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The Brides of Dracula (Original title)
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 07 July 1960 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Terence Fisher

Synopsis: Horror. Marianne, a Parisian schoolteacher, meets a strange young man when she is forced to spend the night at the castle of Baroness Meinster. The young man is the Baroness' son, who is being kept prisoner. When Marianne helps him escape at his request, she discovers that he is a vampire.

Genre:
Horror

Subject:
Vampires
Credits (31)
©: Hotspur Films, Production Company: Hammer Film Productions, Executive Producer: Michael Carreras, Produced by: Anthony Hinds, Associate Producer: Anthony Nelson Keys, Production Manager: Don Weeks, Assistant Director (1st): John Peverall, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Hugh Harlow, Continuity: Tilly Day, [Casting Director]: Dorothy Holloway, Screenplay by: Jimmy Sangster, Screenplay by: Peter Bryan, Edward Percy, Director of Photography: Jack Asher, Camera Operator: Len Harris, [Stills Photographer]: Tom Edwards, Special Effects: Sydney Pearson, Supervising Editor: James Needs, Editor: Alfred Cox, Production Designer: Bernard Robinson, Art Director: Thomas Goswell, Wardrobe Mistress: Molly Arbuthnot, Make-up Artist: Roy Ashton, Hair Stylist: Freda Steiger, Music Composed by: Malcolm Williamson, Musical Supervisor: John Hollingsworth, Sound Recordist: Jock May, Logo [Sound System]: RCA Sound System, Sound Editor: James Groom, Produced at: Bray Film Studios
Cast (17)
Peter Cushing (Dr Van Helsing), Freda Jackson (Greta), Martita Hunt (Baroness Meinster), Yvonne Monlaur (Marianne Danielle), Miles Malleson (Dr Tobler), Henry Oscar (Mr Lang), David Peel (Baron Meinster), Victor Brooks (Hans), Mona Washbourne (Frau Lang), Michael Ripper (coachman), Andrée Melly (Gina), Fred Johnson (Cure), Norman Pierce (landlord), Vera Cook (landlord's wife), Marie Deveruex (village girl), Harold Scott ([Séverin]), Michael Mulcaster ([Latour])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (13)
In: Sight and Sound v17 n12 December 2007  Page: 101
Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Brides of DraculaAuthor: BROOKE, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n221 November 2007  Page: 202
Title: At home: DVD reissues: The Brides of DraculaAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cinema Retro n1 January 2005  Pages: 58-59
Title: Hugh who? There is only one Van HelsingAuthor: GULLO, Christopher Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An appreciation of Peter Cushing in the role of Professor Van Helsing in Hammer Films series of Dracula films.

In: Dark Terrors n18 May 2002  Page: 32
Title: Censored HammerAuthor: MURPHY, Mike Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The BBFC's various notes on The BRIDES OF DRACULA prior to shooting.

In: The House that Hammer Built n3 June 1997  Pages: 119-130
Title: The Brides of DraculaArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Production report for The BRIDES OF DRACULA, including script extracts, reviews and credits

In: Dark Terrors n10 June 1995  Pages: 26-43
Title: The brides of DraculaAuthor: MURPHY, Mike Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the making of The BRIDES OF DRACULA, including an interview with Andree Melly, cast biographies and critical reception

In: Midi-Minuit Fantastique n4/5 January 1963  Page: 157
Title: [Midi-Minuit Fantastique - n4/5 January 1963: no known title]Language: French

In: The Daily Cinema n8327 4 Jul 1960  Page: 4
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8327 4 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n319 August 1960  Page: 111
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n319 August 1960: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n2753 7 Jul 1960  Page: 19
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2753 7 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 18 May 1960
Title: [Variety - 18 May 1960: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v219 n8 21 May 1960  Page: 700
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v219 n8 21 May 1960: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v160 n30 13 Jun 1960  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v160 n30 13 Jun 1960: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
Title: Terence Fisher: horror, myth and religion
Author: LEGGETT, Paul  Pages: viii, 208p.

Title: Hammer Horror: special film study extract supplement: Fictions for the Fifties BFI summer school, University of Stirling 1984
Description: Supplement from the BFI Summer School, July 28-August 4, 1984, on Fictions for the Fifties.