The first Hammer horror to star Christopher Lee as Dracula, of course there would be many more to come. Harker (John Van Eyssen) arrives at a mysterious castle to take up his new role as the Count Dracula's librarian. However, he is really there to hunt vampires... Dracula to be precise. However, he fails to defeat Dracula and becomes yet another victim.
A little later Harker's friend and colleague Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) discovers Harker's diary and then Harker himself, now a vampire too. Van Helsing puts a stake through Harker's heart but Dracula himself is nowhere to be seen. Van Helsing meets the family of Harker's fiancée (Carol Marsh) who is ailing. She is also a victim of the evil Count. With the help of Holmwood (Michael Gough), Van Helsing battles to stop Dracula once and for all...
This is a truly great Dracula film, one of the best. Lee's impressive physicality adding extra menace and eroticism to the dark Count.
