That same night, a local seaman is found dead, a victim of Dracula. Set in South India, the film shows the arrival of dracula and the series of deaths thereafter. Though, I would say, for the worst. Auf der Suche nach frischem Blut zieht der zu einem Dasein als Untoter Verdammte durch das bunte Nachtleben der Großstadt, wo er seine Opfer findet. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. Für Männer ist er die Personifizierung des Bösen, doch in Frauen entfacht Dracula eine geheime und umso zehrendere Sehnsucht. (2017). On the penultimate leg of Harker's trip, in a horse-drawn coach with three locals, one warns him not to attend Dracula's castle. Im Glockenturm einer kleinen Dorfkirche macht der Messdiener eine grausame Entdeckung: Vor ihm liegt die blutige Leiche eines Mädchens, in dessen Hals sich zwei tiefe Bisswunden befinden - Graf Dracula ist zurückgekehrt. Mina follows a sleepwalking Lucy to the local graveyard and glimpses Dracula holding her in his arms. [1][2][3][4] Directed by Philip Saville from a screenplay by Gerald Savory, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Graf Dracula (Christopher Lee) reist von seinem Heimatland Transsylvanien nach London. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. ... Graf Dracula (beißt jetzt) in Oberbayern Other Versions (2 of 2) View All. Mina and Lucy witness a storm in which the foreign ship Demeter goes aground, and is carrying Dracula (in the form of a wolf) and many wooden boxes filled with earth from his home. View production, box office, & company info. Jonathan Harker receives a mysterious postcard in the mail summoning him to Transylvania. First sequel to the 1931 film. Being around so much naked … "[10], In his book Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen, David J. Skal calls Count Dracula "the most careful adaptation of the novel to date, and the most successful. He gives eternal life. Here are some of our picks to get you in the spirit. Realizing they have but moments left, Van Helsing mounts the carriage and drives a stake into the vampire's heart; the body disintegrates in a violent burst of smoke, leaving only his clothes and ashes. Harker, a solicitor, is travelling to Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania to expedite his purchase of Carfax Abbey and other properties in England. Lucy thereafter grows pale and weak; at night in her bedroom, Dracula drinks her blood on several occasions. Dracula vanishes as they enter. Queen Dracula ( 2017) Queen Dracula. "[9] Critic Steve Calvert agreed that Count Dracula was "one of the better versions" of Stoker's novel, calling it "perhaps even the best." Louis Jourdan said of playing Dracula in interview, "What is so interesting in playing Dracula is that I try to make monstrosity, or, if you prefer, villainy, attractive, very attractive. Although Van Helsing recognizes the symptoms and protects her bedroom with garlic, a wolf shatters the room's window; the shock kills Lucy's mother, and Lucy is found pale and nearly dead after another encounter with Dracula. A young teacher finds himself haunted by the undead after narrowly escaping a school shooting. If we succeed in that we have won our day. "[5], Count Dracula was originally shown on BBC 2 in the UK in its entirety (155 minutes) on 22 December 1977. ... for a British TV Movie Adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, attempting a more faithful book-to-screen adaptation than many previous efforts, making sure to film on location not just in England but also Yugoslavia, getting period details right, etc. Graf Dracula (Christopher Lee) reist von seinem Heimatland Transsylvanien nach London. Title: Graf Dracula in Oberbayern (original title) R | 1h 30min | Comedy, Horror | October 1983 (USA) A descendant of the famous vampire gets a job as a photographer shooting beautiful fashion models at the family estate. Lugosi played Dracula for the last time in this classic horror/comedy film. In England, Mina and Lucy go to the seaside town of Whitby. In revenge, Dracula kills Renfield, who just manages to warn the others. Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez. It makes a change. Three geeky college girls who can't get a date, organize a seance and become sex starved vamps. Renfield realizes Dracula is now visiting Mina, and seeks to warn her and Dr. Seward. He takes blood and he gives blood. She was less positive about the casting and performance of Louis Jourdan, however, which she felt "emphasised the lover at the expense of the demon. Queen Dracula [11] MaryAnn Johanson of FlickFilosopher.com was less positive, writing: "Maybe it had more of an impact in the 70s ... but today, while it remains a stylishly surreal reinterpretation of Bram Stoker’s novel, there’s something a bit dated and stodgy about it". Use the HTML below. Graf Dracula (Christopher Lee) reist von seinem Heimatland Transsylvanien nach London. Seward calls on his friend Abraham Van Helsing from Amsterdam for help with Lucy's strange illness. A calculating, educated evil with a confidence and purpose all of its own. [12], In 2002, BBC Learning released Count Dracula on DVD, for sale by direct mail order in the UK only. Add the first question. Gear up for Stephen King's upcoming adaptation with a look at some of our favorite photos from "The Stand," starring Whoopi Goldberg and Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd. It was released commercially by BBC Video in 2007. At the door of the castle, Count Dracula himself welcomes Jonathan, who