to deteriorate. In enters Dr. Van Helsing (played by Peter Cushing) to kill that pesky Dracula once and for all! Sir Christopher Lee was everybody’s Dracula. After Hammer Film Productions lit the fuse of the gothic horror revival with 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein, 1958 is the year when the genre really explodes once again, and the new wave of imitators surpasses even the sci-fi horror films of the day, which are still going strong. Their budgets were by no means particularly muscular, but they made the most of what they had, with ornate-looking gothic manor sets, detailed period clothing and the requisite crumbling graveyards and sinister fogbanks. Please? This was an attempt to stop people confusing the Christopher Lee version with the 1931 “Dracula” movie with Bela Lugosi in the starring role. And I’m jaded and bitter, so that means something. “Horror of Dracula” was released in 1958. The Return of Dracula is a 1958 horror film starring Francis Lederer as Count Dracula. It includes 1958 films that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. His Dracula is an entirely different beast from the suave, exotic presence of Béla Lugosi in the 1931 Universal original, defined much more by his physicality rather than his charm. Not to mention, Peter Cushing’s performance of Van Helsing blows Edward Van Sloan’s version in the 1931 Dracula out of the water. It is this subtlety that gives this film its creepiness. Terence Fisher, the undisputed god of British horror, directs the film. It all ends with some truly inspired brain-swapping lunacy, but remains essential for the magnetic performance of Cushing, who is at his best here. The Horror of Dracula (1958) makes the headlines. Dracula … Dracula attacks the family of Harker's fiancee and the only person who can protect them is Dr. Van Helsing. I bought the DVD a couple of years ago (uncut, thankfully) and there is only one gripe I can find with this classic film. Director: Terence Fisher OVERALL: Draw This isn’t to say that Lee’s Dracula lacks personality; rather, he radiates a sheer force of ironclad will to compel obedience, rather than achieving his means through faux romantic overtures or flowery dialog. A box-office hit, it helped establish Hammer as the successor to the American studio Universal as … More influential on the pop cultural consciousness are two films that would both inspire gorier 1980s remakes: The Fly and The Blob. It’s a race against time to stop Dracula and hopefully save Mina’s life. Check member ratings, watch trailer of Horror of Dracula (aka Dracula) movie. This would be the launching pad for two decades of consistent horror performances from Price, which would see the actor collaborate heavily with budget-minded horror auteurs such as William Castle and Roger Corman. He plays Dracula as debonair, menacing, and eerily understated. Horror of Dracula, original title Dracula, British horror film, released in 1958, that was the first in a series of Dracula films produced by Hammer Films studio in England. Van Helsing follows him into the castle. Eh, all right, it was), and it is the best of the best. Never before (or for that matter, again) have two horror actors repeatedly emitted such a complicated, diabolical, and utterly mind-boggling form of film chemistry. All Rights Reserved. Here, though, he’s playing his role with considerably less puckishness than he’ll soon be displaying in the likes of House on Haunted Hill or The Tingler. Horror of Dracula launched an epic Dracula movie franchise to the tune of nine feature films. Hidden Horror: A Celebration of 101 Underrated and Overlooked Fright Flicks, The Terrorphile: The Song is Over (Farewell/Horror Tribute fanvid). I managed to score a copy of the uncut version and I fail to see what the big deal is. In Britain, it opened at London's Gaumont Theater on May 22, 1958. Hammer Horror Dracula (1958) is part 5 of 8 in the Dracula series Dracula (1931) Dracula's Daughter (1936) It is the first time Sir Christopher Lee played the count. Dracula turns to dust; Mina is released. One of the scenes in question is someone getting impaled. Dracula AKA Horror of Dracula AKA Dracula 1958 (Blu-ray) (1958) The chill of the tomb won't leave your blood for hours... after you come face-to-face with DRACULA! And then, of course, there’s Lee himself, masterfully inhabiting the role that would define much of his career, to the actor’s own chagrin. Even if you’re just a casual fan, you can not help getting sucked into the atmosphere that this film creates. All Rights Reserved. Hammer Films. 1 VIDEO | 115 IMAGES. Support Classic-Horror.com and keep it ad-free by making a small donation via PayPal. AKA: Dracula, Dracula 1958. Who will his bride be tonight?. Horror of Dracula is one of those horror gems that come around once in a lifetime… or at least as many times as Lee decides to wear a cape. Apparently, they are a little behind on bookkeeping. This is not a complex story; it’s an elemental one. I agree...this is a monster (forgive me) of a movie! Celebrating 60 years this year, Hammer films extended their formula in The Curse of Frankenstein with a look at Bram Stoker's Dracula. Poster Designs. Some scenes were banned from US theaters in 1958 and the censored version is still shown today. ⭐ Dracula horror of ⭐. All in all, though, if you're a fan of Dracula movies, this one is a MUST for your collection. Surely it is the height of the ridiculous for a vampire to step out of the shadows wearing white tie, tails, patent leather shoes and a full cloak". The actor’s unusual height only adds to this Dracula’s commanding presence—he’s a largely silent puppetmaster, with a feral, bestial dark side that is only brought out in times of great duress. I’m thinking 50 years of evolution has brought us to the point that it’s relatively safe for these scenes to return to the movie without fear of a riot - ideally, on a special edition DVD. 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