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Hammer Films Dracula 4K restoration release

Overview

Hammer Films, in partnership with Silver Salt Restoration and Warner Bros., announced a 4K restoration of the 1958 horror classic ‘Dracula’. The restoration is notable for including approximately three minutes of previously censored footage recovered from Warner Bros. archives.

Further details indicate the project involved high-resolution scanning and frame-by-frame repair to recreate the original Technicolor palette. The film is scheduled to return to UK cinemas on October 16, followed by the release of a 4K Limited Collector’s Edition Boxset on October 26. This boxset is expected to feature over 15 hours of exclusive content, including the ‘Dracula workprint’.

Entities

Christopher Lee · Silver Salt Restoration · Peter Cushing · Hammer Films · Warner Bros.

Timeline

  1. 12 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Hammer Films to release 4K restoration of 1958 Dracula

    Hammer Films is releasing a definitive 4K restoration of the 1958 horror classic Dracula, featuring long-lost footage and arriving in UK cinemas and on collector’s boxset this October.

  2. 15 days ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Hammer Films to release 4K restoration of Dracula with uncensored footage

    Hammer Films is releasing a 4K restoration of the 1958 film ‘Dracula’ this October, featuring three minutes of previously censored footage recovered from Warner Bros. archives.

Sources

aullidos.com · cautionspoilers.com · filmofilia.com · horrorfuel.com · horrornewsnetwork.net · liveforfilm.com · reactormag.com