Sven- Horror of Dracula (1958)

 

This is the first Hammer Dracula movie and possibly the first one in color.  It is pretty great, I must say.  It follows the basic Dracula story, leaving out Renfield completely.  Cuts had to be made, since the movie is only a perfect 82 minutes long.  What it changes is we see fangs, red eyes and a lot of blood.  Oh, and the lowest cuts on dresses ever.  So a lot of sex, either outright or implied.  There is also a lot more action, as Dracula is threatening and you believe it.

I am having a difficult time writing about this movie.  There is so much available information out there now and I had no connection to most Hammer movies growing up.  It's a great movie, that is about all I got.

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