Review of Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) by Sarah E — 13 Apr 2007

Christopher Lee was very superb in this film. As a vampire movie fan this is one of my favourites.

This review of Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) was written by Sarah E on 13 Apr 2007.

Dracula: Prince of Darkness has generally received positive reviews.

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Lee`s second outing as Dracula in this third installment of the Hammer Dracula series (the second one was without Dracula and had a plot about…

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