Story Line
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.
“Who will his bride be tonight?”
Top Cast
Peter Cushing
Doctor Van Helsing
Christopher Lee
Count Dracula
Michael Gough
Arthur Holmwood
Melissa Stribling
Mina Holmwood
Carol Marsh
Lucy Holmwood
Olga Dickie
Gerda
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1958-04-21
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Horror
Part of the Series
Dracula (Hammer) Collection
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User Reviews (4)
John Chard
8/10
•5/23/2015Sleep well, Mr. Harker.
The Curse of Frankenstein was coining it in at the box office, so Hammer Films were quick to negotiate a deal to reinvent Dracula on the big screen. Certain agreements were made as per distribution rights for Universal, who...
Wuchak
6/10
•3/15/2018Hammer’s first vampire flick with Christopher Lee as the Count.
RELEASED IN 1958 and directed by Terence Fisher, "Horror of Dracula" chronicles events when Jonathan Harker (John Van Eyssen) goes to Dracula’s castle under the pretense of a libraria...
Dsnake1
7/10
•10/11/2019Dracula, or Horror of Dracula, is a pretty by-the-numbers Dracula film.
This one, in particular, focuses on Dr. Van Helsing, giving the titular character very few scenes. Regardless, the acting is effective in most of the main characters, includin...
Dr_Nostromo
7/10
•12/23/202567/100
A word of advice ...if you find 2 sleeping vampires, and you plan on driving a stake through their hearts, do Dracula first. This was a fun piece of nostalgia that was new to me. Even at my age, I've never watched the Hammer Dracula films. ...