| 4 Film Favorites: Draculas | |
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| Series: | Hammer Horror |
| Format: | Region 1 DVD |
| Discs: | 2 |
| Studio: | Warner Bros. |
| Released: | November 6th, 2007 |
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| Next: | The Hammer Horror Series |
4 Film Favorites: Draculas is a two-disc DVD collection that includes four movies relating to the literary horror figure Dracula as seen in films produced by Hammer Film Productions from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. The collection was produced by Warner Bros. and released in Region 1 format on November 6th, 2007. Films in this collection include Horror of Dracula (1958), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), and Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Disc One[]
Side A[]
Horror of Dracula
Horror of Dracula is a British horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions and released in 1958. Directed by Terence Fisher with a screenplay by Jimmy Sangster, Dracula loosely adapts the original 1897 novel by Bram Stoker. Dracula is the third authorized adaptation of Stoker's book, the first two being the 1931 Universal Pictures version of Dracula starring Bela Lugosi, as well as the 1931 Spanish version Drácula, which was filmed simultaneously. Dracula features actors Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in the first of a franchise that spans nine films under Hammer's production. While Fisher and Sangster retool many of the characters from Stoker's novel, the basic plot elements and character dynamics are vastly different.
Side B[]
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a British horror film of the Gothic vampire subgenre. It is the fourth film in the Dracula series of films produced by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Freddie Francis with a screenplay written by John Elder. It premiered in the United Kingdom on November 7th, 1968. It was released in the United States through Warner Bros. on February 6th, 1969. The movie stars Christopher Lee reprising the role of the infamous vampire count, Dracula, with Barry Andrews as Paul, Rupert Davies as the Monsignor, Barbara Ewing as Zena, and Veronica Carlson as Maria.
Disc Two[]
Side A[]
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula is a British horror film directed by Peter Sasdy. It is the fifth film in Hammer Film Productions' Dracula series and directly follows events chronicled in 1968's Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. It was released theatrically in the UK on May 7th, 1970 and premiered in the United States on June 7th. The film was directed by Peter Sasdy and stars Christopher Lee, once again reprising his iconic role as the vampire antagonist Dracula.
Side B[]
Dracula A.D. 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972 is a British feature film of the horror genre. It is part of the Hammer Horror series of films produced by Hammer Film Productions and is the seventh installment in the Dracula film series. The movie was directed by Alan Gibson with a screenplay written by Don Houghton. The film premiered in the United Kingdom on September 28th, 1972. It was released in the United States through Warner Bros. on November 17th, 1972. The film stars Christopher Lee, once again reprising the role of the infamous vampire count, Dracula, as well as the ubiquitous Peter Cushing as his arch-nemesis, Professor Van Helsing. Stephanie Beacham plays the role of the modern-era Van Helsing's granddaughter, Jessica Van Helsing, with Christopher Neame as cultist villain, Johnny Alucard. Other stars include Michael Coles as Inspector Murray, Marsha Hunt as Gaynor, Caroline Munro as Laura Bellows and Janet Key as Anna.
Notes[]
- Dracula was created by Irish author Bram Stoker. He is the titular antagonist of Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, which was inspired by an actual Wallachian nobleman known as Vlad II, aka Vlad the Impaler. The character has since been imagined as a powerful vampire count in various forms of media and has been played by many notable actors such as Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and even Leslie Nielsen.
- Each of the films included in this collection were originally released with a different MPAA rating for U.S. distribution. Horror of Dracula was unrated, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave was rated G, Taste the Blood of Dracula was rated R (only one of 2 movies in the Hammer Horror era to receive an R rating), and Dracula A.D. 1972, was rated PG.
- Aspect ratios for each film are widescreen editions, 16x9, 1:85:1.
- Each film includes English, French, and Spanish subtitles.
Special Features[]
- Theatrical trailer for Horror of Dracula.
- Theatrical trailer for Dracula A.D. 1972.
See also[]
External Links[]
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