Dracula

"Throughout history he has filled the hearts of men with terror, and the hearts of women with desire."

Jul 20 1979 R 1h 49m
Drama, Horror, Romance

Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seeks an immortal bride.

Plot

When a ship is wrecked off Whitby, the only survivor, Count Dracula, is discovered lying on the beach by the sickly young Mina Van Helsing, who is visiting her dear friend Lucy Seward. Lucy, her fiancé Jonathan Harker (a solicitor), and her father Dr. Jack Seward (who manages the local asylum) attempt to make the Count feel welcome to England. The Count quickly takes the life of Mina, and proceeds to romance Lucy, with the intention of making her his greatest bride. Soon after the death of Mina, the Sewards call her father Dr. Abraham Van Helsing to come to their home. As Lucy falls deeper under the spell of the Count, Dr. Van Helsing almost immediately comes to understand that his daughter fell prey to a vampire and discovers the culprit to be none other than the Count himself. Dr. Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, and Harker work together to foil the Count's plans to take Lucy away to his native Transylvania.

Written by

W.D. Richter, Hamilton Deane, John L. Balderston

Directed by

John Badham

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, The Mirisch Company

Languages

Nederlands, English, Româna

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
11,643
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA