Originally released as the return of dracula and also known by the irrelevant title the fantastic disappearing man, this interesting vampire variant on shadow of a doubt finds the infamous count. The original dracula is one of the silver screens most unforgettable characters and, along with the other universal classic monsters, defined the hollywood horror genre. After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their fathers death. The return of dracula 1958 trailer with french subs. Dracula untold 2 is a potential sequel to the 2014 moderately successful film exploring the origins of vlad dracula, blending both reallife elements of vlad the impaler with some completely made up crap about dracula getting her powers to fight people from turkey. The return of dracula 1958 cast and crew gone to california without a passport, dracula francis lederer poses as an artist and moves in with a family. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george melford. Aug 28, 2007 my fan video of the cruxshadows song return coming home edited together with footage from the film bram stokers dracula.
I mean, only in a 1950s movie would dracula move from transylvania to california. Dracula films films based on the premise andor characters of bram stoker s novel dracula. Watching the return of dracula 1958 for the first time since my initial afternoontv viewing as a kid, i was bowled over by what a finelywrought and effective lowbudget vampire thriller it is. In 1931, universals publicity heralded dracula as the story of the strangest passion the world has ever known. Turner classic movies is bringing the horror in october. The return of dracula is a very solid vampire movie with good pacing and decent atmosphere. After a vampire leaves his native balkans, he murders a czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in. Draculas daring raid on a monastery reworks stokers renfield subplot unused by hammers 58 adaptation. The men then cut off her head and stuff her mouth with garlic. The film is set in carleton, a small town in 1950s california, where count dracula arrives, having killed and assumed the identity of an artist named bellac gordal norbert schiller who has. In this vampire movie, a vampire is staked during world war 1 but then in the second world war, two gravediggers bury him again after an air raid. Having been released in 1958 and 1957 respectively, they are not full of. But film critics and the american public rechristened it as a horror movie.
Modern dracula, the return of dracula, and the son of dracula. The return of dracula is a 1958 american supernatural horror film directed by westerns specialist paul landres the flame barrier. Francis lederer is menacing as the count with his black eyes and his deep facial lines. Chronological list of horror films horror film wiki fandom. The return of the vampire 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vampire full film the new girls vampires girls full length film the new girls. While the undead lucy sleeps, holmwood plunges a stake through her heart. S cushing returns to take on dracula s vampire disciple.
Dracula francis lederer goes to california minus passport and plays artist. All the dracula, frankenstein, mummy, invisible man and wolf man movies produced by universal in the 1930s and 40s, plus some stragglers from the 1950s. Trump criticizes who for being too focused on china, issuing bad advice about covid19 pandemic. Dracula il vampiro 1958 film horror christopher lee peter cushing 216. In fact, his character for all intents and purposes is dracula, though since this is a columbia film and not a universal film, the name dracula could not be used. Back in 2014 universal issued the classic monsters complete 30 film legacy collection dvd megabox. The return of dracula headlines olive films october releases. The return of dracula letterboxd your life in film. The return of dracula was one of a handful of genre films made in the 1950s by director paul. If straight horror is what youre looking for olive has you covered with the return of dracula. The return of dracula 1958 francis lederer hd remastered full movie.
The return of dracula proves to be an interesting capsule of time and study in the history of our greatest fanged foe. Read the full synopsis of the return of dracula, 1958, directed by paul landres, with francis lederer, norma eberhardt, ray stricklyn, at turner classic movies. Overview of the return of dracula, 1958, directed by paul landres, with francis lederer, norma eberhardt, ray stricklyn, at turner classic movies. Flick vault full hd movies for free 251,157 views 1. The return of the vampire is one hour and nine minutes long and was released in theaters on november 11, 1943. Bram stokers dracula 1992 film count dracula 1970 film. The return of dracula movie the return of dracula released on april 01, 1958. Old world evil infects a new world small town, in this widescreen black and white gem. First sequel in which dracula returns from the dead. Return of the vampire 1943 staked and buried in the closing days of wwi, the vampire armand tesla is freed from his tomb by the london blitz in wwii. The blood of dracula 1957 after the success of i was a teenage werewolf, producer herman cohen tried to duplicate that success with an i was a teenage dracula movie. Scream blacula scream is a 1973 american blaxploitation horror film, made under the working titles blacula is beautiful and blacula lives again. Olive films resurrects this film on bluray to strong results in picture and audio quality.
