Good movie - Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969) Discussion

[–] TorontoJediMaster 20 years ago

I totally agree.

I remember when I first saw it myself. It was a blustery Friday night in October. I thought it was one of the better Hammer productions, and the ending was definitely one of better ways Dracula was killed off. (The only one that did it better was in Horror of Dracula, where he's forced into the sunlight and crumbles to dust.

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[–] crisso 20 years ago

I've always liked this one. I first saw it on TV when I was 13 in 1992 and was rather taken with the mysterious gothic feel of the peice (mainly due to Freddie Francis' cinematography). I'm glad to see a region 1 DVD is coming out, it ought to look great on DVD and hopefully it will include some great extras.

Crisso

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[–] The_13th_Master 19 years ago

It is indeed a great film, the end was superb!

"I am the Master, you will obey me!"

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[–] womackphotokcmo 19 years ago

The girl falling out of the church bell was almost too much for me as a 6 year old...scared me to death!LOL!

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[–] Bumblejeep44 18 years ago

This is probably my favorite Hammer film (which isn't a vote made lightly!). All the best aspects of their films seem to converge here. Additionally, it features Veronica Carlson, one of my favourite Hammer women. If only Peter Cushing could have been included in the movie; He always elevates a film, even as a cameo appearance.

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[–] STEVE-1559 18 years ago

How did Dracula get there? Watch the previous film DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS for the answer to that one.

As for the priest stumbling and falling in the right place, the movie implied fairly clearly that Dracula's spirit was still active and manipulating events: note the storm that arises as Msgr Muller reads the exorcism at the doors of Castle Dracula.

As for your doubts about the efficacy of bleeding on a vampire...well, the whole point of vampires is that they are dead bodies that live on blood, so why wouldn't the priest's blood revive Dracula? Especially when Dracula's body was fully intact and preserved in ice, just ready to go.

As for the filma as a whole, it remains one of my favorites since I saw it when it first played in my neighborhood theatre on a double bill withe FRANEKNSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED. To paraphrase Cartman in the SOUTH PARK feature, those movies warped my fragile little mind.

I describe the experience here: http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/04/13/nostalgia-dracula-has-rise n-from-the-grave-1968

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[–] Harold_Robbins 14 years ago

This was also a good movie to watch on a hot August afternoon and evening, too. I very much enjoyed revisiting it, especially the delightful performance by Marion Mathie as Frau Mueller, the Monsignor's sister-in-law (who obviously would like to have been more than just that to him) - Mathie later turned up in such British television classics as MAPP AND LUCIA and RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY (assuming the role of Hilda "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed" Rumpole). Mathie was always great fun to watch, and she definitely lends the proceedings a touch of class.

"'Nature,' Mr. Allnut, is what we are put here to rrrrrriiiiise above!"

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[–] webfix 14 years ago

This is a good movie to watch ANY TIME.

Have to agree, though, watching it during cold, wintery afternoons or - better still - late at night, evokes the better atmosphere.

Christopher Lee was the greatest Dracula ever. Period.

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[–] jayjay555 14 years ago

It's always been one of my favourite Dracula movies. Maria (Veronica Carlson) was one of my favourite Hammer leading ladies. I watched this movie last weekend, at midnight with the lights out, i'm not a child anymore, but i still find the scene where Zena is frightened and running through the forrest very creepy..Good movie!

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[–] ElectricWarlock 7 years ago

Yes, this one is the highlight of the series. No matter how many times I watch it, it never gets old. Every moment of it is perfect.

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