Christopher Lee often went on record about how much he disliked most of the Hammer films in which he played Dracula, feeling that Hammer didn’t really understand the character of Bram Stoker’s famous vampire.  In fact, when Lee agreed to appear in 1966’s Dracula: Prince of Darkness, he did so with the requirement that he would not have any dialogue.

While it’s possible that Lee may have been hoping that his demand would force Hammer to release him from his contract, his requirement actually works to the film’s advantage.  In the scene below, Lee shows that he didn’t need dialogue to make Dracula into a terrifying and malevolent force.  Lee’s otherworldly and dangerous charisma and Dracula’s feral and vicious nature come through without him saying a word.