The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula
US theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Fisher
Screenplay byJimmy Sangster
Peter Bryan
Edward Percy
Uncredited:
Anthony Hinds
Based onDoctor Van Helsing
by Bram Stoker
Produced byAnthony Hinds
StarringPeter Cushing
Martita Hunt
Freda Jackson
Yvonne Monlaur
CinematographyJack Asher
Edited byAlfred Cox
Music byMalcolm Williamson
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • 15 June 1960 (1960-06-15) (US)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£120,000
Box office1,266,561 admissions (France)

The Brides of Dracula is a 1960 British supernatural gothic horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, David Peel, Freda Jackson, Yvonne Monlaur, Andrée Melly, and Martita Hunt. The film is a sequel to the 1958 film Dracula (known in the US as Horror of Dracula), though the character of Count Dracula does not appear in the film. Filming began Jan. 26, 1960 and ended on March 18. The film premiered in the UK on July 7, 1960 at the Marble Arch Odeum, and was released theatrically on Aug. 29th, and in the US on June 15, 1960 on a double bill with The Leech Woman.