Dracula (1958 film) Dracula (1958 film) Dracula is a 1958 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Jimmy Sangster based on Bram Stoker's novel of the same name. The first in the series of Hammer Horror films starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, this original also features Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing, along with Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, and John Van Eyssen. In the U.S. the film was retitled Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the earlier "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, and the film was released in the U.S. in 1958 on a double feature
Dracula Untold his shirt off." Graham Killeen of "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" gave a positive review and wrote, ""Dracula Untold" tries to be "The Lord of the Rings" of horror movies. Surprisingly, it mostly succeeds." Kofi Outlaw of Screen Rant gave a fairly moderate review stating, ""Dracula Untold" is not a masterful or deep re-introduction to the franchise; but as basic genre fare, it's relatively fun in its depiction of the monster in a different light." "Los Angeles Times" critic Gary Goldstein wrote a positive review saying, "As effective and fat-free as its sinewy star, Luke Evans, "Dracula Untold" proves an absorbing, swiftly