Peter Cushing

A 1972 Spanish-British science fiction horror film directed by Eugenio Martín, starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Telly Savalas. British anthropologist Alexander Saxton (Lee) discovers a frozen prehistoric humanoid in Manchuria in 1906 and boards the Trans-Siberian Express to transport it to Europe. But when passengers begin turning up dead — their brains drained of memories — Saxton and his rival Dr. Wells (Cushing) realize the creature is alive and possesses the power to absorb minds and control bodies. Telly Savalas appears in the final act as a Cossack captain. The film was shot in Madrid and marked Peter Cushing's first film after the death of his wife. The screenplay was by blacklisted writer Julian Zimet (credited as Julian Halevy). The film is marked Public Domain on Archive.org.

Horror · Sci-Fi

The last of Hammer's Dracula films to feature Christopher Lee, and the third to pair him with Peter Cushing's Van Helsing. In modern London, Scotland Yard uncovers a secret society of powerful figures dabbling in the occult and a plague designed to wipe out humanity, and the trail leads to a reclusive property developer named D.D. Denham, who is in truth Count Dracula himself. The film moves the series into contemporary conspiracy thriller territory, with bikers, Satanists, and a biological weapon. Lee, who had grown tired of the role, gives Dracula a colder, more calculating edge here. The film fell into the public domain in the United States and circulates widely under this title and as Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride.

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