Dracula is the first in the series of hammer films inspired by the bram stoker novel dracula'. '.strtoupper('i')t was directed by terence fisher, and stars peter cushing, michael gough, carol marsh, melissa stribling and christopher lee'. '.strtoupper('d')r'. '.strtoupper('v')an helsing, investigating the death of his friend jonathan harker concludes that harker was the victim of a vampire.when harker's fiance, lucy, becomes affected by the terrifying force and hypnotic power of count dracula, van helsing releases her tortured soul by driving a stake through her heart'. '.strtoupper('b')ut dracula seeks revenge, targeting lucy's beautiful sister in law, mina'. '.strtoupper('v')an helsing, now aided by mina's husband arthur, swears to exorcise this evil forever by confronting the vile and depraved count himself.