Murnaus loose, unauthorized, silent film adaptation of stokers novel introduced shadows to the count, made sunlight an existential threat to him and began the oftreused incident of him being fascinated by an image of the minalucytype character none of which stoker wrote. Every time i would here this song i would think of this movie, so now. These films may contain some mild language, crudesuggestive humor, scary moments andor violence. Aug 05, 2016 olive films october lineup is now available and its another good batch with a lot of variety. Return of the vampire is, despite its title not a sequel to mark of the vampire. The first in the series of hammer horror films starring christopher lee as count dracula, the film also features peter cushing as doctor van helsing, along with michael gough, melissa stribling, carol marsh, and john van eyssen. Vampire movies complete list classic horror film board. The return of dracula also known as curse of dracula and the fantastic disappearing man in some regions is a black and white americanized horror picture that is creepy, cheesy, and contagious to watch all in one. Dracula untold is a 2014 american dark fantasy actionhorror film directed by gary shore in his feature film debut and written by matt sazama and burk sharpless. Francis lederer count draculabellac gordal, norma eberhardt rachel mayberry, greta. The return of dracula 1958united artistsolive films bluray. Fleeing from the transvaal, francis lederer dracula assumes the disguise of an.
The return of dracula 1958 the movie database tmdb. The film was produced by american international pictures aip and power productions. Wikimedia commons has media related to dracula films. The return of dracula 1958 streaming vf hd film complet. Disappointingly, no extras at all are included on the mgmfox dvd. This doomed, low budget, american international picture produced film would be consigned to being an after thought or ignored which really is a shame. An 1958 american film with the title character played by francis lederer. Hollywood director paul landres who directed episodes of the lone ranger and the vampire brings his vision to the 1958 vampiric tale the return of dracula that doesnt really add much to the history of the character or try anything new but is still a gorgeous looking black and white. She starred alongside peter sellers in his films the return of the pink panther and the prisoner of zenda, as well as films like madame sin, the black windmill, callan and gullivers travels.
The curse of dracula, the 1958 horror outing from gramercy pictures released by united artists, directed by paul. The filmography of english actor sir christopher lee 27 may 1922 7 june 2015. From the return of top gun to dracula, see our picks of the telly and movie due to hit screens in 2020. Classic gothic vampire horror full movie film youtube. Universal classic monsters dvd set complete film collection. After this deed is done, they pledge to destroy dracula himself. Peter cushing, the brides of dracula,film hd 720p youtube. Dracula season 2 bbc release date, cast, plot and more. The return of dracula 1958 cast and crew moviefone. Complete 30 film collection showcases all of the original films featuring the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including dracula, frankenstein, the mummy, the invisible man, the bride of frankenstein, the wolf man, phantom of the opera and creature from the black lagoon. Jul 11, 2018 a united artists home movie release return of dracula or curse of dracula. Chfb threads about vampires hollywoods hottest vampires gothic euro vampires vampires and the stochastic process how do va vampire movies complete list classic horror film board. This movie is also known as curse of dracula which was its name when shown on television.
They agree to follow the ritual of vampire slaying to ensure that lucys soul will return to eternal rest. From the return of top gun to dracula, see our picks of. I read about this picture in famous monsters of film land magazine, wished to see it. Dracula complete 3 part bbc series brand new bluray ebay. On his return from england in 1951, lugosi told a reporter below as far as he was concerned dracula never ends but on august 16, 1956 the final curtain dropped. Dracula untold 2 2021 will there be a sequel with luke. It was filmed in black and white with a brief color sequence involving blood and directed by paul landres. When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the london blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart. Now he and his werewolf servant seek revenge on the family who thought they had destroyed him.
