The Brides of Dracula

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The Brides of Dracula

Released Jul 7, 1960

1h 25m

Horror

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Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) drives a stake through the heart of a vampire baron (David Peel) who even bites his own mother (Martita Hunt).

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Patchy but striking, and directed with Fisher's usual flair.

Jun 24, 2006

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Here is but another repetition of the standard tale of the vampire bugaboo who likes to sink his oversized dentures into the necks of pretty girls.

Rated: 2/5

May 9, 2005

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

The marvellous atmosphere drips with a lingering Gothic ghoulishness, the sexuality is remarkably upfront for its time, and the climax set in the shadow of a moonlit windmill is the stuff of fairy-tale nightmare. Read less

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

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Director Terence Fisher, working from a rather convoluted (and at times incomprehensible) script, makes his mark through a series of marvelous set pieces.

Oct 15, 2022

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David Hogan

hoganreviews.co.uk

Peter Cushing's Van Helsing is once again a commanding presence and carries the film on his back. A really enjoyable cheesy horror film.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 24, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Several instances of lazy scripting further prevent this from attaining total success.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 14, 2020

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Dallas H

Hammer Films, Peter Cushing, a drunk doctor, and a vampire! I enjoyed watching this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Audience Member

One of my fave hammer releases.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Eddy C

Good follow up to the superb Horror of Dracula. No Christopher Lee this time, but has some great characters, including the Baroness. The main vampire was not 100% but did a good enough job. Lighting, set design and all of that Hammer have covered superbly. Enjoyed Cushing again as Van Helsing.- great performance. Solid Hammer follow up. The next one was awesome though

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Jason W

Not horribly terrible. It's a Hammer film, so you kind of know what to expect.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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babarizam D

The French girl was so irritating that every other characters faded away.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/24

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Ryan

Great Hammer Horror with beautiful looking Brides.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Synopsis

Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) drives a stake through the heart of a vampire baron (David Peel) who even bites his own mother (Martita Hunt).

Director: Terence Fisher
Producer: Anthony Hinds
Screenwriter: Jimmy Sangster, Peter Bryan, Edward Percy
Production Co: Hammer Films
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 1960, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m

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