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The Brides of Dracula

  • 1960
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
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6.6/10
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The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Vampire hunter Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on beautiful young schoolteacher Marianne.
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Vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher.Vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher.Vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher.

  • Director
    • Terence Fisher
  • Writers
    • Jimmy Sangster
    • Peter Bryan
    • Edward Percy
  • Stars
    • Peter Cushing
    • Freda Jackson
    • Martita Hunt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Sangster
      • Peter Bryan
      • Edward Percy
    • Stars
      • Peter Cushing
      • Freda Jackson
      • Martita Hunt
    • 145User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 0:58
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    Photos127

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    Top Cast26

    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • Doctor Van Helsing
    Freda Jackson
    Freda Jackson
    • Greta
    Martita Hunt
    Martita Hunt
    • Baroness Meinster
    Yvonne Monlaur
    Yvonne Monlaur
    • Marianne Danielle
    David Peel
    David Peel
    • Baron Meinster
    Miles Malleson
    Miles Malleson
    • Dr. Tobler
    Henry Oscar
    Henry Oscar
    • Herr Lang
    Mona Washbourne
    Mona Washbourne
    • Frau Lang
    Andree Melly
    • Gina
    Victor Brooks
    • Hans
    Fred Johnson
    Fred Johnson
    • Cure
    Michael Ripper
    • Coachman
    Norman Pierce
    Norman Pierce
    • Landlord
    Vera Cook
    • Landlord's Wife
    Marie Devereux
    • Village Girl
    • (as Marie Deveruex)
    Ted Carroll
    Ted Carroll
    • Inn Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Susan Castle
    • Elsa
    • (uncredited)
    Jill Haworth
    Jill Haworth
    • Schoolgirl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Sangster
      • Peter Bryan
      • Edward Percy
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews145

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Actor David Peel wore lifts in his shoes to make him the same height as actor Peter Cushing in the film. Peel, according to his bio at the time, was 5 foot 10. Cushing was six feet tall.
    • Goofs
      The risen village girl pushes her arm up through the earth. Subsequent shots show no damage to her coffin lid. Later, Gina makes the padlocks drop from her coffin without unlocking them, revealing the vampire's mystic power to open their sealed coffins from within.
    • Quotes
      • Narrator: Transylvania, land of dark forests, dread mountains and black, unfathomed lakes. Still the home of magic and devilry as the nineteenth century draws to it's close. Count Dracula, monarch of all vampires, is dead, but his disciples live on, to spread the cult and corrupt the world.
    • Alternate versions
      In 2004 Universal made new prints and restored a brief shot of gore from Baroness Meinster's staking cut from previous cinema releases. This uncut version was released on DVD in 2007.
    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: The Brides of Dracula (2021)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 5, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las novias de Drácula
    • Filming locations
      • Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK(Chateau Meinster-entrance)
    • Production company
      • Hammer Films
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $337,833
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)

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