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Hammer to rerelease 1958 Dracula in UK with long-lost footage added
Classic starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing will include footage censors decided was too gruesome Hammer Films’ horror masterpiece Dracula is to be rereleased in UK cinemas in October, including footage believed to have been lost for more than six decades after it was deemed too gruesome for audiences. The 1958 movie starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing has been fully restored in 4K. Continue reading...
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Classic starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing will include footage censors decided was too gruesome Hammer Films’ horror masterpiece Dracula is to be rereleased in UK cinemas in October, including footage believed to have been lost for more than six decades after it was deemed too gruesome for audiences. The 1958 movie starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing has been fully restored in 4K. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, Hammer to rerelease 1958 Dracula in UK with long-lost footage added, Classic starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing will include footage censors decided was too gruesome Hammer Films’ horror masterpiece Dracula is to be rereleased in UK cinemas in October, including footage believed to have been lost for more than six decades after it was deemed too gruesome for audiences. The 1958 movie starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing has been fully restored in 4K. Continue reading…
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