Drácula
1931 · Movie · 104 min · ★ 6.8 · 95% critics
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who’s interested in leasing a London castle. After the agent is left mentally shattered, the two return to London, where Dracula begins preying on socialites.
Based on Dracula
Also known as The Spanish Dracula · Dracula, Spanish Version · Spanish Dracula · Dracula
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Details
- Years
- 1931
- Release date
- 1931-03-01
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (140 votes)
About
If you want a classic vampire story with extra plot and a more gothic, spooky mood, this will likely fit—Not for you if you prefer the English-language Bela Lugosi version or dislike different-language takes like Nosferatu the Vampyre.
Pros: eerie gothic atmosphere; longer story flow; standout Renfield. | Cons: mixed acting; some scenes drag; Dracula performance divides fans.
Themes
- ship
- monster
- based on novel or book
- transylvania
- vampire
- spider
- castle
- bat
- undead
- based on play or musical
- sanitarium
- black and white
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Carlos Villarías
as Count Drácula
Lupita Tovar
as Eva
Barry Norton
as Juan Harker
Pablo Álvarez Rubio
as Renfield
Eduardo Arozamena
as Van Helsing
- JV
José Soriano Viosca
as Doctor Seward
Carmen Guerrero
as Lucía
- AS
Amelia Senisterra
as Marta
Manuel Arbó
as Martín
John George
as Scientist (uncredited)
Directed by George Melford