Dracula
1979 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.4 · 63% critics
Romanticized retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic as Count Dracula becomes fatally compelling to multiple English women, searching for an immortal bride. Set amid gothic dread and mounting tension, the battle between desire and survival draws in those determined to stop him.
Based on Dracula
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-07-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (287 votes)
- Box office
- $31,200,000
- Budget
- $12,200,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy gothic romance and elegant vampire charm in a classic Dracula setting; Not for you if you want more scares, gore, or a purely faithful horror adaptation like Nosferatu or Dracula (1992).
Pros: stylish gothic atmosphere; strong lead performance; memorable music | Cons: prioritizes romance over scares; effects may age; suspense can feel muted
Themes
- based on novel or book
- vampire
- insane asylum
- remake
- gothic horror
- homoeroticism
- 1910s
- dracula
- 20th century
- horror romance
Cast & crew
Frank Langella
as Count Dracula
Laurence Olivier
as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Jack Seward
Kate Nelligan
as Lucy Seward
Trevor Eve
as Jonathan Harker
Jan Francis
as Mina Van Helsing
Janine Duvitski
as Annie
Tony Haygarth
as Milo Renfield
Teddy Turner
as Swales
Sylvester McCoy
as Walter
Directed by John Badham