Dracula Untold (2014)

As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.

Director:

Gary Shore

Writers:

Matt Sazama (screenplay), Burk Sharpless (screenplay)

Stars:

Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Evans	...	Vlad
Sarah Gadon	...	Mirena
Dominic Cooper	...	Mehmed
Art Parkinson	...	Ingeras
Charles Dance	...	Master Vampire
Diarmaid Murtagh	...	Dumitru
Paul Kaye	...	Brother Lucian
William Houston	...	Cazan
Noah Huntley	...	Captain Petru
Ronan Vibert	...	Simion
Zach McGowan	...	Shkelgim
Ferdinand Kingsley	...	Hamza Bey
Joseph Long	...	General Omer
Thor Kristjansson	...	Bright Eyes
Jakub Gierszal	...	Acemi

Storyline

At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad and his family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom, but when a Turk warlord demands from Vlad a thousand boys and his son to create an army Vlad seeks a terrible power that will allow him to protect his kingdom and family from the Turks at a terrible cost.

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Plot Keywords:

dracula | death of wife | vampire | turk | tarantula | 

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Taglines:

Every Bloodline Has a Beginning

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of warfare, vampire attacks, disturbing images, and some sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name "Ingeras" (Dracula's son) means "little angel" in Romanian.

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Goofs

Vlad never ruled in Transylvania. He ruled in the neighboring country, Valahia. The Cozia Monastery is in Valahia, it did exist in Vlad's lifetime, but is was not fortified and not likely to be use during wars, as the place does not have a real military value. Most likely during wars Vlad would retreat to Poenari fortress, a place not mentioned in the film, but much closer to Vlad's capital than Cozia Monastery.

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Quotes

Mirena: [to Vlad] Death cannot separate us, for one life is born from the other.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Dracula Untold (2014)

User Reviews

Everyone will enjoy this flick except history buffs

If your looking for a good action flick with a decent plot this is the movie for you. With a 90min runtime I was expecting this movie to feel "rushed", it felt far from that. The action was great, it did not disappoint with all the cool vampire abilities you see in the trailer, especially transforming into a group of bats. Being a Dracula movie there are things you have to expect, yes he receives his power by drinking blood, having all the vulnerabilities as every vampire (which they do very good in this movie) but the way this movie makes you root for Vlad(Dracula) you actually find yourself engulfed in the movie wanting him to overcome the darkness and win. However if you are a history buff and it irks you when movies take real life people and change their history for a movie, you will not enjoy this because it is loosely based off Vlad the Impaler. My Review 8/10 Excellent

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA UK Ireland

Language:

English Turkish

Release Date:

10 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dracula Year Zero

Filming Locations:

Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,514,615, 12 October 2014

Gross USA:

$56,280,355

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$217,124,280

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Legendary Entertainment, Michael De Luca Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1