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Dracula
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Dracula

1931 · NR · 1h 14m

The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release

US theatrical
February 14, 1931

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Genres

horror

Tags

Subgenre

vampire

Tone

gothicdread

Audience

foundationalgateway-horror

Seasonal

halloween-watch

Details

Budget$355,000
Box office$700,000

Directed by

Tod Browning, Karl Freund

Written by

Frederick Stephani, Tod Browning, Louis Stevens, Louis Bromfield, Garrett Fort

Cinematography

Karl Freund

Starring

Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula · Helen Chandler as Mina · David Manners as John Harker · Dwight Frye as Renfield · Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing · Herbert Bunston as Doctor Seward · Frances Dade as Lucy · Joan Standing as Maid

Production

Universal Pictures

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