Drácula

Sep 14 1932 Unrated 1h 44m
Drama, Fantasy, Horror

At midnight on Walpurgis Night, an English clerk, Renfield, arrives at Count Dracula's castle in the Carpathian Mountains. After signing papers to take over a ruined abbey near London, Dracula drives Renfield mad and commands obedience. Renfield escorts the boxed count on a death ship to London. From there, the Count is introduced into the society of his neighbor, Dr. Seward, who runs an asylum. Dracula makes short work of family friend Lucia Weston, then begins his assault on Eva Seward, the doctor's daughter. A visiting expert in the occult, Van Helsing, recognizes Dracula for who he is, and there begins a battle for Eva's body and soul.

Plot

In the early days of sound, it was common for Hollywood studios to produce Hollywood foreign-language versions of their films (usually in French, Spanish and German) using the same sets, costumes and etc. Unfortunately, most of these foreign language versions no longer exist. The Spanish version of Dracula is an exception. In recent years this version has become more highly praised by some than the English language version. The Spanish crew had the advantage of watching the dailies from the English crew's version when they came in for the evening and they would figure out better camera angles and more effective use of lighting in an attempt to "top" it. As a result, this version's supporters consider it to be much more artistically effective.

Written by

Bram Stoker, Baltasar Fernández Cué, John L. Balderston

Directed by

George Melford

Cast

Carlos Villarías, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

Magyar, Español

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
5,372
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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