carries his heavy trunk, with no effort, up the stairs to his room. Drácula: 1931.04.24 United States George Melford Vlad III, most commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈ v l a d ˈ ts e p e ʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (/ ˈ d r æ k j ə l ə /; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [-ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death. "[8], Film historian Stuart Galbraith IV said that "Count Dracula remains one of the best-ever adaptations of Bram Stoker's novel" despite a "couple of missteps", remarking that "the cast is excellent", in particular praising the performances of Frank Finlay and Louis Jourdan, whom he calls "especially good. Van Helsing fills her mouth with garlic and cuts off her head. Among Seward's patients is the madman Renfield, who worships and fears Dracula. Seward accompanies Van Helsing to Lucy's grave, but find her coffin empty, and afterwards a child who is lost and alone, but who has been bitten by the now-vampiric Lucy. "[1] Brett Cullum of DVD Verdict said the special effects were this version's "biggest downfall" and that it was "perhaps the least visually interesting" Dracula adaptation, though he offered a mostly positive review, remarking that there is "plenty to admire in the production", in particular the "sublime acting". Van Helsing and Mina go to the Castle, while the others follow the Gypsies transporting Dracula's coffin. The film is a horror film which is based on Bram Stoker's famous novel Dracula. The final serious Universal Studios Dracula film. He felt that "few actors have ever played the role [of Van Helsing as] convincingly" as Frank Finlay, that "without doubt, [Jack Shepherd is] the best on-screen embodiment there has ever been of the fly-munching Renfield", and remarked of Jourdan's performance, "[His] Dracula ... exudes a quieter kind of evil. An innocent college student is tossed into a jungle hellhole where she must fight for her life against an evil wardress, psycho inmates, voodoo experiments and the incredible torture machine. 53min | Horror | 19 October 2017 (USA) 1:03 | Trailer. Lucy soon approaches, now a vampire and feral, and attempts to entice Holmwood, but is forced to flee from Van Helsing's crucifix. After reporting their findings to an incredulous Holmwood, he and Van Helsing and Seward return to Lucy's family crypt, finding her perched atop. Second sequel to the 1931 film. [6], Critical reaction to Count Dracula has been mostly positive. Starring Playboy Playmate Bea Fiedler. Jonathan meanwhile turns up delirious and weak in a convent in Budapest. [11], BBC ("Count Dracula" episode listings, April 1993), Count Dracula : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video, DVD Verdict Review - Count Dracula: BBC Mini-Series, FlickFilosopher.com: Count Dracula (review), The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice, Dracula – L'amour plus fort que la mort, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Count_Dracula_(1977_film)&oldid=995229174, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 December 2020, at 22:34. Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.It introduced the character of Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. Van Helsing touches and sears the hysterical Mina's forehead with a piece of communion wafer, which scars her; she declares herself "unclean.". Bela Lugosi macht eine gute Figur als eleganter und doch arroganter Vampir Graf Dracula, der von Transsylvanien nach London reist um dort das Blut der Bürger zu trinken. After a series of disturbing events, including an encounter with Dracula's brides, Harker explores the castle, finds the Count and his brides' sleeping quarters in a crypt, all asleep in coffins with their eyes open yet seemingly unaware of his presence. Grof Drakula, izmišljena osoba, glavni je lik romana Brama Stokera Drakula iz 1897. Produced by the BBC (in the then standard video/film hybrid format), it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. Upon his return, Jonathan's daughters Mina and Lucy are very apprehensive toward their prospective mother-in-law who goes by D. Prime Video has you covered this holiday season with movies for the family. Neki aspekti njegovog karaktera inspirirani su vlaškim knezom iz 15. stoljeća Vladom III.Drakulom.U SAD-u je lik grofa Drakule postao javno dobro i pojavljuje se u popularnoj kulturi (od animiranih filmova dalje), u medijima pa i na ambalaži žitarica za doručak. Check out IMDb's highest-rated movies and TV shows of 2020, most-viewed trailers, top stars, memorable moments, and more! Jonathan hesitantly agrees to stay for a month to help the Count with his English. Harker, Van Helsing, Seward, and Holmwood all go to Carfax Abbey to sterilize Dracula's refuges – boxes of soil from his native Transylvania – with parts of the host used in the Catholic Eucharist. Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter. In the Transylvanian wilderness, Dracula's brides attempt to attack Van Helsing and Mina, but Van Helsing thwarts them with Communion wafer, and destroys them the following day. Lucy Westenra's sister Mina bids farewell to her fiancé Jonathan Harker, who is leaving for a business trip. Auf der Suche nach frischem Blut zieht der zu einem Dasein als Untoter Verdammte durch das bunte Nachtleben der Großstadt, wo er seine Opfer findet. Mina's vampirism disappears, as does her forehead scar, and the group say a prayer of thanks. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.