The return of draculais a 1958 horror film starring francis lederer as count dracula. Director paul landres, who has a lengthy tv resume, gives us a film that looks like hitchcock or val lewton. Originally released as the return of dracula and also known by the irrelevant title. The return of dracula contains a fresh and compelling take on its eponymous character, who, at one point in the film, turns into a domestic dog while attacking his preya clever method of blending in with his new environment. The first in the series of hammer horror films starring christopher lee as count dracula, the film also features peter cushing as doctor van helsing, along with michael gough, melissa stribling, carol marsh, and john van eyssen. What conservative filmmaker landres attempted to do was.
Voir en ligne the return of dracula vf gratuit film complet apres avoir abandonne son pays natal des balkans. The return of dracula 1958united artistsolive films blu. Overview of the return of dracula, 1958, directed by paul landres, with francis lederer, norma eberhardt, ray stricklyn, at turner classic movies. Hollywood director paul landres who directed episodes of the lone ranger and the vampire brings his vision to the 1958 vampiric tale the return of dracula that doesnt really add much to the history of the character or try anything new but is still a gorgeous looking black and white. It was the first dracula film i ever saw that showed the vampires in their wolfish guises, and i.
It however is worth seeking out if you are a fan of vampire movies. Once there, he moves in with the dead mans family and begins acting rather strangely. Old world evil infects a new world small town, in this widescreen black and white gem. Its a shame this movie got obscured by hammer film s horror of dracula 1958 released in the same year. The return of dracula 1958 cast and crew moviefone. He also does his best with the lines hes given, making him by far the best thing about the film. The return of dracula is a film that deserves a viewing, even if its never been one of the more popular entries in the dracula oeuvre.
Nonetheless the return of dracula is a nice little film with a different twist to dracula lore that i found interestingly conceived. The female lead, rachel, is played by norma eberhardt. Sep 18, 2017 regarder the return of dracula film complet vf. This movie had francis lederer, norma eberhardt in the lead roles of the film. It is filmed in black and white with a brief color shot of blood and directed by paul landres. Originally released as the return of dracula and also known by the irrelevant title the fantastic disappearing man, this interesting vampire variant on shadow of a doubt finds the infamous count. The return of dracula 1958 aka the fantastic disappearing man dracula francis lederer flees europe by killing a train passenger and taking his identity as belak gordal, painter arriving at his cousin coras home in a squeakyclean 50s whitebread small town in california. The return of dracula 1958 francis lederer hd remastered.
The return of dracula 1958 page 15 classic horror film. It was filmed in black and white with a brief color shot of blood and directed by paul landres. The female lead, rachel mayberry, was played by norma eberhardt. The return of dracula 1958 published september 14, 2019 by william mize in this somber, yet teenfilled vampire movie from 1958, dracula the king of all vampires, the lord of darkness, vlad the impaler, decides to leave the moderate climate of europe and, for some reason, settle down in a little podunk town in california populated with. It was released in 1958 as a double feature with the flame. The return of dracula was one of a handful of genre films made in the 1950s by director paul landres and screenwriter pat fielder. Fifty years on, landres could probably have created this exact film without any actors at all. For those looking at this for the first time, this is a black and white movie filmed in 1958. Oct 16, 2017 the return of dracula contains a fresh and compelling take on its eponymous character, who, at one point in the film, turns into a domestic dog while attacking his preya clever method of blending in with his new environment. Voir the return of dracula 1958 en streaming complet. The return of dracula is a 1958 horror film starring francis lederer as dracula. Olive films has released on bluray the return of dracula a. His attempts to enthrall coras daughter rachel are complicated by the fact that hes been. The return of dracula wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Sometimes i can believe that studios like mgm are actually reading online fan requests after all, for here are two of my personal favorite horror movies from the 1950s, paired perfectly together like id. Dracula is a 1958 british supernatural horror film directed by terence fisher and written by jimmy sangster based on bram stokers 1897 novel of the same name. The return of dracula is very much a replay of shadow of a doubt, right down to the train that brings bellac to town although its not shown, as the little station is obviously not in service. The return of dracula 1958the vampire 1957 director. The return of dracula 1958 trailer with french subs. Unfortunately for this movie, the superb horror of dracula was released. Its interesting to think that this came out the same year as horror of dracula. The return of dracula is a 1958 horror film starring francis lederer as count dracula. While it isnt entirely revolutionary, it does have some unique aspects to its story and is a bit deeper than some of the bmovie vampire films.
