--- product_id: 47899878 title: "Dracula Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD)" price: "€ 27.46" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/47899878-dracula-double-play-blu-ray-dvd store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Dracula Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) **Price:** € 27.46 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dracula Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) - **How much does it cost?** € 27.46 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/47899878-dracula-double-play-blu-ray-dvd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Classic Hammer horror starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Jonathan Harker (John Van Eyssen) journeys to Castle Dracula, where he is turned into one of the undead by the famous vampire (Lee). Professor Van Helsing (Cushing) arrives and drives a stake through Harker's heart, but must then pursue Dracula to London, where the Count intends to make Harker's fiancée Lucy Holmwood his bride. Lee and Cushing went on to make several more 'Dracula' films for Hammer. Review: Best Drac-film Ever? - Two weeks ago this was the only Dracula film I had never had the pleasure of sinking my teeth in to, although I've craved it for quite some time now. For a newbie such as myself without the nostalgia goggles, I truly believe that this is the best Dracula film I've ever seen. I've seen Universal's original Dracula many times, always assuming it could never be surpassed, the atmosphere, music, the set design, the performances, it was just too 'classic'. Or so I thought. If you're familiar with the story of Dracula, Hammers version will play with your expectations, and to great effect, these unexpected twists and turns brought out the giddy little kid in me, it was fresh, and like I was experiencing the story for the first time again. Peter Cushing is absolutely astonishing as Van Helsing, this is a 10/10 performance in my opinion and Christopher Lee makes for one awesome Dracula, he's like an angry animal but certainly not 'one note', there is depth here. I've never seen it done quite like this. There are some genuinely creepy moments in this film, even for a hardened horror-nut like myself, and here's a compliment- it achieves this without gore, I cannot remember the last time a movie creeped me out this much actually, which is always a good sign. That said, there is gore in this movie, some of witch has been recut into this edition after being lost for 50+ years and I must say, for the 1950s the effects are spectacular. This must have been extremely hardcore in 50's, its no wonder it was cut! Regardless, knowing this lost footage is on this Blu-Ray, it just makes this already above-par package even more special. Picture quality and Sound quality both surpassed my expectations, a few seconds here and there are damaged though, these are the parts which have been recut back into the film, it really doesn't detract from the experience though and the picture and sound are readable at all times. According to the special features, the lost scenes were damaged in a fire but I'm sure long-time fans will just appreciate that we finally have these scenes. You can watch the special features and find out how bad these scenes looked before they cleaned them up, geesh! So yes, this has hours of special features that will potentially keep you busy for multiple sittings, overall I always felt like what I was watching was the definitive edition of this film, if you're an old-time fan, or a lover of horror or vampire movies I highly recommend this Blu-Ray for your collection, Hammer, Vlad would be proud! *wipes tear from eye* lol :-) Review: One Of The Very Best Hammer Horrors - This film was first released in 1958. It was the first of Hammer's Dracula series and the second Hammer film to feature Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee together, though Cushing gets top billing here. I have always loved this film, it is a true horror classic and one of the greatest Hammer Horrors, if not the greatest. This edition is in my mind the best version of this film released to date in this country and features two different versions of the film - the earlier BFI restored version of the film and the 2013 version. The BFI version features no extra footage, whereas the 2013 version includes extra footage in the seduction of Mina and the death of Dracula scenes, both of which are of reasonable quality. This footage was originally censored by the BBFC in 1958 and was thought to be lost forever, until it appeared in a fire-damaged Japanese print recently. Despite the damage to this footage, the restoration has eliminated most of this and so it is now quite watchable. However, I do disagree with some of the other reviews, who claim the 2013 version is inferior, because of the new blue-tinting that has been added to some of the darker scenes. This is not distracting too much to the film, though some of the detail and brightness is lost in these scenes, but I do not believe that the overall picture quality of the new version is any better or any worse than any other version of this film. I still think this is a pretty much definitive edition of the film and probably the best that we will ever see here and it is the most complete that it has ever been. So, if you love Hammer, or classic horror in general, then this is a must-buy. An almost perfect DVD/Blu-Ray set and no Hammer collection would be complete without it. A true, all-time classic. Buy it now! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Carol Marsh, Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Bayldon, John Van Eyssen, Melissa Stribling, Michael Gough, Miles Malleson, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Valerie Gaunt Contributor Carol Marsh, Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Bayldon, John Van Eyssen, Melissa Stribling, Michael Gough, Miles Malleson, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Valerie Gaunt See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 981 Reviews | | Format | Colour, Mono, PAL, Widescreen | | Genre | Drama, Horror | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | | Number of discs | 3 | | Runtime | 1 hour and 19 minutes | ## Product Details - **Genre:** Drama, Horror - **Format:** Colour, Mono, PAL, Widescreen - **Contributor:** Carol Marsh, Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Bayldon, John Van Eyssen, Melissa Stribling, Michael Gough, Miles Malleson, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Valerie Gaunt - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 19 minutes ## Images ![Dracula Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91sOs5S9snL.jpg) ![Dracula Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91jbrofSQvL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Drac-film Ever? *by S***R on 24 