Dracula (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Tod Browning, Karl Freund (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | E.M. Asher (associate), Tod Browning, Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Top Genres | Fantasy, Horror |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Monster |
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Dracula (1931) was a Fantasy - Horror Film directed by Tod Browning and Karl Freund and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., Tod Browning and E.M. Asher.
The film was based on the novel of the same name and also Stage Play written by Bram Stoker published in 1897 (novel); Oct 5, 1927 - May 1928 (play performed at Fulton Theatre, NY).
Dracula was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2000.
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OLD DRACULA
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 5, 2020 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogOne of the non-political things trending the most on the internet this week has been the new BBC TV adaptation of DRACULA. I haven't seen any of it yet--from what I've heard about it, I'd probably just be whining and moaning over it. I did happen to view another radical interpretation of Bram Stoke... Read full article
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, Francis Ford Coppola)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 26, 2019 From The Stop ButtonOn one hand, with the Wojciech Kilar score, Bram Stoker?s Dracula can get away with just about anything. On the other, with Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves playing leads? well, it needs something to help it get away with anything. It helps neither Ryder or Reeves are the actual star of the film. Neith... Read full article
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, Francis Ford Coppola)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 26, 2019 From The Stop ButtonOn one hand, with the Wojciech Kilar score, Bram Stoker?s Dracula can get away with just about anything. On the other, with Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves playing leads? well, it needs something to help it get away with anything. It helps neither Ryder or Reeves are the actual star of the film. Neith... Read full article
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, Francis Ford Coppola)
on Nov 26, 2019 From The Stop ButtonOn one hand, with the Wojciech Kilar score, Bram Stoker?s Dracula can get away with just about anything. On the other, with Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves playing leads? well, it needs something to help it get away with anything. It helps neither Ryder or Reeves are the actual star of the film. Neith... Read full article
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, Francis Ford Coppola)
on Nov 26, 2019 From The Stop ButtonOn one hand, with the Wojciech Kilar score, Bram Stoker?s Dracula can get away with just about anything. On the other, with Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves playing leads? well, it needs something to help it get away with anything. It helps neither Ryder or Reeves are the actual star of the film. Neith... Read full article
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Quotes from
[chuckles]
Mina Seward: Oh, Lucy, you're so romantic!
Lucy Weston: Laugh all you like. I think he's fascinating.
Mina Seward: Oh, I suppose he's all right. But give me someone a little more normal.
Lucy Weston: Like John?
Mina Seward: Yes, dear, like John.
Lucy Weston: [dreamily] Castle... Dracula... Transylvania!
Mina Seward: Well, Countess! I'll leave you to your count and his ruined abbey!
[both giggle]
Mina Seward: Good night, Lucy.
Lucy Weston: Good night, dear.
Renfield: You know too much to live, Van Helsing!
John Harker: My, what a big bat!
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There was no real musical soundtrack in the film because it was believed that, with sound being such a recent innovation in films, the audience would not accept hearing music in a scene if there was no explanation for it being there (e.g., the orchestra playing off camera when Dracula meets Mina at the theatre).
The spider webs in Dracula's castle were created by shooting rubber cement from a rotary gun.
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