
Jonathan Harker arrives at Castle Dracula near Klausenburg where he is engaged as a librarian to Count Dracula. The Count is initially charming, but it soon becomes clear that Harker is his prisoner. Later Harker meets a beautiful Vampire girl who tries to bite his neck. He is saved from the girl by the arrival of Dracula. The morning after Harker find the Crypt of Dracula with two coffin one for the Vampire girl ant the other for Dracula, he killed the girl with a stake through is heart. But it's to late Harker is bitten by the Count and infected with Vampirism.
Doctor Van Helsing arrives at the Inn in Klausenburg - he was working with Harker to destroy Dracula. The Innkeeper's wife gives Harker's diary to Van Helsing, who makes his way to the Castle. He discovers Harker lying in a coffin, and puts a stake through his heart. Later Van Helsing visits Arthur Holmwood in the village of Karlstadt. Harker was engaged to Holmwood's sister Lucy, who is now ill with a disease resembling anaemia. At night Lucy is visited by Dracula.
Holmwood's wife Mina calls on Van Helsing, as their physician seems unable to help Lucy. Van Helsing attempts to protect Lucy with garlic flowers, but she has them removed. By night, Dracula enters her room and kills her. Her body is placed in the family vault.
Later, Lucy is seen in the woods alive. Van Helsing and Holmwood corner her in the vault, and brand her with a crucifix before staking her. They then trace Dracula's coffin to a nearby undertakers, but Mina is lured there by Dracula, who attacks her.
The following night he strikes again, and Van Helsing has to give Mina a blood transfusion from her husband to save her life. The Count returns and takes Mina with him in his coach. Holmwood and Van Helsing pursue Dracula back to his lair, where Van Helsing forces the Vampire into the rays of the rising sun, reducing the Count to dust.
The End
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Cast
Peter Cushing - Doctor Van Helsing
Christopher Lee - Count Dracula
Michael Gough - Arthur Holmwood
Melissa Stribling - Mina Holmwood
Carol Marsh - Lucy Holmwood
Olga Dickie - Gerda
John Van Eyssen - Jonathan
Valerie Gaunt - Vampire Woman
Charles Lloyd Pack - Doctor Seward
Miles Malleson - Undertaker
Geoffrey Bayldon - Porter
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Director - Terence Fisher
Producer - Anthony Hinds
Screenplay - Jimmy Sangster
Music - James Bernard
Special Effects - ?
Make-Up - Phil Leakey
82 Minutes - Colour - 1958
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