Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013)

In his search for the Lightbringer, Dracula crosses paths with a beautiful crusader named Alina who bears a remarkable resemblance to his murdered bride. One look at her and Dracula is ... See full summary »

Director:

Pearry Reginald Teo (as Pearry Teo)

Writers:

Nicole Jones-Dion (as Nicole Jones), Pearry Reginald Teo (as Pearry Teo)

Stars:

Luke Roberts, Kelly Wenham, Ben Robson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Roberts	...	Dracula
Kelly Wenham	...	Alina
Ben Robson	...	Lucian
Holly Earl	...	Esme
Jon Voight	...	Van Helsing
Stephen Hogan	...	Renfield
Richard Ashton	...	Andros
Poppy Corby-Tuech	...	Demetria
Vasilescu Valentin	...	Wrath (as Valentin Vasilescu)
Vlad Radescu	...	Bishop
Zoltan Butuc	...	Isaac - Thief
Jon Bloch	...	Izrael - Thief
Alan O'Silva	...	Crusader 1 (as Alin Olteanu)
Ingrid Bisu	...	Minerva - Female Prisoner
Olivia Nita	...	Gretchen - Female Prisoner

Storyline

In his search for the Lightbringer, Dracula crosses paths with a beautiful crusader named Alina who bears a remarkable resemblance to his murdered bride. One look at her and Dracula is immediately smitten. Could Alina be the reincarnation of his long-dead love? Dracula has Alina kidnapped and brought to his castle where the Beast must now try to win his Beauty's heart.

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Plot Keywords:

dracula | castle | vampire | thief | magical weapon | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality/nudity and some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

15 October 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dracula - Prince of Darkness

Filming Locations:

Calugareni, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castel Film Romania

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Luke Roberts (Dracula) portrayed Sir Henry Norris in Wolf Hall (2015). Stephen Hogan (Renfield) portrayed him in The Tudors (2007).

User Reviews

Might Have Been an Entertaining Movie with Improvements

In the Sixteenth Century, a group of warriors are vanquished by Wrath (Vasilescu Valentin) and other demons in Romania. The teenagers Alina (Kelly Wenham) and her sister Esme (Holly Earl) flee with a box, but they are surprised the a group of thieves commanded by the young Lucian (Ben Robson) that wants the box. They disclose that inside the box there is the Lightbringer, the only weapon capable to kill Dracula (Luke Roberts). Soon the vampire hunter Leonardo Van Helsing (Jon Voight) comes to the camping of the thieves and when he is explaining the power of the Lightbringer, Wrath returns with the creatures and attack the group. They are defeated but Wrath kidnaps Aline and brings her to Dracula in his invisible castle. Her resemblance with Dracula's bride that was killed by traitors one century ago makes him believe that she is her reincarnation. Now Dracula wants to seduce Alina and he asks his assistant Renfield (Stephen Hogan) to take care of Alina. Meanwhile Van Helsing and Esme team up with Lucian and the hunter Andros (Richard Ashton) that seeks out Dracula to revenge the death of his sister Demetria (Poppy Corby-Tuech) and the unlikable group heads to the castle using a compass in the Lightbringer to rescue Alina from the vampire.

"Dracula: The Dark Prince" might have been an entertaining movie with improvements. Dracula blonde is ridiculous; the decrepit Jon Voight is annoying and also pathetic in the role of a vampire hunter. The two "Xenas" protecting the valuable box is also terrible. The modern haircut of Lucian is laughable. The female vampires in Dracula's harem seem to be in a fashion parade or beer advertisement. But the movie is watchable and makes laugh. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Drácula - O Príncipe das Trevas" ("Dracula - The Dark Prince")