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Dracula (1958) staking scene US and UK versions



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the differences between the US and UK versions of Hammer's Dracula (aka Horror of Dracula). On the US version is on DVD, the UK version used to play on UK's ITV stations in the 1990's.


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You may all be ... ( 2 years ago by dangale)
You may all be interested to know there's a thrid version of this scene, somewhere between the two extremes shown here. It was released in the US on VHS in 1989. Two mallet strikes, but you only see the first, bloodless shot of the stake entering. What a tangled web the censors weave! Buy the DVD it's a the fullest.
That was the tv ... ( 2 years ago by Partyslammer)
That was the tv broadcast version edited for US viewers. Last Summer in LA, there was a showing of HoD as part of the Egyptian Theater's Hammer Horror month and the edited version was what was screened much to the dismay of viewers. Another note, the old 2nd printing of this movie on laserdisc is actually the best way to see this movie as it's not only unedited, but it's not severly cropped on the top and bottom (chopping of the tops of people's heads in many scenes) to fit 16:9 tvs.
Don't forget that ... ( 2 years ago by TheVampirologist)
Don't forget that there are different scenes in the Japanese cut of the film, which is apparently even more bloodier. I have seen a still from it, which has Jonathan's appearance much more monstrous after his change into a vampire.
Yeah I got the full ... ( 1 year ago by mrslinsghost)
Yeah I got the full staking version UK release DVD right here, 2005 by Warner... even with an extra German soundtrack... readily avalable in shops now...
Yes, I remember ... ( 1 year ago by HollywoodGothique)
Yes, I remember that version at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre. It really surprised by because the Cinematheque has screened HORRORO OF DRACULA several times over the past fifteen years - always with the U.S. version. Don't know what happened this last time.
Is the german dvd ... ( 1 year ago by Partyslammer)
Is the german dvd cropped to format for 16:9 anamorphic widescreen tvs? At this point in 2007, what's the best overall version on dvd anywhere in the world?
My version is the ... ( 1 year ago by mrslinsghost)
My version is the 1.85 widescreen - which is passable enough, but not quite the fullest 2.55 widescreen the follow-up presents which is a Studio Canal 2001 issue, or the 2.35 usual 'widescreen' ratio - but it's at least not that crap fullscreen I so hate!
You're right about ... ( 1 year ago by dangale)
You're right about the Studio Canal (or Warner in the UK) release of DRACULA - PRINCE OF DARKNESS being the fullest ratio. DRACULA (1957) wasn't shot in the same format so the DVD we have now is probably the best it'll ever look, even if a small amount of top and bottom info is missing.
Are there, though? ... ( 1 year ago by dangale)
Are there, though? I've seen the stills but never seen the moving images. Why hasn't it been put on Youtube yet? I think it's a myth. It was probably cut during editing and never considered for release anywhere.
That's probably it ... ( 1 year ago by mrslinsghost)
That's probably it - the ratio & content we get now might well have been the one shown in cinemas, & I never had any more uncut scenes even on video later, when they still chucked out anyhting in full in the Seventies, even though only in blasted fullscreen - & widescreen doesn't always mean 2.55, usually only 2.35, if we get 1.8 or 1.7 on DVD these days, that's about it - oh well...
In my opinion, I ... ( 1 year ago by anhacus)
In my opinion, I think "Taste the blood of Dracula" is the best Hammer Dracula, with "Prince of Darkness" a close second.
Incredible how the ... ( 1 year ago by tklogan11809)
Incredible how the US censorship bans sex, which is a gift and the manner in which we were all created, but glorifies blood and carnage. No wonder 95% of the world serial killers live in the US. Sick.
Very interesting. I ... ( 1 year ago by ProsperitySnow)
Very interesting. I had no idea that the two versions would be so different. Thanks for posting.
Balonie. The USA ... ( 1 year ago by zbaby82)
Balonie. The USA stll has values. And remember, it wasn't the USA who started both world wars. Which featured carnage galore. It was the 'civilized' Europeans.
lol values? The US ... ( 1 year ago by tklogan11809)
lol values? The US tortures, rapes, murders, robs and invades entires civilizations all in the name of corporate profit and you talk about values? Go get a clue.
I saw the ITV ... ( 1 year ago by Titlebaum)
I saw the ITV broadcast of this film in the early seventies. All the blood and gore was there. Remember it was we the British who made this movie. If the Americans chose to show it in all its glory, which was artistically intended, then good on them. Although I do not think the poster was moralising, just pointing out different attitudes in censorship.
What does that have ... ( 1 year ago by thephotoplayer)
What does that have to do with anything? It was a British company that dreamed up and shot this scene.
What the hell ma, ... ( 1 year ago by filmaddict818)
What the hell ma, no one said that USA was uncivilised, i mean they invented Nuclear bombs. And what does starting both world wars have to do with US censorship anyway. Lol!
Interesting, are ... ( 11 months ago by poppunkprince)
Interesting, are there anymore comparisons around?
I have the 1989 VHS ... ( 10 months ago by ramalama1)
I have the 1989 VHS version. There are three mallet strikes but you don't see the stake entering the body after the first strike. It cuts directly to Lucy's face as she screams and spasms in her coffin. You see the stake enter and blood ooze on the second strike. The third is only a shot of Cushing as he drives it home.
I saw the restored ... ( 10 months ago by dangale)
I saw the restored high definition print that was released by the BFI in the UK in October and can confirm the only thing they've restored to it is the opening title Dracula instead of Horror of Dracula. The staking is identical to the UK and US DVD.
I think I like the ... ( 9 months ago by ganonman123)
I think I like the Aerican one more. (Shudders).
Please can anyone ... ( 7 months ago by clintbronson5)
Please can anyone help? I have been looking
for a copy of DRACULA(58) and not that awful
title HORROR OF... Is it possible to have
DRACULA on DVD??
I prefer the ... ( 1 month ago by ImhotepsAshes)
I prefer the uncensored one of course, but you've got to admit the censored version's well-edited. I wouldn't have noticed anything was missing!



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