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Centuries-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends.Centuries-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends.Centuries-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Carlos Villarías
- Conde Drácula
- (as Carlos Villar)
Pablo Álvarez Rubio
- Renfield
- (as Pablo Alvarez Rubio)
Geraldine Dvorak
- Bride of Dracula (in catacombs)
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Dwight Frye
- Renfield
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John George
- Scientist
- (uncredited)
Bela Lugosi
- Conde Drácula
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Cornelia Thaw
- Bride of Dracula (in catacombs)
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Tree
- Bride of Dracula (in catacombs)
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Bram Stoker
- Baltasar Fernández Cué(spanish version)
- John L. Balderston(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor decades, the only surviving print, while in mint condition, was missing several minutes worth of material that encompassed Renfield's seduction by Dracula's brides and the voyage to England. The "lost" reel was eventually located in Cuba, and has been restored to complete the film as much as possible. Though much more worn and aged than the rest of the film, the additional footage differs strikingly from the English-language version of Dracula (1931), probably more so than any other part of the film.
- GoofsThe famous quote "The next morning, I felt very weak, as if I had lost my virginity" is a mistranslation of the English subtitles in the home video version. What Eva is actually saying in Spanish is, "The next morning, I felt as weak as if I had lost my vitality."
- ConnectionsAlternate-language version of Dracula (1931)
- SoundtracksSwan Lake, Op.20
(1877) (uncredited)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (uncredited)
Excerpt played during the opening credits
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Greatly Overrated
The Spanish-language Drácula (1931) is frequently said to be better than the simultaneously shot, English-language Dracula. I find this odd.
The performances of Villarías, Rubio, and Arozamena are much less affecting than those of Lugosi, Frye, and Sloan. I'll readily grant that Rubio's behavior is more like than of a typical madman than is Frye's, but *realism* precludes vampires in the first place.
The acting of some of the bit players in Drácula is poor. The lighting is simply thoughtless illumination. Continuity is ignored *ab initio*; for example, does Conde Drácula emerge from the coffin of Count Dracula (as shot by Freund or Browning), or from a packing crate?
There are various points at which Drácula *is* better than Dracula. Holes in the script of Dracula are generally plugged in Drácula. While Sloan's acting is superior to that of Arozamena, the English-language script requires him to be unbelievably ineffectual. (Watch Sloan pause on the steps to explain that there is no time to lose, and then continue *walking*!)
The performances of Villarías, Rubio, and Arozamena are much less affecting than those of Lugosi, Frye, and Sloan. I'll readily grant that Rubio's behavior is more like than of a typical madman than is Frye's, but *realism* precludes vampires in the first place.
The acting of some of the bit players in Drácula is poor. The lighting is simply thoughtless illumination. Continuity is ignored *ab initio*; for example, does Conde Drácula emerge from the coffin of Count Dracula (as shot by Freund or Browning), or from a packing crate?
There are various points at which Drácula *is* better than Dracula. Holes in the script of Dracula are generally plugged in Drácula. While Sloan's acting is superior to that of Arozamena, the English-language script requires him to be unbelievably ineffectual. (Watch Sloan pause on the steps to explain that there is no time to lose, and then continue *walking*!)
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- Athanatos
- Dec 26, 1999
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- Budget
- $66,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1(original ratio)
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