No, this post is not going to be about the popular - if a little cheesy - even though though I do adore the lovely recording by the recently deceased Leonard Nimoy. Today being Friday 13th, I thought it would be a very apt time to have a look at one of the truly great names in movie history...
Founded in 1934, Hammer Film Productions have released over 160 films. However, they are best known for one particular genre - horror! While they represent less than a third of Hammer's entire catalogue, it is the very gothic - and exceedingly British - horror tales that have made them a household name in the UK. In particular, there are two legendary horror characters that not only gave them their greatest successes, but also threw two wonderful actors into the limelight.
The characters were Baron Victor Frankenstein and Count Dracula, and the actors, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee!
Here is are some of the classic Hammer horrors...
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis.
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart.
Dracula (1958)
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling.
The Mummy (1959)
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne.
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur, Freda Jackson.
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff.
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza, Michael Gough.
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
Peter Cushing, Sandor Eles, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont.
The Gorgon (1964)
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley.
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, Jeanne Roland,
She (1965)
Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Christopher Lee,
Dracula : Prince of Darkness (1966)
Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelly, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews.
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters.
The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
Andre Morell, John Phillips, David Buck, Elizabeth Sellars.
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Barbara Ewing.
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Veronica Carlson.
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse.
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford.
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews.
Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Hugh Burden.
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham.
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Cole, Joanna Lumley,
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, David Prowse, Madeline Smith.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Peter Cushing, John Forbes-Robertson, Robin Stewart, Julie Ege.
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