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"Although there have been numerous screen versions of Bram Stoker's classic tale, none is more enduring than the 1931 original."@en
"In 1989, horror-movie historian David J. Skal discovered the legendary Spanish-language version of the 1931 Dracula in Cuba. Shot at night on the same Universal sets as Tod Browning's classic after, his crew went home for the evening, and using a translated version of the same script, this version features a cast of Mexican and South American actors under the direction of George Melford. When this version was released in 1992 in the U.S. (with subtitles), a small but fervent coterie of fans proclaimed it superior to Tod Browning's original. While practically identical in many ways, Melford creates a more atmospheric set and has his camera prowling though it in key moments, resulting in a more stylish and smooth film. He punctuates scenes with striking compositions and startling close-ups and paces the film more evenly (even though it emerges 30 minutes longer ). Two elements stand out above all. The lovely Lupita Tovar makes a much sexier Mina (named Eva here), signaling her transformation to the dark side by rising from her bed in a low-cut, and very revealing, nightgown, as if displaying her newfound sexual aggressiveness. The film's sole weakness is Carlos Villar's Dracula, who is nowhere near as charismatic as Bela Lugosi. Though his portrayal improves over the course of the film, he never comes close to Lugosi's intensity or aristocratic demeanor. --Sean Axmaker."
"Count Dracula stalks his victims as Von Helsing attempts to stop him. Hosted by the producer Walter Mirisch."@en
"Count Dracula, a Transylvanian vampire, travels to London in search of victims."@en
"Throughout history, Dracula has filled men's hearts with fear - and women's hearts with desire. In this stylish retelling of the classic tale of horror, Frank Langella gives an electrifying performance as the bloodthirsty Count, with Sir Laurence Olivier as his legendary nemesis, Van Helsing, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter seeking to end the Dark Prince's reign of terror over the citizens of Transylvania!"@en
"Esta es la versión más duradera de esta obra (1931). Amenazador y sobresaliente entre las sombras de las Montañas Cárpatos, el Castillo de Drácula provoca miedo en los corazones de los habitantes de las villas de Transilvania."
"Renfield (Dwight Frye) arriva in un paesino dei Carpazi, dopo un viaggio in diligenza, ma suscita la paura dei paesani quando chiede di proseguire per Borgo Pass, dove l̉attende una carrozza per condurlo al castello del conte Dracula, sua vera meta. Il vetturino lo porta spaventato e scappa di gran carriera. Renfield sale sulla carrozza e raggiunge il cupo castello, dove Dracula stesso (Bela Lugosi) lo accoglie cordialmente. Il conte intende acquistare una casa a Londra e Renfield è lì per concludere l̉affare. Ma Dracula lo rende suo succube e con lui si imbarca su una nave che arriva a destinazione con l̉equipaggio interamente morto. Solo Renfield è trovato in vita e, considerato pazzo, viene rinchiuso nella clinica psichiatrica del dottor Seward (Herbert Bunston). Dracula ora è libero di realizzare i suoi piani nella città in cui ha scelto di vivere. (Mymovies)."
"The original classic starring Bela Lugosi is the signature adaptation of Bram Stoker's story that defined the iconic look and frightening character of the famed vampire."
""Renfield, chargé de conclure une transaction immobilière avec le comte Dracula, se rend dans son château des Carpathes, où l'aristocrate, qui s'avère être un vampire, va l'hypnotiser pour le mettre sous ses ordres. Débarqué en Angleterre, Dracula ne tarde pas à créer de nouveaux semblables parmi la société locale en commençant par la jeune Lucy, fille du directeur de l'asile."--Site web Wikipédia."
"Although there have been numerous screen versions of Bram Stoker's classic tale, none is more enduring than the 1931 original. The ominous portrayal of Count Dracula by Bela Lugosi, combined with horror specialist director Tod Browning, help to create the film's eerie mood. Dracula remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time."@en
"The story of a vampire who leaves his Transylvanian castle to terrorize the civilized world. Bela Lugosi created a film legend as the notorious villain who could change himself into a werewolf or vampire bat in order to escape his pursuers or appear in the boudoirs of unsuspecting women! (Circulates)."@en
"Towering ominously among the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains, Castle Dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the Transylvanian villagers below."
