Bela Lugosi as Dracula.
Dracula is a fictional vampire character and the eponymous antagonist featured in the 1897 novel Dracula by Irish author and playright Bram Stoker. The character is inspired by the historical figure, Vlad III, who was a 15th century Romanian nobleman and ruler of the kingdom of Wallachia. As you might have guessed, the historical Vlad Dracul was not a vampire, though many would argue that he was actually a much more gruesome figure, owing largely to the fact that he was known to impale his victims on metal pikes and line his castle with them. Such legendary accounts earned him the nickname "Vlad the Impaler".
Dracula[]
Dracula could refer to any of the following films or characterizations:
Films[]
- Count Dracula, A 1970 film by Jess Franco starring Christopher Lee.
- Dracula, A 1931 film by Universal Pictures by director Tod Browning; starring Bela Lugosi.
- Drácula, The direct Spanish remake of the original 1931 classic by Universal Pictures.
- Dracula, Also known as Horror of Dracula; a 1958 film by Hammer Film Productions; 1st in a series.
- Dracula, A 1979 film and loose interpretation of the Stoker novel by director John Badham.
- Dracula, A 1992 film adaptation of the Stoker novel directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
- Dracula A.D. 1972, A 1972 film by Hammer Film Productions; the 7th film in Hammer's Dracula series.
- Dracula's Daughter, A 1936 film and sequel to Dracula; Produced by Universal Pictures.
- Satanic Rites of Dracula, The, A 1973 film by Hammer Film Productions; the 8th film in Hammer's Dracula series.
- Son of Dracula, A 1943 film by Universal Pictures; 3rd film in the "Universal Monsters" Dracula series.
Characters[]
- Dracula, The original film version of Dracula (not counting Nosferatu); played by Bela Lugosi.
- Dracula, The version of Dracula portrayed by Christopher Lee in the Hammer Horror film series of the 1950s-1970s.
- Dracula, The main character from the 1992 film adaptation of Dracula by director Francis Ford Coppola.
Miscellaneous[]
- Castle Dracula, An ancient castle fortress in Transylvania. This is where Dracula hangs his cape.