Rupert Davies Archives

The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 8, 2001Super-Villain

The second film with Christopher Lee as the Chinese super-villain Fu Manchu. Not quite up with its predecessor The Face of Fu Manchu but still an exciting blend of pulp melodrama, super-science and Yellow Peril

Director: Don Sharp

Actors: Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer, Howard Marion Crawford, Tsai Chin, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 January 200128 December 2025 by Roog

Matthew Hopkins – Witchfinder General (1968)

Rating: ★★★½

Dec 5, 1999Historical Witch Persecutions

Stark and effective film based on a true-life historical figure, this sets out to depict the barbarism of the 17th century witch hunts. Vincent Price plays seriously and the film is all the more effective as a result

Director: Michael Reeves

Actors: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies, …

Category: Horror

5 December 199915 April 2022 by Roog

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 15, 2001Hammer Dracula Film

The fourth of Hammer’s Dracula films. There is a certain amount of silliness to the plot but new director Freddie Francis is on fine form. As is Christopher Lee even if he is not given much to do.

Director: Freddie Francis

Actors: Christopher Lee, Veronica Carlson, Barry Andrews, Rupert Davies, …

Category: Horror

15 February 200112 August 2019 by Roog