To this day no one really knows why it took so long for Lee to play Dracula for Hammer again (the featurette on the Blu-ray doesn't really discuss it). Chances are if you've seen a picture of Christopher Lee as Dracula, it was probably taken on the set of this film.ĭRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS was Christopher Lee's return to the role he had played so memorably in HORROR OF DRACULA (forgive the title, I'm an American).
#WIDESCREEN DRACULA RESURRECTION MOVIE#
The still photos for PRINCE OF DARKNESS pop up everywhere-in monster movie magazines, books, etc. When I was a kid PRINCE OF DARKNESS played on TV fairly often-Svengoolie showed it more than a few times, and Channel 7 out of Chicago played it regularly. It's the one Hammer movie most people have seen, even those who are not monster fans. But, being that this is a Dracula movie with Christopher Lee, Millennium more than likely figured that this would be a popular product.ĭRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS certainly isn't one of the best Hammer films ever made, but it seems to be one of the most well known. So it's kind of strange that Millennium would choose PRINCE OF DARKNESS as their first Region 1 Hammer Blu-ray. You can still get this set at places like Target for about $9, and the picture quality is very good. Earlier this year, Millennium came out with a DVD set consisting of DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS, FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN, and THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES. The 1966 Hammer film DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS has been released on Region 1 Blu-ray from Millennium Entertainment in conjunction with the "new" Hammer.
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