James bernard scars of dracula original motion picture. While there is much that can be criticized in this film, it does achieve a certain primitive intensity. The film was released in some markets on a double feature with the horror of frankenstein. Hammer film s fifth dracula entry starring christopher lee is also the most criticized by fans and critics alike.
The hammer dracula films make little pretense of sincere catholic spirituality. One of the chief complaints against scars is the fake looking bat that drools blood on draculas ashes. Roy ward baker quatermass and the pit and asylum directs the incredible christopher lee in scars of dracula which is a decent but off the wall entry in the hammerdracula canon. Directed by roy ward baker and starring christopher lee in his fifth outing as dracula, scars of dracula, hamstrung by low budget as it is, is one of the better efforts in the hammer horror dracula cycle. Languages are cancelled as a study option after i have completed two years of french. It stars christopher lee as count dracula, along with dennis.
The scars of dracula movie trailer and videos tv guide. Scars of dracula movie 1970 clip starring christopher lee. Yes, the bats are so clearly fake it looks a bit silly but scars of dracula is a good horror tale and carries on draculas story well. Watch the scars of dracula movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Scars of dracula is a 1970 british horror film directed by roy ward baker for hammer films it stars christopher lee as count dracula, along with dennis waterman, jenny hanley, patrick troughton, and michael gwynn. The film still compares poorly to other entries in the longrunning dracula series, but its virtues sit alongside its flaws so equally that depending on your mood, scars of dracula is either abysmal or a guilty pleasure a fun, bloody bit of gothic sleaze. Scars of dracula belongs to a different area, and you sense that hammer were clearly looking over their shoulder at what was emerging and their twilight was fast approaching in terms of what they could bring to the bigscreen. When some time has passed, the young mans brother simon comes to the small town where all the traces ends to look for him. A reboot of the dracula film series, the plot creates an origin story for the titular character, rather than using the storyline of bram stokers 1897 novel. A very poor addition to the hammer dracula collection and you have to feel sorry for lee.
In scars of dracula he is lord of a derelict manor. Scars of dracula 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dec 12, 2015 scars of dracula is a 1970 british horror film directed by roy ward baker for hammer studios. Scars of dracula is a 1970 british horror film directed by roy ward baker for hammer films. Sep 20, 2017 i really enjoyed the interview with jenny hanley, as for the film, the scars of dracula, i have always found it very enjoyable, with great performances throughout the commentary is one of my favorites that i have listened to, and also quite funny in places, especially when christopher lee talks about the bat being a bit oversized. Christopher lee is an awesome actor but his efforts were clearly wasted in this film. Aug 28, 2015 much maligned by many critics and fans scars of dracula has though its fair share of supporters including myself. Dracula untold is a 2014 american dark fantasy actionhorror film directed by gary shore in his feature film debut and written by matt sazama and burk sharpless. Its derivative of its predecessors, fails to inject any new life into the tired story and simply goes through the motions very awkwardly.
I recently purchased through ebay uk a super 8 4x400ft version of the derann release of scars of dracula 1970 with christopher lee. One the whole, i rate this as hammers second best dracula film, second only to the original. It is the last truly good entry in hammers dracula franchise and is a step up from the mediocrity of i do not know why fan favourite taste the blood of dracula released just previously in the same year. Baker also comments on being the first to film dracula climbing a sheer castle wall, as the count is described doing in the novel. Following on from the success of the universal dracula films in the 1930s and early. For the uk cinema and video versions, the british board of film. Scars of dracula, christopher lee, hammer films 1970. This is the second of these old hammer dracula films i have bought as i first viewed them many yeays ago as a young man so liked.
