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Christopher Lee

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Bitter VictoryBitter Victory (1957)
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Richard Burton, Curt Jurgens, Ruth Roman
Superior war drama is set around a WW2 mission by British commandos in North Africa, trying to retrieve vital papers from a German HQ before…
Curse of Frankenstein, TheCurse of Frankenstein, The (1957) Recommended
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
The first true Hammer gothic horror and number one in the Frankenstein series bringing together the fantastic talents of Cushing (as the Baron) and…
Horror of DraculaHorror of Dracula (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Quintessential Hammer horror is the first of six films with the peerless pairing of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as the razor–fanged Count…
Tale of Two Cities, ATale of Two Cities, A (1958)
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence
An intrepid Dirk Bogarde negotiates the rough and tumble of the French Revolution, in this, the version most faithful to the Charles Dickens novel.…
Corridors of BloodCorridors of Blood (Doctor from Seven Dials, The) (1958)
Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Finlay Currie
A gruesome enactment of medical experimentation in pre–Victorian London, with Karloff donning apron and scalpel to try and discover an…
Mummy, TheMummy, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing confronts Christopher Lee in bandages in this stylish early Hammer.
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell
Quite possibly the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with Cushing in the lead, investigating the horrors of the Baskerville killings. The 'Hammer'…
Horror HotelHorror Hotel (The City of the Dead) (1960)
Dir. John Moxey
Feat. Christopher Lee
A search party ventures to Salem county after an occult student disappears under mysteriously witchy circumstances. Eerie photography.
Beat GirlBeat Girl (1960) Aro Favourite
Dir. Edmond T. Greville
Feat. Gillian Hills, Adam Faith, Christopher Lee
Providing a rare peek into the British 'beat scene', this groovy juvenile delinquency drama proves there was teenage wildlife before the Beatles, and…
Scream of FearScream of Fear (Taste of Fear) (1961)
Dir. Seth Holt
Feat. Susan Strasberg, Ann Todd, Ronald Lewis
Christopher Lee's favourite Hammer film in exercise in sustained tension with Susan Strasberg as a paralysed young woman haunted by visions of her…
Devilship PiratesDevilship Pirates (1964) Recommended
Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Christopher Lee, John Cairney, Ernest Clark
Taking a non–horror tack, this Hammer offering concerns a Spanish galleon, 'Diablo' (captained by Christopher Lee)which comes ashore in…
Gorgon, TheGorgon, The (1964)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Richard Pasco
A small village falls prey to an unseen monster. Citizens are found turned to stone after every full moon. The town Doctor (Peter Cushing) concludes…
Dracula: Prince of DarknessDracula: Prince of Darkness (1965)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee returns from the grave to intimidate a group of tourists in this belated sequel to HORROR OF DRACULA. Misses Peter Cushing, and the…
Face of Fu ManchuFace of Fu Manchu (1965) Recommended
Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, James Robertson-Justice
Revival of Sax Rohmer's 1920s suspense tales based around arch–villain Fu Manchu's attempts to take over the West. This first outing with…
Amicus CollectionAmicus Collection (Asylum, The Beast Must Die, And Now the Screaming Starts, The House that Dripped Blood, City of the Dead, Dr. Terrors House of Horrors) (1965-1974)
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
A collection of low–budget horror films from Amicus Studios. CITY OF THE DEAD (a.k.a. HORROR HOTEL): A student is sent by her professor to…
Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsDr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) Recommended
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Bernard Lee
The first omnibus horror from low–budget outfit Amicus, in which the mysterious Dr. Schreck (Cushing) foretells the awful future fates of five…
Brides of Fu ManchuBrides of Fu Manchu (1966)
Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer, Rupert Davies
First sequel to the brilliant revival of Sax Rohmer's 1920s serial in FACE OF FU MANCHU, again with Lee cooking up a dastardly plot – here to…
Theatre of Death / Rasputin - The Mad MonkTheatre of Death / Rasputin - The Mad Monk (1966-1973)
Dir. Samuel Gallu, Don Sharp
Feat. Christopher Lee
A 'Midnight Movie' double–feature of two low–budget British horrors starring Christopher Lee. THEATRE OF DEATH (1973) – A tale…
Castle of the Walking DeadCastle of the Walking Dead (The Torture Chamber Of Dr. Sadism) (1967)
Dir. Harald Reinl
Feat. Christopher Lee, Lex Barker, Karin Dor
The blood runs thick for its vintage in this variation on Poe's Pit and the Pendulum in which a Count is drawn and quartered for killing twelve…
Night of the Big HeatNight of the Big Heat (1967)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
An extreme heatwave blankets an English winter, the cause of which is neither natural nor human. Eerie and stylish sci–fi with Christopher Lee…
Circus of FearCircus of Fear (1967)
Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey
Feat. Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski, Suzy Kendall
Not so much a horror film as a murder–mystery about a super–criminal who hides out in a circus. With various red herrings in the plot, a…
Dracula Has Risen from the GraveDracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee returns in fangs for a third Hammer bite at the vampire story.
Devil Rides Out, TheDevil Rides Out, The (1968)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee
Devilishly straight–faced Hammer with Christopher Lee orchestrating a scheme to save the life (and soul) of his long–time confidant from…
Blood of Fu Manchu, TheBlood of Fu Manchu, The (Kiss and Kill) (1968)
Dir. Jess Franco
Feat. Christopher Lee, Tsai Chin, Shirley Eaton
Fourth in Christopher Lee's FU MANCHU series with the calculating Oriental maniac here holed up in the South American jungle spreading world chaos…
Scream and Scream AgainScream and Scream Again (1969)
Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee all turn in for this Hammer mad–doctor–creates–super–being yarn.
Magic Christian, TheMagic Christian, The (1969)
Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Richard Attenborough
From Terry Southern's novel, a wildly loopy satire about an eccentric multi–millionaire (Peter Sellers) who adopts a destitute son (Ringo…
Castle of Fu Manchu, TheCastle of Fu Manchu, The (1969)
Dir. Jess Franco
Feat. Christopher Lee, Tsai Chin
The final bungled entry in the FU MANCHU series, with Christopher Lee on the same quest for world domination as ever, this time conducted from his…
Taste the Blood of DraculaTaste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Christopher Lee
Fourth Hammer installment of the black–caped Christopher Lee, this time meeting with a genuinely imaginative end.
House That Dripped Blood, TheHouse That Dripped Blood, The (1970)
Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott
Juicy if variable four–part portmanteau film written by PSYCHO scribe, Robert Bloch, and adorned by the Cushing/Lee double–act as well as…
Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, ThePrivate Life of Sherlock Holmes, The (1970)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Genevieve Page
Late period Billy Wilder (THE APARTMENT) applies his ironic sensibility, with less acid than usual, to the mind of Conan Doyle's detecting hero and…

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