Product Context

Question 1

Who produced it?

Answer 1

Hammar Film productions

Question 2

Who distributed it?

Answer 2

J. Arthur Rank and Universal

Question 3

What was Kiss of the Vampire intended to be?

Answer 3

The second sequel to 1958’s Dracula - although the films script makes no reference to Stokers character.

This is perhaps to distance itself from the infavourable comparisons to the superior Christopher Lee who starred in the original film.

Question 4

In addition to Dracula - what other ‘monster movie’ franchises had Hammer Film productions had success with

Answer 4

By 1963, Hammar had success with other ‘monster movie’ franchises such as The Mummy and Frankenstein.

Distributes universal also saw early successes with films in this genre

Question 5

What did 1963 also see the?

Answer 5

• beatlemania
• The swinging sixties
• The assignation of JFK
• The second wave of feminism
• The Soviet Union launching the first woman into space