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HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by director Roy Ward Baker, actor Christopher Lee, and Hammer Films historian Marcus Hearn)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by novelist/critic Tim Lucas)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr and film historian Randall Larson)
Christopher Lee has returned to his most famous character. After appearing in various Hammer sequels and Jesus Franco's film adaptation, Lee has brought a new twist to the role of Dracula.
This time, Dracula became even more cruel and bloodthirsty than before. At the same time, he became more mysterious and seductive. These traits vary throughout the film. In addition, Lee was given the opportunity to deliver more lines from the original literary source than in previous Hammer films.
In addition, a considerable amount of eroticism was added to the film. In the early 1970s, censorship weakened, so Hammer took it to the next level by using its main ingredients.
The actresses in the film are extremely attractive, as always. So, the main components of the Dracula story were kept to the maximum here.
This is perhaps one of the best late Dracula sequels from Hammer Studios. The subsequent films are not even saved by the presence of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing due to their absurdity.