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The Brides of Dracula

1960 · 82 min

A lush, gothic chiller with a brooding atmosphere and a heroic Van Helsing, offering classic vampire thrills with a touch of camp.

Tagline
He Turned Innocent Beauty Into Unspeakable Horror.
Overview
A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr. Van Helsing is already on his way.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
  • redemption
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Terence Fisher
Written by
Edward Percy, Jimmy Sangster, Peter Bryan
Starring
Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur, Freda Jackson, David Peel, Miles Malleson, Henry Oscar, Mona Washbourne
Music
Malcolm Williamson
Cinematography
Jack Asher
Runtime
82 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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