Dracula (Dracula) by Christopher Lee
A colleague once told Christopher Lee that he was too stout to be an actor, that his looks would prevent him from having a successful career in Hollywood. After more than 200 acting credits and four huge franchise entries, Christopher had the final laugh. Intoxicating madness glowed from behind his eyes as he burst into the room, enrapturing the audience and keeping them spellbound. Whenever he appeared on the screen, people were enthralled.
Christopher made his acting debut in Terence Fisher's Horror of Dracula, better known as Dracula in Europe. In this famous adaptation of the 1897 novel, the protagonist was Jonathan Harker, a harmless man who went to the Count's castle claiming to be the Master's new assistant but became his prisoner instead. One of Dracula's spawned vampire ladies attacked him in an attempt of murder but failed, as a man in black saved Harker. The relief did not last long: Dracula soon turned Harker into a vampire himself as punishment for killing the vampire's favorite servant. Dracula then terrorized the tranquil English town while stalking Jonathan's fiancée Lucy, converting her and her sister-in-law into vampire children. Only one courageous person can put a stop to Dracula's horrific reign of terror.
