Dracula
- Bela Lugosi turns in a landmark horror performance in this 1931 adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel. Revisit Transylvania for the eerie mood created by spectacular cinematography and Lugosi's oft-copied take on the infamous Dracula. Dwight Frye as Renfield also helps define the grotesque and sniveling sidekick role.
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- NYT Critics' Pick
- The kid from Transylvania. Welcome back, you old bat. Read the review
- Rotten Tomatoes: Fresh 93%
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Consensus: Bela Lugosi's timeless portrayal of Dracula in this creepy and atmospheric 1931 film has set the standard for major vampiric roles since.
Fresh: 39 Rotten: 3 Rotten Tomatoes page
- Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics
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An exciting melodrama, not as good as it ought to be but a cut above the ordinary trapdoor-and-winding-sheet type of mystery film. full review
TIME Magazine, TIME MagazineA sublimated ghost story related with all surface seriousness and above all with a remarkably effective background of creepy atmosphere. full review
Variety Staff, VarietyThe opening scenes, set in Dracula's castle, are magnificent -- grave, stately, and severe. But the film becomes unbearably static once the action moves to England. full review
Dave Kehr, Chicago ReaderWith Mr. Browning's imaginative direction and Mr. Lugosi's makeup and weird gestures, this picture succeeds to some extent in its grand guignol intentions. full review
Mordaunt Hall, New York TimesDracula deserves its status as a classic, although one might be tempted to append the word 'lesser' to that label. full review
James Berardinelli, ReelViewsCertainly it is Lugosi's performance, and the cinematography of Karl Freund, that make Tod Browning's film such an influential Hollywood picture. full review
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
- Release Year: 1931
- MPAA Rating: UR
- Runtime: 75 min
- Available From: Feb 02, 2009
- Available Until: Dec 31, 2099
- Remaining: 31632 days left
- Queued by: 869 people
- Directed By
- Tod Browning
- Cast
- Barry Norton, Manuel Arbo, Eduardo Arozamena, Helen Chandler, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye, Carmen Guerrero, Pablo Alvarez Rubio, Carlos Villarias, David Manners, Lupita Tovar, Bela Lugosi
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