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Dracula1958

Name: Dracula
Genre: Vampire, Gothic, Classic Monsters
Released: 1958-04-21
Rating: 7.3

“Who will his bride be tonight?”

Directed by Terence Fisher

7.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 7.2Rotten Tomatoes 89%Metacritic 67TMDB 7.3

✍ Review

On the charts

#8·Top Vampire Films

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Year

1958

Runtime

82 min

Box Office

Budget

$104,880

Revenue (worldwide)

$3,500,000

🏆 1 win & 2 nominations total

The premise

After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.

Horror Vault's take

Hammer Film Productions reimagined Bram Stoker's immortal tale with vivid colour and visceral menace, launching Christopher Lee as a magnetic, terrifying Count Dracula. When a young man's fateful visit to a Transylvanian castle sets a chain of horror in motion, the vampire unleashes his hunger upon an unsuspecting family in a quiet English city. Standing between Dracula and his victims is the formidable Dr. Van Helsing — played with cool, determined authority by Peter Cushing — a man who will stop at nothing to end the Count's reign of terror. The film remains a landmark of Gothic horror, balancing aristocratic dread with genuinely shocking moments for its era.

Content: Vampire Attacks, Blood And Mild Gore, Scenes Of Peril Involving Women, Horror Violence