Dracula (TV 2002)

Jonathan Harker is a successful real estate agent now living with Mina Murray in Budapest... See full synopsis »

Director:

Roger Young

Writers:

Bram Stoker (novel), Roger Young (teleplay),

Stars:

Patrick Bergin, Giancarlo Giannini, Hardy Krüger Jr.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Bergin	...	Vladislav Tepes / Dracula
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Dr. Enrico Valenzi
Hardy Krüger Jr.	...	Jonathan Harker (as Hardy Krüger jr.)
Stefania Rocca	...	Mina
Muriel Baumeister	...	Lucy
Kai Wiesinger	...	Dr. Seward (as Kay Wiesinger)
Alessio Boni	...	Quincy
Conrad Hornby	...	Arthur Holmwood
Brett Forest	...	Roenfield (as Brett Forrest)
Alessia Merz	...	Fair Woman
Piroska Kiss	...	Dark Woman
István Göz	...	Male Nurse (as Istvan Goz)
Barna Illyés	...	Border Guard (as Barna Illyes)
Csaba Pethes	...	Captain of the Tug
Balázs Tardy	...	Tug Crew Member 1 (as Balazs Tardy)

Storyline

Jonathan Harker is a successful real estate agent now living with Mina Murray in Budapest... See full synopsis »

---

Plot Keywords:

slitting the throat of a child | blood | child murder | murder | budapest hungary | 

---

Taglines:

Haunting, Seductive... and Pure Evil!

---

Genres:

Horror

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and sexuality

Details

Country:

Italy Germany

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

29 May 2002 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Dracula's Curse

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lux Vide, Beta Film, RaiTrade

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min 104 min (DVD) 173 min (2 part TV-miniseries)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Lucy is being defibrillated, you see a nurse or doctor leaning on the bed. This is impossible due to the fact that the electrical charge that flows through the body would travel then through the bed and into the doctor or nurse. That is why "Clear" is shouted before defibrillation.

---

Connections

Version of Drakula halála (1921)

User Reviews

Excellent Contemporary Version of Bram Stoker's Novel

In the present days, in a ballroom of a hospital charity party in Budapest, the successful American lawyer Jonathan Harker (Hardy Krüger Jr.) surprisingly proposes his girlfriend Mina (Stefania Rocca) to get married with him on the next week. Their common friends Lucy (Muriel Baumaster), Quincy (Alessio Boni) and Arthur (Conrad Hornby) have been invited by Jonathan and have just arrived for their wedding without the awareness of Mina. Meanwhile, they are introduced to the promoter of the party, the psychiatrist Dr. Seward (Kai Wiesinger), and they stay together along the night. Later in the same night, Jonathan is called by a rich client, Tepes (Patrick Bergin), who hires him to prepare the inventory of the wealth of his uncle, the count Vladislav Tepes (Patrick Bergin), in Romania. Jonathan travels to the Carpathian Mountains in his Porsche, has an accident and finally arrives in the count's old castle. From this moment on, his life and the lives of his friends are jeopardize by a terrible menace. "Dracula" is an excellent contemporary version of Bram Stoker's famous novel. I expected a bad movie, based on the low IMDb User Rating, but this movie is surprisingly good. I have watched it on VHS in a version of 104 minutes, and I found many favorable points. The locations are amazingly beautiful; the camera and the photography are excellent, inclusive the introduction in a ballroom is fantastic; the story is a great adaptation of the Bram Stoker's novel to the present days; last but not the least, the unknown (at least for me) actress Muriel Baumaster is certainly one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen on the screen. The important role of Jonathan deserved a better actor, but anyway, fans of vampire movies like me will not be disappointed with this version. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "O Beijo do Drácula" ("The Kiss of the Dracula")