Horror of Dracula - Limited Collector's Edition (4K UHD + Blu-ray)

Hammer Films’ Horror of Dracula (1958) arrives in an expansive Limited Collector’s Edition featuring 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, newly restored from the best available archival materials and presented in its most complete form to date.

Directed by Terence Fisher, the Gothic horror classic stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing. Drawing from Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire story, the film helped define Hammer’s distinctive approach to Gothic horror and established Lee and Cushing as two of the studio’s most iconic stars.

Restored by Hammer Films and Silver Salt Restoration in partnership with Warner Bros., this edition reinstates footage believed lost for more than 60 years, including material previously seen only in the original Japanese theatrical release. Five different versions of the film are included, along with original mono audio and newly created 5.1 mixes.

Product Highlights:

• Limited Collector’s Edition
• Includes 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
• 7-disc collection
• Includes 2 UHD discs + 5 Blu-ray discs
• Newly restored 4K presentation
• Restored from the best available original archival materials
• Restoration by Hammer Films and Silver Salt Restoration
• Created in partnership with Warner Bros.
• Restores previously missing footage, including material from the original Japanese theatrical release
• Includes 5 versions of the film:
  • Uncensored UK Version
  • UK Theatrical Version
  • Uncensored US Version – Horror of Dracula
  • US Theatrical Version
  • Editor’s Workprint
• Includes the original mono soundtrack
• Includes newly created 5.1 audio mixes for the uncensored and theatrical versions
• Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Japanese
• Original Release Year: 1958
• Runtime: Approximately 82 minutes for the primary feature presentation
• Genre: Horror / Gothic Horror / Vampire
• Directed by Terence Fisher
• Stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, and Carol Marsh
• Studio: Warner Archive / Hammer Films

Special Features:

• Dracula Editor’s Workprint – rare surviving work-in-progress version assembled during post-production
• Five feature commentaries
• Proving Them Wrong – Dame Harriet Walter and Christopher Lee biographer Jonathan Rigby discuss Lee’s life, career, and ambitions
• The Road to Dracula – exploration of director Terence Fisher’s career leading up to Dracula
• The Sound of Dracula – examination of composer James Bernard and his work on the film
• Victim of His Imagination – dramatized presentation based on an unrealized Hammer treatment concerning Bram Stoker
• Gothic for Christians – video essay narrated by Doug Bradley exploring Terence Fisher and his influence on Gothic horror
• You Look Like a Teddy Bear Now – interview with actor Janina Faye
• Janina Faye Reads Stoker – archival featurette
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• German Theatrical Trailer
• Additional archival and newly produced material

Limited Collector’s Edition Extras:

• 7 discs presented in a collectible digipak
• Premium leather-feel slipcase with debossed foil titling
• Rigid inner box featuring new artwork by Robert Sammelin
• 200-page book featuring new writing on the film, cast, and crew
• 60-page comic reprinting the vintage House of Hammer comic-strip adaptation
• Double-sided poster
• 8 art cards reproducing original cinema lobby-card artwork