Originally released as the return of dracula and also known by the irrelevant title the. Synopsis help fill this in cast francis lederer as count dracula bellac gordal norma eberhardt as rachel mayberry ray stricklyn as tim hansen john wengraf as john merriman virginia vincent as jennie blake gage. Jun 26, 2017 kingdom of the vampire full movie, vampire horror, english full free movies duration. Similar searches sissy subliminal full length american movies vintage couple with escort vampire full movie embrace the darkness inzest family full movies swapping wives full movie comedy movie virgin in sw3edish porn prison camp embrace the darkness 3 new full length family movies dracula full movie full movie fantasy american family full. In the return of the vampire 1944, bela lugosi plays a vampire for the first time since 1931s dracula mark of the vampire 1935 doesnt count because he was playing a fake vampire. A cold war horror movie in which vampirism functions as a metaphor for communism. The return of dracula pg 1h 17min drama, horror, mystery april 1958 usa after a vampire leaves his native balkans, he murders a czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead mans american cousins. The return of dracula 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Heres what claes bang, steven moffat and mark gatiss say about a potential series 2. The return of dracula is a 1958 dracula film about count dracula making a return. On august 28, 2018, dracula, dracula, draculas daughter, son of dracula, house of frankenstein, house of dracula, and abbott and costello meet frankenstein were included in the universal classic monsters. House on haunted hill full movie vincent price carol ohmart tcc ai color duration. This was supposed to be a follow up to dracula but do to legal matters the main character name was changed. The return of dracula francis lederer hd remastered full movie. Originally released as the return of dracula and also known by the irrelevant title the fantastic disappearing man, this interesting vampire variant on shadow of a doubt finds the infamous count francis lederer leaving his castle digs in transylvania and departing for the united states after killing an artist and assuming his identity. A cold war horror movie in which vampirism functions as a metaphor for communism and the forces of antichristianity, with dracula a shadow version of jesus who performs miracles he restores a. Dracula, novel by bram stoker, derived from vampire legends and published in 1897, that became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film.
Bram stokers dracula is a 1992 american gothic horror film directed and produced by francis ford coppola, based on the novel dracula by bram stoker. Complete legacy collection collects the first six films in universal studios dracula franchise. Dracula is a 1958 british supernatural horror film directed by terence fisher and written by jimmy sangster based on bram stokers novel of the same name. Complete legacy collection includes all 6 films from the original legacy including the frightening classic starring bela lugosi and the timeless films that followed. Soso third installment in hammers dracula series sees the return of christopher lee as the count in one of the series most graphic scenes. Curse of dracula on us television and the fantastic disappearing man in the uk is a 1958 horror film starring francis lederer as count dracula. The female lead, rachel mayberry, was played by norma eberhardt. With bela lugosi, frieda inescort, nina foch, roland varno.
House of dracula is announced by universal, and necessarily that wont be complete without bela lugosi. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the 1924 stage play. A reboot of the dracula film series, the plot creates an origin story for the titular character, rather than using the storyline of bram stokers 1897 novel. The return of dracula 1958 francis lederer hd remastered full movie posted by garyro at 5. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. The original 1931 dracula, directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi in the lead role, is perhaps the most wellknown dracula film.
Rajudok dracula reborn horror, vampire movies full film. Nov 03, 2014 the return of dracula, or curse of dracula, had the unfortunate timing of being made and released shortly before hammer released dracula horror of dracula in 1958. It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same title. The original classic horror story dracula the vampire volume 1 free. A dracula film in all but name, starring bela lugosi. The return of draculais a 1958 horror film starring francis lederer as count dracula.
The return of dracula 1958 francis lederer hd remastered full movie by jonplaysgames. Return of dracula bluray disc, 2016 for sale online ebay. It stars gary oldman as count dracula, winona ryder as mina harker, anthony hopkins as professor abraham van helsing, and keanu reeves as jonathan harker. Dracula season 2 on bbc and netflix cast, trailer and release date. That same year, the sevenfilm complete legacy collection was released on bluray. Horror of dracula 1958 is the first of the british hammer horror films with christopher lees chilling interpretation of the vampire.
Unfortunately for this movie, the superb horror of dracula was released right after. Horror of dracula 1958 the first of the hammer studios dracula films, starring christopher lee as dracula and peter cushing as van helsing. The following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. Olive films has released on bluray the return of dracula a.
Midnite movies double feature the return of draculathe. The acting is above average for this sort of movie and it has one of the most memorable endings in vampire movie history. United artists the return of dracula 1958 is set in contemporary california, where the count arrives in the form of an artist named francis lederer. Some material may not be suitable for children under 10.