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Bookmark this pageThe Scars of Dracula (1970)
Director: Roy Ward Baker
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From Time Out Film Guide
This was Hammer's last 'period' Dracula before they plunged the Count disastrously into Swinging London. The plot follows the usual ploy of bringing a young couple (Waterman and Hanley) to the vampire's doom-laden castle, in this instance with the twist that they are bent on revenge. Despite attempts to restore some elements from Stoker previously omitted in the Hammer cycle (the Count is seen scaling the castle walls), and despite Lee's dogged efforts to give the Count a truly aristocratic bearing, the strained plot simply lurches from one gory set piece to another with (literally) extra lashings of sadism and sex.Author: DT
Cast & crew
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Producer: Aida Young
Cast: Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews, Patrick Troughton, Michael Gwynn, Anoushka Hempel full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 96 mins
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