The movie begins with draculas admittedly slightly cheesy resurrection when a bat drops blood on his rotting ashes. Overview of the scars of dracula, 1970, directed by roy ward baker, with christopher lee, dennis waterman, jenny hanley, at turner classic movies. Scars of dracula is also notable for featuring most of the common vampire clichs such as the wooden stake and the cross. This movie is supposed to continue the continuity of the other dracula movies from hammer but does not. Scars of dracula is the 6th hammer horror dracula movie if you include brides of dracula in which dracula does not appear. Count dracula has, of course, always been a scary and evil villain in the hammer films, but in scars of dracula he is the devil himself. By the time roy ward baker remembers that, as the director of five million years to earth and the vampire lovers, he can and should do better than this, scars of dracula has an awful lot of goodwill to win back. Staring christopher lee, christopher matthews, dennis waterman and jenny hanley. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The movie begins with dracula s admittedly slightly cheesy resurrection when a bat drops blood on his rotting ashes. Marcus hearn and alan barnes, the hammer story, titan books, 1997. It stars christopher lee as count dracula, along with dennis wate. Search, discover and share your favorite scars of dracula gifs. Much of this is reiterated in the 1970 film scars of dracula roy.
Scars of dracula is a 1970 british horror film directed by roy ward baker for hammer studios. Christopher lee plays count dracula in this gory and violent scaremaker. She says lee was overly serious and wasnt very fun to be around. This image would be picked up to better effect in later films like count dracula. Scars of dracula 1970 is a sequel to taste the blood of dracula 1970. It stars christopher lee as count dracula, along with dennis waterman, jenny hanley, patrick troughton, and michael gwynn. How to get rid of acne scars overnight get rid of acne scars naturally at home tips to get rid of acne scars. Still, there is a great joy in watching this and others in the new release slate through studio canal and this ranks as. While there is much that can be criticized in this film, it does achieve a certain primitive. Draculas immensely pale skin is much too apparent, even after hes feasted on blood and the appearance of that fake bat made me laugh. I really enjoyed the interview with jenny hanley, as for the film, the scars of dracula, i have always found it very enjoyable, with great performances throughout the commentary is one of my favorites that i have listened to, and also quite funny in places, especially when christopher lee talks about the bat being a bit oversized.
Nov 24, 2017 the film still compares poorly to other entries in the longrunning dracula series, but its virtues sit alongside its flaws so equally that depending on your mood, scars of dracula is either abysmal or a guilty pleasure a fun, bloody bit of gothic sleaze. The couple then must combat the evil of dracula and free the village forever. I learnt about europe from watching hammer horror films. Hey guys, heres a lon chaney jr wolfman silicone bust i completed a few months back. Scars of dracula 1970 stream and watch online moviefone.
This was hammers fifth outing for the count, and represented something of a sea change in the studios future when it commenced production in may 1970. Troughton had just completed his three year stint in doctor who but had. The sixth dracula film by hammer, released in 1970, starring christopher lee and patrick troughton after causing a bit of trouble, young man named paul carlson ends up in draculas christopher lee castle. Well, i say im glad to see a hammer dracula film that at least has bats, period. After causing a bit of trouble, young man named paul carlson ends up in draculas christopher lee castle. Its the first r rated hammer dracula movie released in the united states. Of course, the destruction of drac in scars cannot hold a candle to the ending of horror, and many fans like to point out the poor dracula dummy set afire. Oct 29, 2016 scars of dracula 16 figure by star ace toys featuring alternate head, hands and accessories. The sixth dracula film by hammer, released in 1970, starring christopher lee and patrick troughton.
Pauls brother, simon and his lady friend, sarah, go looking for paul and soon discover his fate. James bernards score for the 1970 hammer films production scars of dracula evokes the movies 19th century setting in ravishing yet ominous detail lush romantic melodies contrast sharply with the stark, taut motifs that bernard first introduced in the previous horror of dracula to create an inspired balance between the humane and the horrific. Jenny hanley, who plays sarah, is interviewed as well as several film historians. Dracula is a very different character in this film to the scowling, monosyllabic, villain who appeared in the previous three. A young man, paul carlson, is on a trip and spends the night on count dracula s castle.
Scars of dracula on dvd 01146691 from starz anchor bay. The opening scene of the film shows draculas skeleton being given new flesh from the dripping blood of a bat. Scars of dracula trailer from picturepalacemovieposters. When a village girl is found dead, the victim of a vampire, the locals decide to rid themselves of count dracula by burning down his castle. Loaded with more sex and violence than the previous four films put together, the scars of dracula is a dreadful. At the conclusion, the heroes dont even kill dracula.
