This version of Dracula is closely based on Bram Stoker’s classic novel of the same name. A young lawyer (Jonathan Harker) is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured and imprisoned by the undead vampire Dracula, who travels to London, inspired by a photograph of Harker’s betrothed, Mina Murray. In Britain, Dracula begins a reign of seduction and terror, draining the life from Mina’s closest friend, Lucy Westenra. Lucy’s friends gather together to try to drive Dracula away.
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- Taglines:Beware » The blood is life. »
- Runtime:128 minutes
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Country:USA
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Actors: DraculaGary OldmanMina Murray / ElisabetaWinona RyderProfessor Abraham Van HelsingAnthony HopkinsJonathan HarkerKeanu ReevesDr. Jack SewardRichard E. GrantLord Arthur HolmwoodCary ElwesQuincey P. Morris (as Bill Campbell)Billy CampbellLucy WestenraSadie FrostR.M. RenfieldTom WaitsDracula's BrideMonica Bellucci
- Genres:Drama, Horror, Romance
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Producers: Michael Aptedexecutive producerFrancis Ford CoppolaproducerSusan Landau Finchassociate producer (as Susie Landau)Fred FuchsproducerJames V. Hartco-producerCharles MulvehillproducerRobert O'Connorexecutive producerJohn Veitchco-producer
- Plot: This version of Dracula is closely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel of the same name. A young lawyer (Jonathan Harker) is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured and imprisoned by the undead vampire Dracula, who travels to London, inspired by a photograph of Harker's betrothed, Mina Murray. In Britain, Dracula begins a reign of seduction and terror, draining the life from Mina's closest friend, Lucy Westenra. Lucy's friends gather together to try to drive Dracula away. Written by Goth <brooks@odie.ee.wits.ac.za>
- User's comment:Oldman is the Best Dracula Ever! by moonlyn music
This is the best rendition of Dracula ever captured on film. Gary Oldman's dark and sensual personae outshines any other vampire who ever dare put on a cape. To me Gary Oldman is the most talented and underrated actor ever. He becomes who he is playing, however in this role... Dracula became him... Oldman set the bar so high it is untouchable even to Bela Lugosi. Winona Ryder's delicateness suited the role of Mina/Elisabeta nicely and Keanu Reeves played the unsuspecting and naive Jonathan with satisfaction. However the whole movie comes together because of Gary Oldman's intoxicating essence. He draws the viewers into his darkness and passion and guides them through until the end. This film is drastically romantic and hauntingly captivating- just like a real Dracula movie should be. The cinematography deserved Oldman's phenomenal performance and perfectly created a true vampire realm. Francis Ford Coppola is brilliant. This is the spirit of the vampire.
- Quotes: Renfield: I'm no lunatic man. I'm a sane man fighting for his soul.
Van Helsing: We've all become God's madmen, all of us.
Van Helsing: She lives beyond the grace of God, a wanderer in the outer darkness. She is "vampyr", "nosferatu". These creatures do not die like the bee after the first sting, but instead grow strong and become immortal once infected by another nosferatu. So, my friends we fight not one beast but legions that go on age after age after age, feeding on the blood of the living.
- Also known as: Dracula (Czech Republic), Dracula (France - imdb display title), Dracula (Japan), Dracula (Poland), Dracula (Sweden - imdb display title), Drácula de Bram Stoker (Brazil), Drácula de Bram Stoker (Portugal), Drácula de Bram Stoker (Spain - imdb display title), Drácula, de Bram Stoker (Argentina), Drácula, de Bram Stoker (Mexico - imdb display title), Drácula, de Bram Stoker (Peru - imdb display title), Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sweden - TV title), Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA - complete title), Bram Stokers Dracula (Finland - Swedish title), Bram Stokers Dracula (Germany), Drakula (Hungary), Drakula (Slovenia), Дракула (Russia), Bram Stokeri Dracula (Estonia), Bram Stokerin Dracula (Finland), D (USA - working title), Dracula d'après l'oeuvre de Bram Stoker (Canada - French title), Dracula de Bram Stoker (Brazil - alternative spelling), Dracula di Bram Stoker (Italy), Drakoulas (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title),

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