History Film / TheBridesOfDracula

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You haven't forgotten your little Gina, have you?"'']]

->''Count Dracula, monarch of all vampires, is dead, but his disciples live on, to spread the cult and corrupt the world.''

''The Brides of Dracula'' is a 1960 Film/HammerHorror film which served as a semi-sequel to ''Film/HorrorOfDracula''. The title is a little misleading, as Count Dracula doesn't appear in the film. (Creator/ChristopherLee declined to reprise his role for fear of getting typecast. Ironically, the very success of this film would convince him to return to the character for another six films, beginning with ''Film/DraculaPrinceOfDarkness''.)

The film follows a French schoolteacher named Marianne Danielle (Yvonne Monlaur), who is transferred to Transylvania for a new teaching job. En route to the school, however, her driver gets spooked with the coming nightfall and abandons her in a local village. At a tavern she meets the Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt), who invites her to her castle for the night. While exploring there she meets the young Baron (David Peel), shackled in his room, who is able to convince Marianne that the Baroness is mad and talks her into freeing him. Unbeknownst to Marianne, the Baron was turned into a vampire by Dracula long ago and the Baroness had him shackled for safekeeping. Now on the loose, the Baron sets about creating vampire servants (i.e the brides) with Marianne as a main target. Fortunately, Van Helsing (Creator/PeterCushing) happens to arrive in the village at the call of a local priest, and a showdown is imminent between the slayer and the vampire with Marianne's humanity on the line.

The film follows a French schoolteacher named Marianne Danielle (Yvonne Monlaur) who is transferred to Transylvania for a new teaching job. En route to the school, however, her driver gets spooked with the coming nightfall and abandons her in a local village. At a tavern she meets the Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt), who invites her to her castle for the night. While exploring there she meets the young Baron (David Peel), shackled in his room, who is able to convince Marianne that the Baroness is mad and talks her into freeing him. Unbeknownst to Marianne, the Baron was turned into a vampire by Dracula long ago and the Baroness had him shackled for safekeeping. Now on the loose, the Baron sets about creating vampire servants (i.e the brides) with Marianne as a main target. Fortunately, Van Helsing (Creator/PeterCushing) happens to arrive in the village at the call of a local priest, and a showdown is imminent between the slayer and the vampire with Marianne's humanity on the line.

''The Brides of Dracula'' is a 1960 Film/HammerHorror film which served as a semi-sequel to ''Film/HorrorOfDracula''. The title is a little misleading, as Count Dracula doesn't appear in the film. (Creator/ChristopherLee declined to reprise his role for fear of getting typecast. Ironically, the success of this film would convince him to return to the character for another six films.)

The film follows a French schoolteacher named Marianne Danielle (Yvonne Monlaur) who is transferred to Transylvania for a new teaching job. En route to the school, however, her driver gets spooked with the coming nightfall and abandons her in a local village. At a tavern she meets the Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt), who invites her to her castle for the night. While exploring there she meets the young Baron (David Peel), shackled in his room, who convinces Marianne that the Baroness is mad and talks her into freeing him. Unbeknownst to Marianne, the Baron was turned into a vampire by Dracula long ago and the Baroness had him shackled for safekeeping. Now on the loose, the Baron sets about creating vampire servants (i.e the brides) with Marianne as a main target. Fortunately, Van Helsing (Creator/PeterCushing) happens to arrive in the village at the call of a local priest, and a showdown is imminent between the slayer and the vampire with Marianne's humanity on the line.

** A common video cover is of Marianne and the Baron against a window with a castle in the background and a bat flying overhead, making it seem that they were the protaganists of the story with the Baron trying to protect her from the vampires. Of course, in truth, the Baron ''is'' the vampire and is trying to claim Marianne as his vampire bride.

** The newly vamped Gina tries to get Marianne to let her bite her after she awakens. But the moment Helsing busts into the stable and goes to Marianne's aid rather then focus on her. She takes the oppurtinity to fleet, likewise not wanting to waste her new existence in a fight against a skilled vampire hunter. Especially since she met him briefly while human and likely knows his face from the link with the Baron.

* BigDamnHeroes: Subverted. Herr Lang stops the vampirisation of Marianne completely by accident, believing the man about to bite her neck to be an unwanted intruder, and then, after some explanation, her betrothed. Still it did save Marianne

* ArtifactTitle: Despite the title, Dracula is never seen or mentioned in the story. In fact, the "brides" are actually the Baron's, not his.

* BigDamnHeroes: Subverted. Herr Lang stops the vampirisation of Marianne completely by accident, believing the man about to bite her neck to be an unwanted intruder, and then, after some explanation, her betrothed.

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[[caption-width-right:300:[-"You haven't forgotten your little Gina, have you?"-]]]

''The Brides of Dracula'' is a 1960 Film/HammerHorror film which served as a semi-sequel to ''Film/HorrorOfDracula''. The title is a little misleading, as Dracula himself doesn't appear in the film. (Creator/ChristopherLee declined to reprise his role as the Count due to fear of getting typecast. Ironically, the success of this film would convince him to return to the role for another six films.)

The film follows a French schoolteacher named Marianne Danielle who is transferred to Transylvania for a new teaching job. En route to the school, however, her driver gets spooked with the coming nightfall and abandons her in a local village. At a tavern she meet the Baroness Meinster who invites her to her castle for the night. While exploring she meets the young Baron, shackled in his room, who convince Marianne that the Baroness is mad and talks her into freeing him. However unknown to Marianne, the Baron is actually a vampire that was bitten by Dracula long ago and the Baroness had him shackled for safekeeping. Now on the loose, The Baron sets about creating vampire servants (i.e the brides) with Marianne as a main target. Luckily though [[Creator/PeterCushing Van Helsing]] happens to arrive in the village at the call of a local priest and a showdown is imminent between the slayer and the vampire with Marianne's humanity on the line.

''The Brides of Dracula'' is a 1960 Film/HammerHorror film which served as a semi-sequel to ''Film/HorrorOfDracula''. The title is a little misleading as Dracula doesn't appear in the film. Creator/ChristopherLee did not reprise his role as the Count due to fear of getting typecast. Ironically, after the success of this film he did return to the role and would do so for four movies.

* WomanInWhite: Both the village girl and Gina are buried in white gowns and wear them when they arise as vampires.

-->'''Gina''': Marianne. My darling Marianne. You haven't forgotten your little Gina. Put your arms around me please, I want to kiss you Marianne. Please be kind to me, say that you'll forgive me for letting [The Baron] love me. ''(After a cutaway to Helsing outside)'' We can both love him my darling. He's up at the old mill now. We can go there together. ''(Hold out her hand)'' Come with me, Marianne.

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* WouldHurtAGirl: After rescuing a terrified Marianne from a now undead Gina ( and having her faint in his arms in the process ), Van Helsing carries her back to the school. Upon learning that Gina is one of the Baron Meinster's victims, Marianne is in denial, although Van Helsing assures her that he would never lie to her. All throughout most of the movie, he has been shown to be a well mannered gentleman. However, when Marianne still refuses to accept the truth and tell him where Baron Meinster is hiding ( since she clearly knows ) he becomes impatient and grabs her face in both his hands, his voice becoming harsh as he demands an answer.

* {{Fainting}}: Marianne. She faints out of exhaustion after fleeing from Baron Meinster's castle, and then again in Van Helsing's arms when arrives in time to save her from a now vampirized Gina.