Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness is a 1966 horror movie directed by Terence Fisher, with a running time of 1h 30m. It stars Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Andrew Keir.
Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.
Quick answers
What is Dracula: Prince of Darkness about?
Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.
When was Dracula: Prince of Darkness released?
Dracula: Prince of Darkness was released on 9 January 1966.
How long is Dracula: Prince of Darkness?
Dracula: Prince of Darkness runs 1h 30m.
Who made Dracula: Prince of Darkness?
Dracula: Prince of Darkness was directed by Terence Fisher.
Cast
- Christopher Lee as Count Dracula
- Barbara Shelley as Helen Kent
- Andrew Keir as Father Sandor
- Francis Matthews as Charles Kent
- Suzan Farmer as Diana Kent
- Thorley Walters as Ludwig
- Philip Latham as Klove
- Charles Tingwell as Alan Kent
- Walter Brown as Brother Mark
- George Woodbridge as Landlord
- Philip Ray as Priest
- Joyce Hemson as Mother (uncredited)