Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Credits
Title:	Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Directed by:	Terence Fisher
Written by:	John Sansom; Anthony Hinds
Produced by:	Anthony Nelson Keys
Music by:	James Bernard
Cinematography:	Michael Reed
Edited by:	Chris Barnes James Needs
Production
Distributors:	Associated British Film Productions Hammer Film Productions
Released:	January 9th, 1966
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	90 min.
Country:	UK
Language:	English
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Previous:	Brides of Dracula
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness is a British feature film of the horror genre. It is on the the fictionalized version of the vampire known as Dracula as first envisioned by author Bram Stoker. The film was directed by Terence Fisher with a screenplay written by John Sansom from an idea by John Elder. It was produced by Associated British Film Productions and Hammer Film Productions. It premiered in the United Kingdom on January 9th, 1966. It was released in the United States through Seven Arts Pictures on January 12th, 1966. This is the third film in Hammer's "Dracula" series, but actually serves as a sequel to the first film, Horror of Dracula.

Cast

Actor	Role
Christopher Lee	Dracula
Barbara Shelley	Helen Kent
Andrew Keir	Father Sandor
Francis Matthews	Charles Kent
Suzan Farmer	Diana Kent
Charles Tingwell	Alan Kent
Thorley Walters	Ludwig
Philip Latham	Klove
Walter Brown	Brother Mark
George Woodbridge	Landlord
Jack Lambert	Brother Peter
Philip Ray	Priest
Joyce Hemson	Frau Koenig
John Maxim	Coach driver

Notes & Trivia

• 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.
• The tagline to this film is "Bloodthirsty vampire lives again!"
• There are a total of fourteen credited cast members in this film.
• Production on Dracula: Prince of Darkness began on April 26th, 1965 and concluded on June 4th, 1965.
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness premiered in the United States on January 12th, 1966.
• Dracula does not speak a single line of dialogue throughout the entire movie.
• This movie was filmed back-to-back with Rasputin: The Mad Monk, using many of the same cast members and sets. Actors common to both films include Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, and Suzan Farmer.
• The events of this film take place ten years after the events of Horror of Dracula, which would place it in the year 1895.
• This movie opens with a recap of the final fight scene between Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee from Horror of Dracula. Archival footage from the film is used and presented in an iris.
• This movie ignores the events of the previous film Brides of Dracula.
• Screenplay writer Jimmy Sangster is credited as John Sansom in this film.
• Writer Anthony Hinds is credited as John Elder in this film.
• This is the second appearance of Christopher Lee in the role of Dracula. He appeared last in Horror of Dracula.
• Frau Koenig is the first character with speaking lines in this film.
• Actor Philip Latham, who played Klove, is the last member of the cast to pass away. He died on June 20th, 2020 at the age of 91.

External Links

• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at IMDB
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at Wikipedia
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at Allrovi.com
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at Tranquility.net
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at Obscure Horror
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at The Terror Trap
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at Eccentric Cinema
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness at The Brimstone Pit

Keywords

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Hammer Horror This article relates to the films produced under the "Hammer Horror" banner of Hammer Film Productions. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Hammer Film Productions category. Dracula Dracula (1958) • Brides of Dracula (1960) • Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) • Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) • Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) • Scars of Dracula (1970) • Dracula 1972 A.D. (1972) • The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) • Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Frankenstein Curse of Frankenstein (1957) • Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) • Evil of Frankenstein (1964) • Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) • Horror of Frankenstein (1970) • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) The Mummy The Mummy (1959) • Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) • Mummy's Shroud, The (1967) • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) Others X the Unknown (1956) • The Abominable Snowman (1957) • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) • Curse of the Werewolf (1961) • Scream of Fear (1961) • Phantom of the Opera (1962) • Kiss of the Vampire (1963) • Paranoiac (1963) • Nightmare (1964) • The Old Dark House (1963) • The Gorgon (1964) • Plague of the Zombies (1966) • The Reptile (1966) • The Devil Rides Out (1968) • The Vampire Lovers (1970) • Lust for a Vampire (1971) • Hands of the Ripper (1971) • Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) • Countess Dracula (1971) • Twins of Evil (1972) • Demons of the Mind (1972) • Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) • To the Devil a Daughter (1976)