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Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966 film directed by Terence Fisher
Movie film Q886441
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness is a horror film and a vampire film[1].

Key Facts

  • Director: Prince of Darkness — director (P57): Terence Fisher[3]
  • Screenwriter: Prince of Darkness — screenwriter (P58): Jimmy Sangster[4], Prince of Darkness — screenwriter (P58): Anthony Hinds[5], Prince of Darkness — screenwriter (P58): Bram Stoker[6]
  • Composer: Prince of Darkness — composer (P86): James Bernard[7]
  • Genre: Prince of Darkness — genre (P136): horror film[8], Prince of Darkness — genre (P136): vampire film[9]
  • Cast member: Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Christopher Lee[10], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Barbara Shelley[11], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Francis Matthews[12], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Bud Tingwell[13], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Peter Cushing[14], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Andrew Keir[15], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Thorley Walters[16], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Jack Lambert[17], Prince of Darkness — cast member (P161): Philip Latham[18]
  • Producer: Prince of Darkness — producer (P162): Anthony Nelson Keys[19]
  • Part of the series: Prince of Darkness — part of the series (P179): Dracula[20]
  • Production company: Prince of Darkness — production company (P272): Hammer Film Productions[21]
  • Director of photography: Prince of Darkness — director of photography (P344): Michael Reed[22]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Prince of Darkness — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[23]
  • Commons category: Dracula: Prince of Darkness[24]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[25], 81%[26]
  • Color: Prince of Darkness — color (P462): color[27]
  • Country of origin: Prince of Darkness — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[28]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1966[29], January 2, 1966[30], January 9, 1966[31], January 12, 1966[32]
  • Distributed by: Prince of Darkness — distributed by (P750): Associated British Picture Corporation[33]
  • Narrative location: Prince of Darkness — narrative location (P840): Romania[34]
  • Film editor: Prince of Darkness — film editor (P1040): Chris Barnes[35]
  • Title: Dracula: Prince of Darkness[36]
  • Different from: Prince of Darkness — different from (P1889): Drakula[37]
  • FSK film rating: Prince of Darkness — FSK film rating (P1981): FSK 12[38]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[39]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): Prince of Darkness — aspect ratio (W:H) (P2061): 2.35:1[40]
  • Capital cost: 100,000 pounds sterling[41]
  • BBFC rating: Prince of Darkness — BBFC rating (P2629): 15 certificate[42]

Why It Matters

Dracula: Prince of Darkness has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

Christopher Lee film Peter Cushing Romania United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · MrRobertman · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Blu-ray.com film id → 89575
    Filmow id → t15370
    P14778 → Dracula-Prince-of-Darkness
    Filmarks id → movies/15846
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4405
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  4. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1966-01-02T00:00:00Z, +1966-01-09T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Jimmy Sangster, Anthony Hinds, Bram Stoker
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
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