"The original 1931 screen Dracula with Bela Lugosi, along with the same year's Frankenstein, cemented Universal's reputation as the "Home of the original monsters". Director Tod Browning created an eerie and chilling mood and the film is widely regarded today as a masterpiece of horror cinema. The 1945 follow-up, "House of Dracula", sees John Carradine take over the title role when Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and Universal's other famous horror star, the Wolf Man, all enlist the aid of Dr Edelman to cure their afflictions!"
"A Transylvanian vampire works his evil spell on a perplexed group of Londoners."
"Dracula: The vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the young and virtuous Mina. Dracula's daughter: A hypnotic woman steals the body of Count Dracula and bloodless corpses start appearing in London again. Son of Dracula: Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the United States by a young and morbid heiress. House of Dracula: Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman's office asking for a cure to his vampirism."@en
"Throughout history Dracula has filled the hearts of men with terror and the hearts of women with desire. This production of the classic gothic horror tale stars Frank Langella as the blood-thirsty Count, and Laurence Olivier as the devout vampire hunter Von Helsing who is Dracula's nemesis."
"The vampire with the human form causes insidious qualms in a hauntingly beautiful town in Yorkshire."@en
"There have been numerous screen versions of Bram Stoker's classsic tale, but none more famous or enduring as this 1931 original. Towering ominously among the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains, Castle Dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the Transylvanian villagers below. After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night."@en
"Classic horror film of a Transylvanian vampire working his evil spell on a perplexed group of Londoners. Includes theatrical trailer."@en
"The ominous atmosphere of a weird castle, the foggy streets of London and a cavernous basement in Yorkshire provide the setting for a Transylvanian vampire in human form and his "children of the night.""@en
"Een Transsylvaanse vampier houdt een groepje Londenaars in de ban."
"The most famous and enduring screen version of Bram Stoker's chilling tale of the grandaddy of all vampires."@en
"Count Dracula leaves Transylvania and heads to London, where the vampire sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night."@en
""Towering ominously among the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains, Castle Dracula strikes fear into the hears of the Transylvanian villagers below." --container cover."@en
"Du haut des montagnes des Carpathes, le château de Dracula effraie la Transylvanie toute entière. La dernière victime du comte est un jeune agent immobilier trop naïf. Ils se rendent tous deux à Londres, se fondant le jour dans la respectable société à la recherche de nouvelles victimes pour la nuit..."
"After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night."
"After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night."@en
"Extras: Audio commentary by horror expert David J. Skal(about the literary antecedents, vampire mythology, early film versions as well as the careers of Lugosi and Browning). Documentary "The Road to Dracula" (Carla Laemmle, niece of studio head Carl Laemmle and the woman who speaks the first lines in the Lugosi version, hosts this film talking about the stage roots of the film as well as the influence of Murnau's Nosferatu, 35 min.)."
"Ésta es una de las primeras versiones sobre el mítico vampiro. Fue realizada por la Universal, productora especializada en el cine de terror. El conde Drácula abandona los Cárpatos y se traslada a Occidente, llevándose como sirviente a un contable. Una vez instalado, se enamora de una joven que ya está prometida. Empieza a a visitarla por las noches y va bebiendo su sangre poco a poco para convertirla así en su esposa. Pero el malestar que sufre la joven alerta a su familia, que busca la ayuda del doctor Van Helsing"
"A vampire terrorizes London."@en
"Een Transsylvaanse vampier houdt een groepje perplexe Londenaars in de ban."
"The vampire with the human form causes insidious qualms in the hauntingly beautiful town of Yorkshire."@en
"A vampire terrorizes the countryside in his search for human blood."@en
"Monti Carpazi, Transilvania: il castello del conte Dracula domina minaccioso la vallata. ma il conte è inquieto e il suo bisogno di sangue lo spinge a partire per l'Inghilterra; l'Abbazia di Carfax diventerà la sua dimora ed innumerevoli vittime sazieranno la sua sete ..."
"Count Dracula stalks his victim through the fog of London."
"Count Dracula stalks his victim through the fog of London."@en
"The original 1931 screen Dracula with Bela Lugosi, along with the same year's Frankenstein, cemented Universal's reputation as the "Home of the original monsters". Director Tod Browning created an eerie and chilling mood and the film is widely regarded today as a masterpiece of horror cinema."
