Dracula (1979)

Director:

John Badham

Writers:

Bram Stoker (novel)
Hamilton Deane (play) ...

Release Date:

20 July 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

When a ship is wrecked off Whitby, the only survivor, Count Dracula, is discovered lying on the beach by the sickly young Mina...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Asylum | Dracula | Villain Played By Lead Actor | Eating Insect

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Frank Langella	...	Count Dracula
Laurence Olivier	...	Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Jack Seward
Kate Nelligan	...	Lucy Seward
Trevor Eve	...	Jonathan Harker
Jan Francis	...	Mina Van Helsing
Janine Duvitski	...	Annie
Tony Haygarth	...	Milo Renfield
Teddy Turner	...	Swales
Sylvester McCoy	...	Walter (as Sylveste McCoy)
Kristine Howarth	...	Mrs. Galloway
Joe Belcher	...	Tony Hindley
Ted Carroll	...	Scarborough Sailor
Frank Birch	...	Harbormaster
Gabor Vernon	...	Captain of Demeter

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Dutch | Romanian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:X (theatrical rating) | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Sylvester McCoy was interviewed for Renfield

Goofs:

Continuity: After the vampire woman jumps through the window, Annie chases her down the corridor. Approaching the window (from her POV) we can see that the central part of the broken frame is dangling, and swinging from side to side. The view switches to outside the window (looking into the building), and the broken frame is suddenly no longer swinging.

Quotes:

Count Dracula: Jonathan Harker tells me you speak some Romanian.
Lucy Seward: Well, hardly, I know...
[Dracula says a sentence in Romanian and Lucy smiles]
Count Dracula: There, you do understand.
Lucy Seward: [still smiling] Not really. I have no idea what you said.
Count Dracula: I said it would be nice to see you smile.
Lucy Seward: [pause] Then you should be pleased.
Count Dracula: Oh, I am.

Movie Connections:

References Count Dracula (1977) (TV)

Under rated

Come on, are you telling me that this wasn't a good Dracula film? This brought excitement and romance back into the idea of Dracula. Frank made Dracula into his own and became the perfect cast for the dark prince. When I was younger, I wanted this guy to be my boyfriend! LOL! But he was just that effective.

The story takes some different turns and isn't too close to Bram Stroker's novel, but still has high entertainment. Dracula still comes to buy Carfax Abbey in England by Jonathan Harker, which the actor scared me because he looks so much like my dad, but instead of keeping Jonathan as a prisoner, he is invited to a party with Jonathan and his fiancée Lucy's, that's right, Lucy, not Mina, family with her friend Mina who happens to have two little puncture marks on her throat.

When Mina passes on, Dracula makes his move onto Lucy and falls in love with her. But of course Van Helsing has something else to say about that and will destroy the fiend that killed his daughter, that's right, you heard me! Mina is Van Helsing's daughter in this one! Well, anyways, I would recommend this Dracula movie. It's one of the better must see's for Dracula fans!

9/10