January 2014* Two weeks ago this was the only Dracula film I had never had the pleasure of sinking my teeth in to, although I've craved it for quite some time now. For a newbie such as myself without the nostalgia goggles, I truly believe that this is the best Dracula film I've ever seen. I've seen Universal's original Dracula many times, always assuming it could never be surpassed, the atmosphere, music, the set design, the performances, it was just too 'classic'. Or so I thought. If you're familiar with the story of Dracula, Hammers version will play with your expectations, and to great effect, these unexpected twists and turns brought out the giddy little kid in me, it was fresh, and like I was experiencing the story for the first time again. Peter Cushing is absolutely astonishing as Van Helsing, this is a 10/10 performance in my opinion and Christopher Lee makes for one awesome Dracula, he's like an angry animal but certainly not 'one note', there is depth here. I've never seen it done quite like this. There are some genuinely creepy moments in this film, even for a hardened horror-nut like myself, and here's a compliment- it achieves this without gore, I cannot remember the last time a movie creeped me out this much actually, which is always a good sign. That said, there is gore in this movie, some of witch has been recut into this edition after being lost for 50+ years and I must say, for the 1950s the effects are spectacular. This must have been extremely hardcore in 50's, its no wonder it was cut! Regardless, knowing this lost footage is on this Blu-Ray, it just makes this already above-par package even more special. Picture quality and Sound quality both surpassed my expectations, a few seconds here and there are damaged though, these are the parts which have been recut back into the film, it really doesn't detract from the experience though and the picture and sound are readable at all times. According to the special features, the lost scenes were damaged in a fire but I'm sure long-time fans will just appreciate that we finally have these scenes. You can watch the special features and find out how bad these scenes looked before they cleaned them up, geesh! So yes, this has hours of special features that will potentially keep you busy for multiple sittings, overall I always felt like what I was watching was the definitive edition of this film, if you're an old-time fan, or a lover of horror or vampire movies I highly recommend this Blu-Ray for your collection, Hammer, Vlad would be proud! *wipes tear from eye* lol :-) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One Of The Very Best Hammer Horrors *by F***Y on 6 December 2013* This film was first released in 1958. It was the first of Hammer's Dracula series and the second Hammer film to feature Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee together, though Cushing gets top billing here. I have always loved this film, it is a true horror classic and one of the greatest Hammer Horrors, if not the greatest. This edition is in my mind the best version of this film released to date in this country and features two different versions of the film - the earlier BFI restored version of the film and the 2013 version. The BFI version features no extra footage, whereas the 2013 version includes extra footage in the seduction of Mina and the death of Dracula scenes, both of which are of reasonable quality. This footage was originally censored by the BBFC in 1958 and was thought to be lost forever, until it appeared in a fire-damaged Japanese print recently. Despite the damage to this footage, the restoration has eliminated most of this and so it is now quite watchable. However, I do disagree with some of the other reviews, who claim the 2013 version is inferior, because of the new blue-tinting that has been added to some of the darker scenes. This is not distracting too much to the film, though some of the detail and brightness is lost in these scenes, but I do not believe that the overall picture quality of the new version is any better or any worse than any other version of this film. I still think this is a pretty much definitive edition of the film and probably the best that we will ever see here and it is the most complete that it has ever been. So, if you love Hammer, or classic horror in general, then this is a must-buy. An almost perfect DVD/Blu-Ray set and no Hammer collection would be complete without it. A true, all-time classic. Buy it now! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A real BITE of history *by M***N on 15 January 2020* Dracula is a 1958 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Jimmy Sangster based on Bram Stoker's novel of the same name. The first in the series of Hammer Horror films starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, this original also features Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing, along with Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, and John Van Eyssen. In the U.S. the film was retitled Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the earlier Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, and the film was released in the U.S. in 1958 on a double feature with the Universal film The Thing That Couldn't Die. Production began at Bray Studios on 17 November 1957 with an investment of £81,000. As Count Dracula, Lee fixed the image of the fanged vampire in popular culture. Christopher Frayling writes, “Dracula introduced fangs, red contact lenses, décolletage, ready-prepared wooden stakes and – in the celebrated credits sequence – blood being spattered from off-screen over the Count's coffin.” Lee also introduced dark, brooding sexuality to the character, with Tim Stanley stating, “Lee’s sensuality was subversive in that it hinted that women might quite like having their neck chewed on by a stud”. In 2017 a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for Time Out magazine saw Dracula ranked the 65th best British film ever. Empire magazine ranked Lee's portrayal as Count Dracula the 7th Greatest Horror Movie Character of All Time. This is the updated BFI version which contains the remasted 2007/ 2012 version of the film with the 2012 version containing missing footage that was removed for British censors when it was first released back in 1958. I enjoyed this Hammer classic horror and for me one of the better version of the Count Dracula storey unless you have read Bram Stoker novel. ## Frequently Bought Together - Dracula (Blu-ray + DVD) [1958] - Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (Blu-ray + DVD) [1966] - Taste the Blood of Dracula [Blu-ray] [1970] [2020] [Region Free] [Packaging may vary] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/47899878-dracula-double-play-blu-ray-dvd](https://www.desertcart.be/products/47899878-dracula-double-play-blu-ray-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-22*