Dracula - Prince des ténèbres

Original title: Dracula, Prince of Darkness

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6.6/10

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Ten years after his demise, Count Dracula is resurrected by his servant and preys on four unsuspecting English tourists who have taken shelter in his castle.Ten years after his demise, Count Dracula is resurrected by his servant and preys on four unsuspecting English tourists who have taken shelter in his castle.Ten years after his demise, Count Dracula is resurrected by his servant and preys on four unsuspecting English tourists who have taken shelter in his castle.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Alan
(as Charles Tingwell)

Thorley Walters

Ludwig

Philip Latham

Klove

Walter Brown

Brother Mark

George Woodbridge

Landlord

Jack Lambert

Brother Peter

Philip Ray

Priest

Joyce Hemson

Mother

John Maxim

Coach Driver

Peter Cushing

Doctor Van Helsing
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Alistair Dick

Monk
(uncredited)

Lee Fenton

Monk
(uncredited)

George Holdcroft

Monk
(uncredited)

Director
- Terence Fisher
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Trivia
In the scene where Dracula is being "resurrected" from a coffin into which his ashes have been spread, from blood dripping down from a poor victim (provided by Klove) Dracula is made to "manifest himself" over a period of about a minute. This was achieved by overlapping "dissolves" of a series of twelve locked-down camera shots, involving first the ashes, then a skeleton, then some body-fat on the skeleton, et cetera, along with swirling mist, until we finally perceive the full form of Dracula. He doesn't appear fully dressed as is usually the case. The shot moves to outside the coffin and a bare arm reaches out. The vampire's clothes were seen in earlier scenes awaiting his return.

Goofs
At the beginning of the film, the dead girl being carried in the funeral procession is breathing heavily.

Quotes
Alan Kent: You forget about all of this in the morning, you'll see.
Helen Kent: There'll be no morning for us.

Alternate versions
The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC with edits to blood flows during the resurrection scene, a closeup shot of Helen's staking, and a shortening of the seduction scene where Dracula pulls a hypnotized Diana towards his chest wound. Video releases featured the cut cinema print though all widescreen DVD releases feature the fully uncut version.

Connections
Edited from Le Cauchemar de Dracula (1958)

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A River Runs Through Him

Hammer brought Christopher Lee back after an eight year absence to play Count Dracula once more in this film, also directed by Horror of Dracula director Terrence Fisher. Fisher does a fine job creating tension as two English couples pay no heed to a priest's advice and go to Carlsbad AND to the unmarked castle in the forest. There a servant of the evil count kills one of the men(admirably played by Charles Tingwell) and uses his blood to ressurect his master. From there on, Lee creates havoc among the house guests. The typical Hammer touches are all here: bright colours, beautiful scenes and sets, great music by James Bernard, and a fine, talented acting group. Lee is very menacing as the count, yet the real star of the film for me is Andrew Keir as an outspoken Van Helsing-like priest. The Hammer girls are as always very easy on the eyes. Barbara Shelley makes a beautiful vampire. Though the script comes up a bit short to make this one of Hammer's best vampire films, all the rest certainly make it very entertaining.