The Brides of Dracula
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The Brides of Dracula is a 1960 British supernatural horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, David Peel, Freda Jackson, Yvonne Monlaur, Andrée Melly, and Martita Hunt.[3] The film is a sequel to the 1958 film Dracula (also known as Horror of Dracula), though the character of Count Dracula does not appear in the film, and is instead mentioned only twice. Christopher Lee would reprise his role as Dracula in the next film in the Dracula series, Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966).
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Directed by | Terence Fisher |
Screenplay by | Jimmy Sangster Peter Bryan Edward Percy Uncredited: Anthony Hinds |
Based on | Abraham Van Helsing by Bram Stoker |
Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
Starring | Peter Cushing Martita Hunt Freda Jackson Yvonne Monlaur |
Cinematography | Jack Asher |
Edited by | Alfred Cox |
Music by | Malcolm Williamson |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £120,000[1] |
Box office | 1,266,561 admissions (France)[2] |
Filming began for The Brides of Dracula on 16 January 1960 at Bray Studios.[4] It was developed under the working titles Dracula 2 and Disciple of Dracula. The finished film premièred at the Odeon Marble Arch on 6 July 1960. It was distributed theatrically in 1960 on a double bill with The Leech Woman.