Horror · United Kingdom · 1960 · 1h 22m

The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula poster
Director
Terence Fisher
Cast
Peter Cushing as Dr. J. Van Helsing Martita Hunt as Baroness Meinster Yvonne Monlaur as Marianne Danielle Freda Jackson as Greta David Peel as Baron Meinster Miles Malleson as Dr. Tobler
Crew
Jack Asher — Director of Photography Alfred Cox — Editor Malcolm Williamson — Original Music Composer Peter Bryan — Screenplay Jimmy Sangster — Screenplay Edward Percy — Screenplay
Tagline

He Turned Innocent Beauty Into Unspeakable Horror.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Brides of Dracula — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
parent child relationshipboarding schoolvampirecastlevampire hunter (slayer)gothic horrorschool teachervan helsingvampirism19th century
Key Collaborators
Terence Fisher Director Jack Asher Director of Photography Alfred Cox Editor Malcolm Williamson Original Music Composer Peter Bryan Screenplay Jimmy Sangster Screenplay Edward Percy Screenplay Anthony Hinds Producer Bernard Robinson Production Design
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