Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a 1968 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis for Hammer Studios. It stars Christopher Lee as the Count, with support from Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson and Michael Ripper. It was filmed mainly at Elstree Studios in London. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Freddie Francis is a British cinematographer and film director born in 1917. ... Hammer horror refers to a series of low-budget horror films produced in the late 1950s through the 1970s by the British film studio Hammer Films, although it is sometimes also used to refer to films made in a similar style by other smaller studios such as, for example, Amicus... Christopher Lee Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922 in London) is a legendary and prolific British actor known for his versatility and film longevity. ... Veronica Carlson is a British model and actor, born in 1944. ... Historically, the name Elstree Studios refers to any of several film studios that were based in the town of Elstree and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, England. ...
The world of the film is far darker and more ambiguous than the Christian-influenced world created by director Terence Fisher for the previous three films in the Dracula series. Movie director who worked for Hammer Films. ...
In Australia, this was the first of the Hammer Draculas to be passed by the censors, the previous films - HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) and DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1964) having been banned. It was, however slightly trimmed by the Australian censors. It ran for a three-week season at Sydney's Capitol theatre in January 1970.
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