Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Peter CushingDoctor Van Helsing
- Christopher LeeCount Dracula
- Michael GoughArthur Holmwood
- Melissa StriblingMina Holmwood
- Carol MarshLucy Holmwood
- Olga DickieGerda
- John Van EyssenJonathan Harker
- Valerie GauntVampire Woman
- Janina FayeTania
- Barbara ArcherInga
Recommendations
- 100
BBC
It's a film that deserves recognition as one of this country's finest horror movies, a sexually charged Gothic nightmare featuring standout performances from Hammer stalwarts Lee and Peter Cushing, who stars as vampire hunter Van Helsing. - 100
TV Guide Magazine
Bloody well done. Hammer finally gave the Dracula legend the treatment it deserved here, entrusting it to the brilliant director of The Curse of Frankenstein, Terence Fisher, who injected glorious life into the familiar material. - 80
The Observer (UK)
Superb direction from Terence Fisher and a crisp, clean script by Jimmy Sangster are complemented by a rapturous score from James Bernard. [27 Oct 2013, p.6] - 75
Chicago Tribune
A colorful version of Bram Stoker's deathless tale of the bloodsucking count has Christopher Lee as a suave Dracula and Peter Cushing as his nemesis Von Helsing. [02 Oct 1998, p.J] - 70
Variety
Both director Terence Fisher as well as the cast have taken a serious approach to the macabre theme that adds up to lotsa tension and suspense. - 60
Chicago Reader
Peter Cushing carries most of the ho-hum script as Dr. Van Helsing, though the well-lit color photography, central to the Hammer formula, can't compare with the shadowy magnificence of Nosferatu (1922) or Dracula (1931). - 60
The Guardian
It's often entertainingly creepy in a twilit world of its own. - 60
Empire
By deviating from Stoker's text, Hammer was clearly signalling a new direction in horror. It was garish, it was sexy and it was never afraid to be gory.
