Review of Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) by Neil O — 14 Aug 2011
Ok so Director Freddie Francis may not have had Terrence Fishers grasp pf the gothic sprawl,but what he doess have is a great visual eye .
This was the third outing for Lee as Dracula and the films were set in a template that Francis was easily able to follow.
Rupert Davies is great value as the monsignor who invokes Draculas rage and puts the life of his daughter in peril.
Francis spend a lot of his time building up the return of Dracula and the scenes in the inn give the film some light comic touches amid all the usual lurid Hammer Gore.
This was also the first film where Dracula has lines of dialogue ,which does detract from his threatening and brooding presence but it is kept in check so it does not kill the film stone dead.
Looking back some find it easy to mock Hammer films for constantly going to the same old story time and Again .
But for me Hammer films are a delightful reminder of our English Gothic heritage and as such they deserve much kudos.
This review of Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) was written by Neil O on 14 Aug 2011.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave has generally received positive reviews.
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