The return of dracula 1958 vampire the return of dracula 1958 aka the fantastic disappearing man dracula francis lederer flees europe by killing a train passenger and taking his identity as belak gordal, painter arriving at his cousin coras home in a squeakyclean 50s whitebread small town in california. The return of dracula was largely overshadowed by hammers horror of dracula which introduced christopher lees dracula. It was filmed in black and white with a brief color sequence involving blood and directed by paul landres. Its a shame this movie got obscured by hammer films horror of dracula 1958 released in the same year. With francis lederer, norma eberhardt, ray stricklyn, john wengraf. The curse of dracula, the 1958 horror outing from gramercy pictures released by united artists, directed by paul landres, written by pat fielder, and starring francis lederer, norma eberhardt, john wengraf, ray stricklyn, virginia vincent, gage clark, jimmie baird, and greta. The return of dracula 1958 directed by paul landres. The return of dracula 1958 danske film stream gratis. A cold war horror movie in which vampirism functions as a metaphor for. The return of dracula 1958 cast and crew gone to california without a passport, dracula francis lederer poses as an artist and moves in with a family.
The return of dracula, or curse of dracula, had the unfortunate timing of being made and released shortly before hammer released dracula horror of dracula in 1958 this doomed, low budget, american international picture produced film would be consigned to being an after thought or ignored which really is a shame. Unfortunately the story is very much a rehash of any handful of vampire scripts you could pick at random. Hammers film was all about intensity and energy and lush color. It was filmed in black and white with a brief color sequenc. I think return of dracula is underrated and deserves to be better known. If you look carefully at a few of her closeups, even in this blackandwhite film, you can notice the difference. Sep 14, 2019 the return of dracula 1958 published september 14, 2019 by william mize in this somber, yet teenfilled vampire movie from 1958, dracula the king of all vampires, the lord of darkness, vlad the impaler, decides to leave the moderate climate of europe and, for some reason, settle down in a little podunk town in california populated with. The return of dracula online stream the return of dracula gratis. The return of dracula 1958united artistsolive films bluray. Telecharger film the return of dracula gratuitement, regarder film the return of dracula en streaming, voir film the return of dracula en ligne. Dracula francis lederer travels to carleton, california. Nov 03, 2014 the return of dracula, or curse of dracula, had the unfortunate timing of being made and released shortly before hammer released dracula horror of dracula in 1958 this doomed, low budget, american international picture produced film would be consigned to being an after thought or ignored which really is a shame. The return of dracula was the first horror film i ever saw. The curse of dracula, the 1958 horror outing from gramercy pictures released by united artists, directed by paul.
The return of dracula 1958 classic horror film board. The return of dracula is an english movie directed by paul landres released in the year 1958. After a vampire leaves his native balkans, he murders a czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead mans american cousins. It was released in 1958 on a double bill with the flame barrier. The return of dracula 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lowbudget film about the count killing a czech artist and assuming his identity as he makes his way to the states.
Sometimes i can believe that studios like mgm are actually reading online fan requests after all, for here are two of my personal favorite horror movies from the 1950s, paired perfectly together like id always hoped they would be. Landres and fielder also made a further vampire film with the vampire 1957, which made an interesting attempt to explain vampirism medically, as well as the flame barrier 1958 about a satellite returned to earth carrying an alien substance. Btw, the entire film is now on youtube in a higher resolution than what we typical get on there for older movies. Aug 15, 2014 the return of dracula 1958 trailer with french subs.
A government agent tracks bellac right to coras house, just as in the hitchcock film. Curse of dracula on us television and the fantastic disappearing man in the uk is a 1958 horror film starring francis lederer as count dracula. The return of dracula 1958 the vampire 1957 director. After years of reading about it and seeing stills in famous monsters. This is why i absolutely had to check out their release of indie horror film, the return of dracula 1958. The return of dracula 1958 after a vampire leaves his native balkans, he murders a czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead mans american cousins. There really is nothing like seeing a film for the first time i almost forgot what it is like to not know what. Dracula francis lederer travels to carleton, california, a small mining town, and moves in with an unsuspecting family of middle class americans. Released by gramercy pictures, the studio responsible for the monster that challenged the world 1957 from a script by monster that challenged the world writer, pat fielder, return of dracula follows the legendary vampires exploits in. Vampire enthusiasts are thus advised to view this wellwritten albeit highly obscure movie, dubious casting choices. Oct 31, 2017 the return of dracula is a film that deserves a viewing, even if its never been one of the more popular entries in the dracula oeuvre. Dracula il vampiro 1958 film horror christopher lee peter cushing 216. Read the full synopsis of the return of dracula, 1958, directed by paul landres, with francis lederer, norma eberhardt, ray stricklyn, at turner classic movies.
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