The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr. Van Helsing is already on his way.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic64/100
270 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BryanScreenplay
- Malcolm WilliamsonOriginal Music Composer
- Jimmy SangsterScreenplay
- Terence FisherDirector
- Edward PercyScreenplay
Cast
- Peter CushingDr. J. Van Helsing
- Martita HuntBaroness Meinster
- Yvonne MonlaurMarianne Danielle
- Freda JacksonGreta
- David PeelBaron Meinster
- Miles MallesonDr. Tobler
- Henry OscarOtto Lang
- Mona WashbourneHelga Lang
- Andrée MellyGina
- Victor BrooksHans
- Fred JohnsonFather Stepnik
- Michael RipperCoachman
Stills
Themes
parent child relationshipboarding schoolvampirehalloweencastlevampire hunter (slayer)gothic horrorschool teachervan helsingvampirism19th century