Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writer:

Anthony Hinds (writer)

Release Date:

6 February 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Horror

Tagline:

You just can't keep a good man down!

Plot:

When his castle is exorcised, Dracula plots his revenge against the Monsignor who performed the rites...

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Hanged Girl | Coffin | Pub | Priest

Cast

Christopher Lee	...	Dracula
Rupert Davies	...	Monsignor Ernest Mueller
Veronica Carlson	...	Maria Mueller
Barbara Ewing	...	Zena
Barry Andrews	...	Paul
Ewan Hooper	...	Priest
Marion Mathie	...	Anna Mueller
Michael Ripper	...	Max
John D. Collins	...	Student
George A. Cooper	...	Landlord
Christopher Cunningham	...	Farmer (as Chris Cunningham)
Norman Bacon	...	Mute Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carrie Baker	...	1st Victim (uncredited)

Directed by
Freddie Francis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Anthony Hinds		writer (as John Elder)

Produced by
Aida Young	....	producer

Original Music by
James Bernard

Cinematography by
Arthur Grant

Film Editing by
Spencer Reeve

Production Design by
Bernard Robinson

Makeup Department
Wanda Kelley	....	hair stylist
Heather Nurse	....	makeup artist
Rosemarie McDonald Peattie	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Christopher Sutton	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Robertson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Arthur Banks	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Ken Rawkins	....	sound recordist
Wilfred Thompson	....	sound editor
Harry Fairbairn	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Frank George	....	special effects
Bert Luxford	....	special effects (uncredited)
James Snow	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Peter Melrose	....	matte artist
Bob Cuff	....	matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Moray Grant	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill Thompson	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
James Needs	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Doris Martin	....	continuity
Kevin Francis	....	runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions

Distributors

• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1968) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) (2004) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (video rating) (1993) | Germany:16 (DVD release) | West Germany:16 (VHS rating) | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:G (certificate #21909) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

This was the very first movie to receive a rating from the MPAA in 1968.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dracula is wounded with the stake, we see his jacket is torn and bloodstained. After he pulls the stake from his chest, not only has his wound healed miraculously (which is reasonable enough for a vampire), but there is no sign of a hole or bloodstains on his jacket.

Quotes:

Dracula: There is a girl...
Zena: What girl?
Dracula: The niece of the monsignor.
Zena: [with disgust] Maria?
Dracula: Bring her to me.
Zena: But what do you want her for? You've got me!
Dracula: [slaps her in the face] Bring her to me!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cinemaker (2004) (V)

fairly good Hammer Dracula entry

Early on, "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave" made me feel uneasy... From the scenes of a Monsignor (Rupert Davies) traveling with a priest to perform an exorcism on Castle Dracula in order to bring the superstitious (ha!) congregation back to church on Sunday, to the romantic subplot between a scholarly baker and the Monsignor's daughter, and a distinct lack of Drac, I began to wonder if I was being shortchanged by a title that looked to just capitalize on the success of the Hammer Dracula films. However, the more I kept with it, the more I enjoyed "Grave"--the above-mentioned plot threads, which at first seem corny, are interwoven with delicate skill by director Freddie Francis; the characters and their conflicts are surprisingly endearing (including an angle that brings atheism into the mix); and Christopher Lee is in fine form as the brooding, red-eyed Count (though the production suffers from the absence of frequent co-star Peter Cushing).