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Cast verified as complete
Frank Langella | ... |
Dracula
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Laurence Olivier | ... |
Van Helsing
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Donald Pleasence | ... |
Seward
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Kate Nelligan | ... |
Lucy
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Trevor Eve | ... |
Harker
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Jan Francis | ... |
Mina
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Janine Duvitski | ... |
Annie
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Tony Haygarth | ... |
Renfield
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Teddy Turner | ... |
Swales
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Sylvester McCoy | ... |
Walter
(as Sylveste McCoy)
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Kristine Howarth | ... |
Mrs. Galloway
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Joe Belcher | ... |
Tom Hindley
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Ted Carroll | ... |
Scarborough Sailor
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Frank Birch | ... |
Harbormaster
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Gabor Vernon | ... |
Captain of Demeter
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Frank Henson | ... |
Demeter Sailor
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Peter Wallis | ... |
Priest
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Dan Meaden | ... |
Asylum Nurse (uncredited)
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Terry Walsh | ... |
Dead Sailor (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Badham |
Written by
W.D. Richter | ... | (screenplay) |
Hamilton Deane | ... | (play) and |
John L. Balderston | ... | (play) |
Bram Stoker | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Marvin Mirisch | ... | executive producer (as Marvin E. Mirisch) |
Walter Mirisch | ... | producer |
Tom Pevsner | ... | associate producer |
Music by
John Williams |
Cinematography by
Gilbert Taylor | ... | director of photography |
Frank Tidy | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
John Bloom |
Editorial Department
Chris Ridsdale | ... | assistant editor (as Christopher Ridsdale) |
Julian Francis Adderley | ... | digital colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Mary Selway |
Production Design by
Peter Murton |
Art Direction by
Brian Ackland-Snow |
Costume Design by
Julie Harris |
Makeup Department
Eric Allwright | ... | makeup artist |
Susie Hill | ... | hair stylist |
Colin Jamison | ... | hair stylist |
Peter Robb-King | ... | makeup artist |
Jane Royle | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Hugh Harlow | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gerry Gavigan | ... | second unit director |
Anthony Waye | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Andy Andrews | ... | property master |
Terry Apsey | ... | construction manager |
Reg Richards | ... | construction manager |
Peter Young | ... | set dresser |
Andy Aitken | ... | plasterer (uncredited) |
Steve Furneaux | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Michael Guyett | ... | scenic painter (uncredited) |
Dennis Murray | ... | plasterer (uncredited) |
Mickey Pugh | ... | standby props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Jonathan Bates | ... | sound editor |
Robin Gregory | ... | sound mixer |
Gerry Humphreys | ... | sound re-recordist |
Terry Sharratt | ... | boom operator |
Jeremy Hume | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Roy Arbogast | ... | special effects |
Michael Dawson | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Tad Krzanowski | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Michael White | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Michael White | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Maurice Binder | ... | visual consultant |
Brian Smithies | ... | models |
Albert Whitlock | ... | special visual effects |
Henry Schoessler | ... | matte crew (uncredited) |
Stunts
Eddie Powell | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Berner | ... | camera assistant |
Leslie Dear | ... | additional photographer |
Wick Finch | ... | electrician |
Roy Ford | ... | camera operator |
Ray Hall | ... | grip |
Harry Oakes | ... | additional photographer |
Bob Penn | ... | still photographer (as Robert Penn) |
Laurie Shane | ... | gaffer |
Peter Taylor | ... | camera assistant |
Jim Alloway | ... | first camera assistant: locations (uncredited) |
Roy Larner | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Ronald Lenoir | ... | set rigger (uncredited) |
Billy Malone | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Marc Wolff | ... | pilot: camera helicopter (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda Dabbs | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
Jim Brennan | ... | location manager |
Philip Kohler | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer) |
John Williams | ... | conductor |
Eric Crees | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
London Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Eric Tomlinson | ... | music recordist (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Pamela Carlton | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Gordon Arnell | ... | publicist |
Bee Broomfield | ... | production secretary |
Len Cave | ... | production accountant |
Reg Dent | ... | horse master |
Jan Francis | ... | dance arranger |
John Holmes | ... | animal coordinator |
Julie Thompson | ... | assistant: Mr. Badham |
Joyce Turner | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1980) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1981) (United States) (tv)
- MCA Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1993) (Germany) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1993) (France) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Winkler Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Scream Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray) (2 disc Collector's Edition)
- Koch Media (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Films of India (1982) (India) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (Canada) (VHS)
- MCA Videocassette (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Videodisc Inc. (1982) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- NBC Universal Television Distribution (2011) (United States) (tv)
- TeleFutura (2004) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) (music performed by)
- Camera Effects (credits)
- Anvil Studios (music recorded at)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When a ship is wrecked off Whitby, the only survivor, Count Dracula, is discovered lying on the beach by the sickly young Mina Van Helsing, who is visiting her dear friend Lucy Seward. Lucy, her fiancé Jonathan Harker (a solicitor), and her father Dr. Jack Seward (who manages the local asylum) attempt to make the Count feel welcome to England. The Count quickly takes the life of Mina, and proceeds to romance Lucy, with the intention of making her his greatest bride. Soon after the death of Mina, the Sewards call her father Dr. Abraham Van Helsing to come to their home. As Lucy falls deeper under the spell of the Count, Dr. Van Helsing almost immediately comes to understand that his daughter fell prey to a vampire and discovers the culprit to be none other than the Count himself. Dr. Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, and Harker work together to foil the Count's plans to take Lucy away to his native Transylvania. Written by Hillary Glendinning (jujbee_luna@yahoo.com) |
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Taglines | Throughout history, he has filled the hearts of men with terror, and the hearts of women with desire. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $12,164,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $31,235,812 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Frank Langella also played the title character of Dracula on stage during the Broadway revival, and was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance. Langella once said of his interpretation of Dracula, "I don't play him as a hair-raising ghoul. He is a nobleman, an elegant man with a very difficult problem, a man with a unique and distinctive social problem. He has to have blood to live, and he is immortal." See more » |
Goofs | When Harker is driving away from Dracula's castle after having Dracula sign the deed papers, Renfield jumps him from the back of his car. During the scenes of struggle, there's a from-the-front shot that clearly shows another car loaded with people (crew?) about a hundred feet or so behind the Harker car. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Prophecy/Bloodline/Moonraker/Dracula/Nightwing (1979). See more » |
Quotes |
Dr. Jack Seward:
Count, some wine? Count Dracula: No thank you, Doctor. I never drink wine. See more » |