Red collage of Christopher Lee as Dracula with Caroline Munro as Laura Bellows in Dracula A.D. 1972
Before Christopher Lee starred in Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Tim Burton’s movies, he was a British horror movie star. In 1957, Lee got his big break by starring in The Curse of Frankenstein, one of Hammer Film's productions. A year later, he starred as Count Dracula in the Hammer Film's Dracula movies, based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 epistolary novel, but his role in Dracula was not the first time he played an iconic monster.
Christopher Lee Played Frankenstein’s Monster Before His First Dracula Role The Curse of Frankenstein Was Lee's First Horror Movie Close Lee starred as Frankenstein’s Monster in The Curse of Frankenstein, alongside Peter Cushing, who played Baron Victor Frankenstein. In The Curse of Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s Monster had brain damage, which caused him to act violently by killing an old blind man and Frankenstein’s maid Justine .
The Curse of Frankenstein was Lee’s first role with Hammer Film Productions and the company’s first horror movie filmed in color. The 1957 adaptation was also Lee and Peter Cushing’s first horror movie together before starring in the Dracula franchise, which featured Lee in the titular role and Cushing playing Doctor Van Helsing. After starring in one of Hammer's best Dracula movies, Lee and Cushing became an iconic horror duo.
In the US, The Curse of Frankenstein was a commercial success, but British critics deemed the movie too graphic. The movie was also a huge success for Lee, as his role as Frankenstein’s Monster garnered attention from the audience and critics, and impressed Hammer Film. As a result, Lee's work on Dracula began his long collaboration with Hammer, one that produced many successful films after his initial roles.
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