Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966)
An original 1966 Hammer Films / 20th Century-Fox Black and White Publicity Still #DPD/1, unframed.
Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, lit from below, eyes rolled up towards the light, the high collar of the cape at his throat. It is Hammer's horror at its most elegant: a single face, carved out of shadow.
Eight years after Dracula made him a star in 1958, Lee finally agreed to put the cape back on, and then famously played the whole film without saying a word. He always claimed the dialogue was so bad he refused to speak it; screenwriter Jimmy Sangster insisted he never wrote any. Either way, Lee's silent, hissing Count is one of the most frightening he ever gave. This still went out to American cinemas through the National Screen Service, stamped 66/23, to be returned after the run.
- Year: 1966
- Nationality: United States
- Type: Original Black and White Publicity Still
- Size: 8 x 10 inches
- Framed Size: 13 x 15 inches
- Condition: Unframed
- Product Code: T7382
