Plot
Following a tortuous voyage, Jonathan Harker arrives in Transylvania to assist ancient vampire Count Dracula in purchasing a house in the London area. After happening to notice a photo of a young woman named Lucy Westenra, the count decides to buy the ancient Carfax abbey, located a short distance from the girl’s residence.
Arriving in England by sea, Dracula fixates on poor Lucy because she bears a striking resemblance to his long-ago wife. He plans on turning her into a vampire in order to have his lost companion back in his arms (or at least, her alter-ego). The unfortunate girl’s fiancé will put up a fight, aided by a courageous expert who’ll do anything just to destroy the Nosferatu.
They're vampires, we have to destroy them!
Critique
4.5Master of TV horror Dan Curtis produced and directed this listless adaptation of Bram Stoker’s immortal “Dracula” (1897). Screenwriter Richard Matheson, armed with heavy-duty pruning shears, does his best to cut the novel’s complexity down to comply with the prohibitive requirements typical of TV productions by eliminating a good number of characters, toning down the psychology, and making forgettable changes to the storyline – the vampire’s questionable resounding entrances.
Cast: Jack Palance is a wooden and miserable Dracula, a pathetic creature, who, despite his phenomenal strength, gives the impression that he’s recuperating from some type of paralysis. Davenport’s Van Helsing is completely flat and uninspiring, just like practically every one of the supporting characters. There’s some nice atmosphere thanks to a subtle cinematography and a commendable attention to detail in the interior sets.
Blood and gore take a holiday.
More Info
- Based on the novel "Dracula" (1897) by Bram Stoker
Quotes
- There's something dark all around me, something sweet and yet so bitter [...] I don't know what to do.
- They're vampires, we have to destroy them!
Products
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| Product name | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dan Curtis' Dracula | |
 | The Dan Curtis Macabre Collection (Dracula (1973) / The Turn of the Screw (1974) / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) / The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)) | |
 | Dracula (Penguin Classics) | |
 | Dracula: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions) | |
 | Dracula (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) |
| Nome del prodotto | Prezzo | |
|---|---|---|
 | Il Demone Nero (Restaurato In Hd) | |
 | Dracula | |
 | Dracula. Ediz. integrale. Con Segnalibro | |
 | Dracula. Ediz. illustrata | |
 | Dracula |
| Product name | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Il Demone Nero (Restaurato in Hd) [Region Free] | |
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| Dan Curtis' Dracula [Region 1] | |
| Dracula: Stoker Bram (Penguin Classics) | |
 | Dracula: Bram Stoker (Penguin Clothbound Classics) |
| Nombre del producto | Precio | |
|---|---|---|
| Dracula [Reino Unido] | |
| Dan Curtis' Dracula [Blu-ray] | |
| Il Demone Nero (Restaurato in Hd) | |
 | Drácula (Austral Singular) | |
 | Stoker - Dracula. English Edition: A special edition hardcover |
| Produktname | Preis | |
|---|---|---|
 | Graf Dracula | |
| Dracula: Stoker Bram (Penguin Classics) | |
 | Dracula by Bram Stoker: The Original Vampire Classic | |
 | Dracula. Ein Vampirroman | |
| Dracula: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions, Band 0) |
| Nom du produit | Prix | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dracula et Ses Femmes Vampires | |
| Il Demone Nero (Restaurato in Hd) | |
 | Dracula | |
 | DRACULA | |
| Dracula |
| Product name | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dan Curtis Dracula | |
 | Dan Curtis: Macabre Collection 2 Films | |
| Dan Curtis Dracula [Blu-ray] | |
| Dan Curtis Macabre Coll | |
| Dracula (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) |