He always wanted to do his ultimate dracula film and. Scars of dracula original motion picture soundtrack. Scars of dracula marks a lot of firsts for this series. A young man, paul carlson, is on a trip and spends the night on count draculas castle. He soon finds the place inhospitable after dracula stabs a woman to death in his bed and seeks to escape the place. The script could really have done with a van helsing type character because without the famous vampire hunter, dracula always seemed to be one step higher on the food chain than the rest of the characters until he was killed at the end of each film however. Scars of dracula film clip starring christopher lee. In christopher lees autobiography, the venerable actor thought hammers scars of dracula was truly feeble.
Scars of dracula is the first gothic horror film that baker directed and his newness to the genre is apparent, as he doesnt seem to have a blessed clue what to do. Even stalwart michael ripper looks ragged and weary playing yet another gothic horror publican. The british horror film, manchester university press, 1993. Draculas weakest film scars of dracula dvd for sale this film was probably the odd one out of the entire hammer series. Hammer film s fifth dracula entry starring christopher lee is. Easily the most underrated of all the dracula pictures produced by hammer films. It stars christopher lee as count dracula, along with dennis waterman, jenny hanley, patrick troughton. He also played a coachman in the brides of dracula 1960, in which lee did not appear. Emi films presents as emi film productions limited hammer film productions as a hammer film production. Dracula on film and tv from 1960 to the present chapter 16 the. He is the only actor other than christopher lee to appear in all three films. His powers include the ability to control animals predominantly bats. This is michael rippers third consecutive appearance in a hammer dracula film, given that he previously played max in dracula has risen from the grave 1968 and inspector cobb in taste the blood of dracula 1970. Scars of dracula 1970, uk is a dracula film directed by roy ward baker.
Scars of dracula 70s films escape to the seventies. Scars of dracula 1970 scars of dracula is not a good film. My opinion flips each time i watch it, and this time, i admit, i was a bit more favorable. Scars of dracula 1970 christopher lee dracula, jenny hanley sarah, dennis waterman simon, patrick troughton klove, michael gwynn priest, christopher matthews paul directed by roy ward baker castle dracula is burned after local villagers gather their courage to march on the shadowy bastion. While your room is being prepared, you will take some wine.
Scars of dracula is the weakest of the period dracula films. Scars of dracula is a 1970 film about a man investigating his brothers murder by dracula. While i was waiting for arrival from england i read a few past 8mm forum descriptions of this release, and had mixed feelings on what this print would be like. Scars of dracula is a 1970 horror movie directed by roy ward baker that is a sequel to 1968s taste the blood of dracula. From a production design aspect, the film is lazy everything in castle dracula that can accommodate blood red hues, does, from bedding to seat cushions, from wall hangings to. Scars of dracula was written as a standalone story a reboot if you will long before the term was even coined as hammer wanted john forbesrobertson for the title role when they were having trouble persuading lee to reprise his famed portrayal of the count. Scars of dracula 1970 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Prince of darkness, scars of dracula, and the legend of the 7 golden vampires were released by scream factory. It was a story with dracula popped in almost as an afterthought. Its also unfortunately the archetypal hammer horror, with bad sfx, hammy acting even from lee, carry onstyle humour, gaudy sets, a distinct lack of horror, etc etc. Scars of dracula is film that struggles to deliver on its small budget. Yes, dracula is back, bloodier than usual and even kind of chatty.
Scars of dracula is a 1970 hammer horror movie starring christopher lee, dennis waterman and jenny hanley. Scars of dracula is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on, itunes store, vudu, and youtube. I say archetypal not because i dont know what it means, but because this is the way most nonfans see hammer all busty. Jan 28, 2005 one of the chief complaints against scars is the fake looking bat that drools blood on draculas ashes. The conclusion to this tv adaptation prefigures the oftenpraised end of.
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