"The first in a long history of horror films for Universal, and the defining role for Hungarian-born Lugosi, this version remains the classic Hollywood treatment of the Dracula story."@en
""Renfield (Dwight Frye) is a solicitor on his way to the Castle belonging to Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) in Transylvania on a business matter. The people in the local village are fearful that vampires inhabit the castle and warn Renfield not to go there. Renfield refuses to stay at the local inn and asks the driver of the carriage that brought him to the village to take him to the Borgo Pass. The innkeeper's wife gives Renfield a crucifix for protection before he leaves. He is driven to the castle by Dracula's coach, with Dracula himself disguised as the driver. During the trip, Renfield sticks his head out the window to ask the driver to slow down, but is startled to see that the driver has disappeared, and a bat is leading the horses..." Wikipedia."@en
""English businessman Renfield has a harrowing journey to Transylvania, where he is to arrange a lease of the Carfax Abbey in England for Count Dracula. Unknown to Renfield, Dracula is a centuries-old vampire, who lives off the blood of humans and cannot withstand the light of day. Renfield is greeted at Dracula's castle by Dracula himself, but after he passes out from drinking drugged wine, his host descends upon him to feed on his blood. Renfield, weakened by the attack, and Dracula board an England-bound ship which also carries the coffin in which Dracula sleeps during the day and several coffins filled with his native soil, which is required for his survival. When the ship docks in Whitby Harbor, the entire crew is found dead. Only Dracula and Renfield, who appears to have gone insane, survive. Renfield is installed in Dr. Seward's sanitarium, where the physician studies his strange habit of consuming the blood of small animals. Meanwhile, Dracula drains the blood of the female population of London. One night at the opera, Dracula introduces himself to Dr. Seward and meets his daughter Mina, her fiancé, John Harker, and friend Lucy. Lucy is enchanted by Dracula's romantic manner, and later, Dracula attacks and kills her. German scientist Van Helsing arrives in London to assist Dr. Seward, and correctly assesses the situation. As Carfax Abbey is next to Seward's estate, Dracula has easy access to its occupants, and he takes advantage of his ability to transform himself into a bat to attack his next victim, Mina. However, she does not die immediately, but undergoes a change over several nights. Van Helsing confirms for Seward and Harker that Dracula truly is a vampire when Dracula's reflection does not appear in the mirror of a cigarette box. Meanwhile, Renfield constantly escapes from the hospital as ordered by his master, Dracula. Despite the precautions of Van Helsing to prevent Dracula's entry into Mina's room, he hypnotizes her maid to open the windows to admit him. Mina succumbs to a final bonding with Dracula and becomes a vampire. She confesses to Van Helsing that she has seen Lucy since she was buried, which confirms his suspicions that the 'woman in white' who has been attacking young children is Lucy. Dracula tries to hypnotize Van Helsing to force him to do his will, but Van Helsing resists and is saved by his crucifix, upon which Dracula cannot look. Dracula, followed by Renfield, takes Mina to Carfax Abbey, where he plans to make her final transition to vampirism. Van Helsing and John follow Renfield there, but when Dracula discovers their presence, he kills Renfield. Dawn approaches, and when Van Helsing finds Dracula in his coffin, he drives a stake through his heart, killing him for eternity. At the same time that Dracula is killed, Mina is released from her spell. With the horror ended, John and Mina reunite"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940."@en
"There have been numerous screen versions of Bram Stokers classic tale of the granddaddy of all vampires, but none has been more famous and enduring than this 1931 film. The film creates an eerie, chilling mood, the ominous atmosphere of a weird castle, the foggy streets of London, and a cavernous basement providing the perfect setting for the arch bloodsucking fiend and his "children of the night.""
"Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, unwittingly unleashing a terror upon the land. (1931)."@en
"Con l'aiuto di Renfield, andato in Transilvania per concludere una vendita col conte Dracula e di cui era diventato schiavo, in conte arriva in Inghilterra dove si installa nell'abazia di Carfax. (Mereghetti)."@it
"A naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count Dracula. The two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night."@en
"Bela Lugosi's enduring version of Bram Stoker's tale of the neck-biting and bloodsucking Count Dracula."@en
"Classic horror film of a Transylvanian vampire working his evil spell on a perplexed group of Londoners."
