![]() I remember reading a long article in Cinefantastique that whetted my appetite for the picture, which seemed never to appear in Los Angeles. They made only one picture under the Charlemagne banner, the mysteriously titled Nothing but the Night. Around 1970 Christopher Lee teamed with Hammer producer Anthony Nelson Keys to form a new company, Charlemagne Productions. It is said that one more than one occasion Lee had to coax Cushing back into activity, for films like the Spanish production Horror Express. His career became more subdued after the passing of his beloved wife. Unlike Lee, the older Cushing didn't chase foreign film work, and wasn't expecting the brief rediscovery that would come several years later with George Lucas and Star Wars. ![]() ![]() He was just beginning to re-invent his career with a major film for Billy Wilder. As he had always done, Lee continued to work all over Europe acting in whatever roles were available. Frankenstein was still trying to assemble one measly monster.īut Hammer's biggest stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee retained their popularity. After leaping so nimbly into new territory ten years before, Hammer hadn't advanced with the times - its gothic horrors looked hopelessly out of date when Dracula encountered (already outdated) London Mods, or Dr. When exactly Hammer Films of England began its decline is an arguable point, but its fortunes faded with the general collapse of the British film industry in the early 1970s. Written by Brian Hayles from the novel by John Blackburn Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Georgia Brown, Keith Barron, Gwyneth Strong, John Robinson, Michael Gambon, Duncan Lamont, Kathleen Byron. The Resurrection Syndicate, The Devil's Undead / Street Date Octo/ 14.95 ![]()
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