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Overview

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Director:
John Badham
Writers:
Bram Stoker (novel)
Hamilton Deane (play) ...
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Release Date:
20 July 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Romance more
Tagline:
Throughout history he has filled the hearts of men with terror, and the hearts of women with desire. more
Plot:
When a ship is wrecked off Whitby, the only survivor, Count Dracula, is discovered lying on the beach by the sickly young Mina... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Under rated more (90 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA | UK
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of Sylvester McCoy's role was deleted from the final print. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dracula comes to Mina's room, she moves her hair and offers him the right side of her neck. Yet when she is found dead the next morning, the fang marks are on her left side. more
Quotes:
Prof. Abraham Van Helsing: Oh, the devil.
Count Dracula: I'm... not as bad as that.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cannibal Holocaust (1980) more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Under rated, 16 May 2004
9/10
Author: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

Come on, are you telling me that this wasn't a good Dracula film? This brought excitement and romance back into the idea of Dracula. Frank made Dracula into his own and became the perfect cast for the dark prince. When I was younger, I wanted this guy to be my boyfriend! LOL! But he was just that effective.

The story takes some different turns and isn't too close to Bram Stroker's novel, but still has high entertainment. Dracula still comes to buy Carfax Abbey in England by Jonathan Harker, which the actor scared me because he looks so much like my dad, but instead of keeping Jonathan as a prisoner, he is invited to a party with Jonathan and his fiancée Lucy's, that's right, Lucy, not Mina, family with her friend Mina who happens to have two little puncture marks on her throat.

When Mina passes on, Dracula makes his move onto Lucy and falls in love with her. But of course Van Helsing has something else to say about that and will destroy the fiend that killed his daughter, that's right, you heard me! Mina is Van Helsing's daughter in this one! Well, anyways, I would recommend this Dracula movie. It's one of the better must see's for Dracula fans!

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