"Un soir, arrive dans une petite localité d'Europe centrale un voyageur, Renfield, qui se rend pour affaires au château du comte Dracula. Le comte l'accueille lui-même. Dans la nuit, 3 femmes l'entourent et le mordent au cou. Plongé dans un sommeil hypnotique, il est embarqué sur un voilier. Tous les passagers meurent sauf Renfield qui sera interné dans une maison de santé. Dracula s'installe à l'abbaye de Carfax où des crimes étranges se produisent. Le professeur Van Helsing pense qu'il s'agit de vampirisme."
"A bride for Frankenstein is brought to life by two mad scientists."
"After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe, Renfield enters castle Dracula to finalize the transferral of Carfax Abbey in London to Count Dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Renfield is drugged by the eerily hypnotic count, and turned into one of his thralls, protecting him during his sea voyage to London. After sucking the blood and turning the young Lucy Weston into a vampire, Dracula turns his attention to her friend Mina Seward, daughter of Dr. Seward who then calls in a specialist, Dr. Van Helsing, to diagnose the sudden deterioration of Mina's health. Van Helsing, realizing that Dracula is indeed a vampire, tries to prepare Mina's fiance, John Harker, and Dr. Seward for what is to come and the measures that will have to be taken to prevent Mina from becoming one of the undead."
"A tale of vampires set in the late 19th century. Jonathan Harker, an English solicitor, visits Count Dracula in his Transylvania castle to transact some business, and soon learns that Dracula is not the ordinary man he appears, but a monster. His horror increases when Dracula moves to England."@en
"Vampire Count Dracula kidnaps young English lawyer John Harker, and travels to London to woo the lawyer's fiancée and spread terror."@en
"Vampire Count Dracula kidnaps young English lawyer John Harker, and travels to London to woo the lawyer's fiancée and spread terror."
"A naive real agent succumbs to the will of the Count Dracula. The two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night."@en
"Classic horror film of a Transylvanian vampire stalking the foggy streets of London for more victims."@en
"The tale of the Carpathian count who leaves terror in his wake as he travels from his home in eastern Europe to lease Carfax Abbey in London. Based on the hit Broadway stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston."@en
"The tale of the Carpathian count who leaves terror in his wake as he travels from his home in eastern Europe to lease Carfax Abbey in London. Based on the hit Broadway stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston."
"Presents Bram Stoker's classic tale of Count Dracula, a wealthy Transylvanian who is a nobleman by day and an evil vampire by night."
"El señor Renfield viaja a Transilvania para entrevistarse con el Conde Drácula, interesado en comprar una abadía cercana a Londres. Durante esa noche, el visitante es atacado por las servidoras del Conde..."
""El conde Drácula decide cambiar su antigua residencia de los Cárpatos por occidente. Una vez instalado, conoce a una joven de quien se enamora. Las visitas nocturnas del conde a la casa de la chica ponen en alerta a su familia, que contacta con el doctor Helsing""
"Bram Stokers klassische Erzählung wurde zwar in zahlreichen verschiedenen Filmversionen interpretiert, aber keine hat die gleiche Kraft und Ausstrahlung wie das Original von 1931. Schloss Dracula hoch in den Karpaten löst in den Herzen der transsilvanischen Dorfbewohner unten im Tal nur Angst und Schrecken aus. Bela Lugosi, der wohl populärste Graf Drabula aller Zeiten, verleiht dem Film unter der Regie des Horrorspezialisten Tod Browning eine einzigartig unheimliche und gruselige Athmosphäre. Dracula ist und bleibt ein Meisterwerk des Horror-Genres ebenso wie der Kinogeschichte im Allgemeinen."
"Timeless tale of the infamous count and the lovely Eva. Filmed simultaneously with the English version and with the same sets and script, but with a different focus and atmosphere."
"The most famous and enduring screen version of Bram Stoker's chilling tale of the granddaddy of all vampires."@en
"A vampire terrorizes the countryside in his search for human blood. Contains three versions."@en

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