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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Hammer to rerelease 1958 Dracula in UK with long-lost footage added

A close-up of Christopher Lee as Dracula with bloodshot eyes and showing his fangs with blood trickling from the the corner of his mouth
Christopher Lee’s performance redefined the on-screen vampire for generations, introducing the bloodshot eyes and predatory fangs. Photograph: Cinetext/Hammer/Allstar

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.

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