1958 · horror · british
Dracula
Directed by Terence Fisher1h 22m1958
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
Our read: Dracula (1958) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded horror · british entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured horror / british, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
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