Directed by:
Tod BrowningCinematography:
Karl FreundCast:
Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Herbert Bunston, Carla Laemmle, Tod Browning, Anita Harder, Cornelia Thaw (more)Plots(1)
The original Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, launched the Hollywood horror genre and defined the iconic look and frightening character of the famed vampire. Towering ominously among the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains, Castle Dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the Transylvanian villagers below. After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of Count Dracula, the two head to London where the vampire sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night. The inspiration for hundreds of subsequent remakes and adaptations, this classic film directed by Tod Browning is the signature adaptation of Bram Stoker’s story with its eerie passion, shadowy atmosphere and thrilling cinematography. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
Bela Lugosi
Austria-Hungary
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Helen Chandler
USA
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David Manners
Canada
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Dwight Frye
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Edward Van Sloan
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Herbert Bunston
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Carla Laemmle
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Tod Browning
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Anita Harder
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Frances Dade
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Joan Standing
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Wyndham Standing
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Nicholas Bela
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Michael Visaroff
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