The original Christopher Lee Dracula is coming to 4K Blu-ray in a new 'painstakingly restored' version with 'long-lost' footage 'sourced from
around the world' that was never seen in the UK or US

Date:
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:41:17 +0000

Description:
Hammer Films has restored the original Dracula in 4K, including footage the censors tried to bury

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A new 4K restoration of
Hammer's Dracula is coming to theaters and Blu-ray in October 2026 Uncensored and with new footage believed to have been lost forever Pieced together from 'the best original archival materials sourced from around the world' Here's a tale to really sink your teeth into: Hammer Films has "painstakingly
restored" (pun intended, I assume) the original 1958 Dracula , adding "long-lost" footage and delivering an uncensored cut in full 4K . It'll be coming to movie theaters and home entertainment in October 2026.

This isn't a remaster. It's a resurrection. It features footage that was believed to be lost for over six decades, and which was only ever seen by Japanese cinemagoers in the 1950s. The recovered material is "from the best original archival materials sourced from around the world" and has never been released in the US or UK, nor available for home viewing in either country. Dracula was the second on-screen pairing of Peter Cushing, who plays Dr Van Helsing, and Christopher Lee, who plays I'm just checking my notes here Dracula. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Image 1 of 5 (Image
credit: Hammer Films) (Image credit: Hammer Films) (Image credit: Hammer Films) (Image credit: Hammer Films) (Image credit: Hammer Films) Fangs for
the memories There have been many Dracula movies, but the 1958 one delivered the definitive Drac: as Hammer Films says, Lee's portrayal introduced "the bloodshot eyes, predatory fangs and visceral physicality that became the blueprint for modern vampire mythology and whose influence can still be seen across horror cinema today."

It's hard to overstate Dracula 's influence. Everything you'd expect from a Dracula movie the fangs, the heaving bosoms, the wooden stakes, the suggestion that some women might actually enjoy having their necks bitten by
a charismatic count features here, and the film has frequently been included in rankings of the best films and horror films of all time. You may like 8
new 4K Blu-rays from April 2026 to add to your collection 5 new 4K Blu-rays
to add to your collection from May 2026 Fight Club has finally arrived on 4K Blu-ray and it's causing controversy already

As director Terence Fisher explained to our friends at SFX Magazine , this
was the movie that made vampires sexy. "My greatest contribution to the Dracula myth was to bring out the underlying sexual element in the story At the moment he bites it is the culmination of a sexual experience."

As you can see from the still images above, the restored version looks absolutely spectacular. And the film itself is a masterpiece. As Empire wrote in its retrospective review, "It was garish, it was sexy and it was never afraid to be gory. And with its spectacular ending in which The Count's
flesh peels away and crumbles to dust when caught in the first rays of the morning sun Dracula created one of the classic images of horror cinema." Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

According to the wonderfully named John Gore, CEO of Hammer Films and executive chairman of John Gore Studios, Bringing Dracula back to audiences
in 4K goes far beyond a piece of film restoration work. This is the recovery of a piece of British film history that audiences believed had been lost forever. Seeing Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing together again in such extraordinary detail is a reminder of just how powerful this film remains nearly seventy years after its original release. Thinking of buying a new TV? Try our TV size and model finder! You tell it how far you sit from your TV, we'll tell you what size to buy based on viewing angle advice from image quality experts, and we'll recommend our three top TVs at that size for different prices. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



======================================================================
Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/televisions/blu-ray/the-original-christopher-lee-dra cula-is-coming-to-4k-blu-ray-in-a-new-painstakingly-restored-version-with-long -lost-footage-sourced-from-around-the-world-that-was-never-seen-in-the-uk-or-u s


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
* Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)