Scars of Dracula
| Scars of Dracula | |
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| Directed by | Roy Ward Baker |
| Screenplay by | Anthony Hinds |
| Based on | Count Dracula by Bram Stoker |
| Produced by | Aida Young |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Patrick Troughton Dennis Waterman Jenny Hanley Michael Gwynn Michael Ripper |
| Cinematography | Moray Grant |
| Edited by | James Needs |
| Music by | James Bernard |
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| Distributed by | MGM-EMI Distributors (UK)1 Continental Films (US) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £200,000 or £186,000 |
Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Films. It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton, and Michael Gwynn.
Although disparaged by some critics, the film does restore a few elements of Bram Stoker's original character: the Count is introduced as an "icily charming host;" he has command over nature; and he is seen scaling the walls of his castle. It also gives Lee more to do and say than any other Hammer Dracula film except his first, 1958's Dracula.