Brides Of Dracula (DVD)

Description: Genre: Horror / Theatrical Release: 1960 / Suitable for 12 years and over / Director: Terence Fisher / Actors: Martita ... more

Brides Of Dracula (DVD) ... Hunt, Freda Jackson, Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur ... / DVD released 2007-10-15 at Slam Dunk Media / Features of the DVD: PAL

Newest Review: ... vampire bites a few lovelies; someone turns up who knows vampire's weakness; et cetera. This is no exception. The thing that ... more

... links it to the first Dracula is Peter Cushing, reprising his role as Van Helsing. He is typically good as the quietly driven vampire hunter, and gives a physically energetic performance. (Sadly the next time he played the role, 12 years later, he was gaunt and frail-looking.) He gets a couple of good opportunities to overact, which he grasps with relish. He has his default hairpiece - a sort of wavy widow's peak affair - and has to wear a particularly unsuitable hat during the climactic fight scenes, but what t...more

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Brides Of Dracula [1960] [DVD]
Release Date: 2007 - 10 - 15, Rating Suitable for 12 years and over,

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Brides Of Dracula (DVD): He Turned Innocent Beauty Into Unspeakable Horror. (826 words)
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A review of just the film. A DVD is available from amazon for about £3, but it has no extras. This is a Hammer horror from 1960, when they were still bold innovators in the horror field, reinvigorating a tired genre by introducing blood, cleavage and lurid Technicolor. But even this early on, their films are becoming rather formulaic, and other, more versatile horror producers soon started to push them out of the limelight. A pretty French woman, on her way to teach at a girls' school, ends up staying the night at a creepy old castle, in spite of the vague warnings of the local villagers. She inadvertently releases the evil Baron Meinster, a ... Read the complete review

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