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- BFI identifier161189
- Date1965-04-26 (Production)
1966-01-09 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, USA
- Production company
- SynopsisThe second film to star Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in the Hammer series. Dracula's butler, Klove (Phillip Latham) lures four British tourists to Castle Dracula where he uses the blood of one of them to bring the Count back to life. Once resurrected, Dracula sets off after Diana (Susan Farmer), intending to initiate her into the ranks of the undead and take her as his bride. (Synopsis)
- Work historyThere is no hyphen or colon between the words Dracula and Prince in the title on the film itself, contrary to how the title is often cited in written sources.
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- CreditsDirected by: Terence Fisher
Production Company: Hammer Film Productions
Production Company: Seven Arts
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Title
Dracula Prince of Darkness (Original)
The Bloody Scream of Dracula (Alternative)
Dracula Prince of Darkness (Help search)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Help search)
Dracula - Prince of Darkness (Help search)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/3DCF-7519-E770-517A-006A-5Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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35mm Colour Positive - CTA - Combined - Viewing
35mm Colour Positive - CTA - Combined - Viewing
35mm Colour Positive - CTA - Combined - Viewing
view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Original story: Idea by John Elder; original characters by Bram Stoker - SCR-7130
Ephemera: publicity - PBS-161189
Small pressbook held. Material available in the HAMMER FILM PRODUCTIONS Special Collection.
view all - Posters / DesignsPoster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-806
Poster: film - Single sheet portrait - PD-807
Poster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-14558
Poster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-14559
view all - StillsPhotograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00n-pvo
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00n-pvn
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00n-pvm
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00n-pvl
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00n-pvk
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Work - 161189 - 1965-04-26 (Production)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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