Van Helsing
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Dracula in popular culture...progresses, but the film otherwise takes some huge liberties with the plot. The international cast includes Herbert Lom as Van Helsing and Klaus Kinski as Renfield. Jess Franco followed this with Vampyros Lesbos in 1970, in which Soledad... In this article: Count Dracula, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Van Helsing, Undead, Whitby Gothic Weekend, Hellsing, and DVD |
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Boston Herald | June 28, 2009
Sink your teeth into resurgence of vampire lore
...thriller "The Horror of Dracula," boasting a resplendent Christopher Lee in the title role and the great Peter Cushing as his nemesis Van Helsing. More recently, Francis Coppola brought Vlad back to life, yet again, in his unholy epic...
In this article: Blood: The Last Vampire, Vlad Dracul, Dracula, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Christianity, Blade, Nosferatu, and Garlic
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Peter Cushing
...- 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films , in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing , amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally...
In this article: Peter Cushing, Ernie Wise, Christopher Lee, George Lucas, Wayne Pygram, Sherlock Holmes, Thames Television, and Victor Frankenstein
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Wikipedia | September 28, 2009
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
...secretary Jane (Valerie Van Ost), who is later bitten by Dracula (Lee). Murray, Secret Service agent Torrence (William Franklyn), and Van Helsing's granddaughter Jessica (Joanna Lumley) arrive at the country house, where they discover...
In this article: Christopher Lee, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, Peter Cushing, Count Dracula, and Dracula AD 1972
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | June 19, 2009
ScoreKeeper and BSX Records Honor Sir Christopher Lee With A CD Soundtrack Contest That Really Sucks!
...lust of the walking undead everywhere. This updated vampiric tale produced by Hammer Films stars Sir Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as the inimitable Professor Van Helsing. The score nods modernity by pitting...
In this article: Christopher Lee, Count Dracula, Count Dracula, Laurie Johnson, Dracula, Caroline Munro, Hammer Films, and Orchestration
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Wikipedia | September 27, 2009
Count Dracula (1970 film)
...Harker's encounter with Dracula. The film rapidly proceeds into banality, however, and except for the characterization of Lee as an older Dracula and the brilliant Kinski, the film is largely forgettable." Count Dracula was released on DVD...
In this article: Jonathan Harker, Count Dracula, Quincey Morris, Van Helsing, Jesus Franco, Christopher Lee, Bram Stoker, and Nosferatu the Vampyre
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | October 27, 2009
A Movie A Day: COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE (1970) <BR><i>Ridiculous, right? The age of atomic weapons and we have to use sticks!</i>
...Lee attacks in all his red-eyed wonder while Peter Cushing does his best. Remember this isn't the Van Helsing we know, but his grandson who has never seen evil firsthand. It's an interesting dynamic and it makes for a thrilling and intense...
In this article: Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Count Yorga, Vampire, Caroline Munro, Christopher Lee, Dracula, and Roger Perry
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Wikipedia | October 03, 2009
Dracula AD 1972
...and the sixth to star Christopher Lee in the title role. It also sees the return of Peter Cushing as Van Helsing for the first time since 1960's The Brides of Dracula ''. The film has a number of different titles, including ''Dracula...
In this article: Dracula AD 1972, Peter Cushing, Christopher Neame, and Christopher Lee
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | August 18, 2008
A Movie A Day: JESS FRANCO'S COUNT DRACULA (1970) I'm visiting one of our clients. Maybe you know him? Count Dracula. -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
...on this. Dracula was never my favorite story to begin with (I prefer Mary Shelley's literary monster), but I love the character of the Count and the character of Van Helsing, which are two of the strongest elements of this movie.
In this article: Count Dracula, Klaus Kinski, DVD, Count Dracula, Christopher Lee, Jonathan Harker, and Bram Stoker
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Guardian Unlimited | October 31, 2007
Battle of the bloodsuckers
...power. It's easy to dismiss the limited sets and static staging, but Peter Cushing's vampire-hunter Van Helsing is urgent and focused, and Lee's count is piercingly rapt, a fierce carnal evil burning behind his flashing eyes. It's hard...
In this article: Christopher Lee, Nosferatu, Max Schreck, DVD, Vlad, Halloween, and Terence Fisher
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Description from Wikipedia:
Van Helsing is a 2004 American action/horror/satirical film about vigilante vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, written, produced, and directed by Stephen Sommers. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. The film opened on May 7, 2004.
Based on a version of the character of Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, the film also incorporates characters from other works such as the film The Wolf Man into the narrative, and draws particularly on literary classics of the gothic horror canon such as Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
- Name:
- Van Helsing
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Preceded By:
- Van Helsing: The London Assignment
- Directed By:
- Stephen Sommers
- Produced by:
- Written By:
- Stephen Sommers
- Editor:
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- Jim May
- Bob Ducsay
- Kelly Matsumoto
- Starring:
- Cinematography:
- Allen Daviau
- Music By:
- Alan Silvestri
- Distributed By:
- Universal Pictures
- Length:
- 132 min.
- Language:
- English
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