---
title: 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terence Fisher'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dracula-prince-of-darkness-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059127/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

1966 · 90 min · Horror · United Kingdom

Part of: Dracula

## Synopsis

Dracula: Prince of Darkness is a 1966 British gothic supernatural horror film directed by Terence Fisher. The film was produced by Hammer Film Productions, and is the third entry in Hammer's Dracula series, as well as the second to feature Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, the titular vampire. It also stars Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, and Barbara Shelley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Terence Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-fisher)
- **Screenplay:** [Jimmy Sangster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-sangster), [Anthony Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-hinds)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-bernard)
- **Producer:** [Anthony Nelson Keys](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-nelson-keys)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-reed)
- **Editor:** [Chris Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-barnes)

## Cast

- [Philip Latham](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-latham)
- [Barbara Shelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-shelley)
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee) as Count Dracula
- [Jack Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lambert-2)
- [Francis Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-matthews)
- [Bud Tingwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-tingwell)
- [Thorley Walters](https://cinepixo.com/people/thorley-walters)
- [Andrew Keir](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-keir)
- [Peter Cushing](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cushing)

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