Post by Lilia Rose Darkhome on Apr 24, 2010 9:37:30 GMT -5
Dracula and his legacy
By far, the most well-known and popular vampire in the movies is Count Dracula. An amazing number of movies have been filmed over the years depicting the evil count, some of which are ranked among the greatest depictions of vampires on film. Dracula has over 170 film representations making him the most frequently portrayed character in horror films; also he has highest number of movie appearances overall, followed only by Sherlock Holmes.
Nosferatu (1922; starring Max Schreck) – unlicensed German adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel; featuring "Count Orlok", a thinly veiled allusion to Dracula.
Dracula (1931) – the first Universal Studios Dracula film, starring Bela Lugosi
Dracula (Spanish Version) (1931) – Spanish-language version starring Carlos Villar, made simultaneously with the Bela Lugosi film, using the same sets on a timeshare basis
Dracula's Daughter (1936) – Follow up to the 1931 film, starring Gloria Holden
Son of Dracula (1943) – further sequel to the 1931 film starring Lon Chaney Jr.
House of Frankenstein (1944) – John Carradine plays Dracula as part of an ensemble cast in this Universal Studios film
House of Dracula (1945) – The final serious Universal Studios Dracula film, starring Carradine
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) – Lugosi played Dracula in this comedy-horror hybrid that concluded the Universal Studios series.
Drakula Istanbul'da (Dracula in Istanbul) (1953) - a rarely seen Turkish film on the subject. In order not to offend Muslim sensibilities no crucifixes were depicted.
Dracula (1958; aka Horror of Dracula) – the first Hammer Horror Dracula film, starring Christopher Lee as the Count. Followed by the sequels:
The Brides of Dracula (1960) - the only one in the sequence which doesn't feature Christopher Lee in the lead role
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) - in which Lee returns from the dead
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Dracula AD 1972 (1972)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966) Billy the Kid must stop Dracula (John Carradine) from taking his fiance, and making her his vampire bride. (Note that the name Dracula is not used in the film, but only in the title.)
Dracula (1968) a made-for-television version starring Denholm Elliott.
Count Dracula (1970 film) was the Jesus Franco-directed adaptation.
Countess Dracula (1971)
Blacula (1972) – a blaxploitation cult film in which an African prince is turned into a vampire by Dracula. The film is also notable for featuring the first two gay male vampires in film history: both victims of Blacula.
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Leptirica (1973) (The She-Butterfly) – based on the story Posle devedeset godina written by Milovan Glišiæ.
Dracula (1973) was directed by Dan Curtis and starred Jack Palance in the title role.
Blood for Dracula (1974) - also released as Andy Warhol's Dracula (X-rated)
Count Dracula (1977) was the second BBC production, this one remarkably faithful and starring Louis Jourdan.
Lust at First Bite (1978) - (x-rated)
Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (aka Dracula's Dog) (1978), a low-budget film in which the descendant of Dracula takes second billing to a vampiric Doberman
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) was Werner Herzog's remake of Murnau's silent classic.
Dracula (1979) – a film in the gothic romantic tradition starring Frank Langella and remake of the 1931 film with Bela Lugosi
Love At First Bite (1979) – romantic comedy spoof starring George Hamilton.
Dracula Blows His Cool (1979) - a bizarre German film in which the vampire's castle becomes a tourist trap and the Count is reduced to providing oral service for his guests.
Gayracula (1983), an all-male pornographic film
The Monster Squad (1987)
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990) is a comedy western about a ghost town populated by vampires.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993) – attempt at filming the story quite close to Stoker's novel, but merging the medieval story of Vlad Tepeº; starring Gary Oldman as Dracula. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Interview with the Vampire (1994) – While no appearance or rendition of Dracula is made, the vampire Louis denounces the Dracula legend as "the vulgar fictions of a demented Irishman."
Monster Force (1994) – an animated television series featuring Dracula as the mastermind of Evil, the Prince of Darkness and the main antagonist of the series
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) – a parody of Dracula films by Mel Brooks; Leslie Nielsen as Dracula
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - Oscar-nominated film about the 1922 filming of Nosteratu, excellent recreation of the sets, filming and story.
Dracula 2000 (2000) - a modern reworking of the story.
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
Buffy vs. Dracula episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000)
Dracula (2002) was an Italian miniseries which updated the story to modern day.
Hellsing (2002) - Alucard is Dracula, controlled by the descendent of Abraham Van Helsing, Integra Hellsing.
Hellsing Ultimate (2006) - Remake of Hellsing following the original manga series more closely.
Dracula, Pages From a Virgin's Diary (2002) - a silent interpretation of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's take of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) - Mina Harker, vampiric thanks to her encounter with Dracula, is a member of the League.
Van Helsing (2004) – action movie only loosely connected to the original Dracula; Richard Roxburgh as Dracula. Van Helsing's appearance is heavily based on the look of Vampire Hunter D, a vampire hunter who is the implied son of Dracula.
Blade: Trinity (2004) - Drake the vampire is supposed to have had many forms throughout the centuries, Stoker's Dracula being one of them.
Dracula 3000 (2004)
Lust For Dracula (2005) is an all-lesbian, very surreal adaptation (x-rated).
Dracula (2006) is the third BBC version, starring Marc Warren as the title character and reworking the plot.
Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse (2006) - A direct to video release from The Asylum and director Leigh Scott with special effects by Almost Human Inc., the company who did creature effects for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Last Sect (2006) - Van Helsing's grandson (David Carradine) combats lesbian vampires.
Fangland (2011) - Dracula returns.
By far, the most well-known and popular vampire in the movies is Count Dracula. An amazing number of movies have been filmed over the years depicting the evil count, some of which are ranked among the greatest depictions of vampires on film. Dracula has over 170 film representations making him the most frequently portrayed character in horror films; also he has highest number of movie appearances overall, followed only by Sherlock Holmes.
Nosferatu (1922; starring Max Schreck) – unlicensed German adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel; featuring "Count Orlok", a thinly veiled allusion to Dracula.
Dracula (1931) – the first Universal Studios Dracula film, starring Bela Lugosi
Dracula (Spanish Version) (1931) – Spanish-language version starring Carlos Villar, made simultaneously with the Bela Lugosi film, using the same sets on a timeshare basis
Dracula's Daughter (1936) – Follow up to the 1931 film, starring Gloria Holden
Son of Dracula (1943) – further sequel to the 1931 film starring Lon Chaney Jr.
House of Frankenstein (1944) – John Carradine plays Dracula as part of an ensemble cast in this Universal Studios film
House of Dracula (1945) – The final serious Universal Studios Dracula film, starring Carradine
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) – Lugosi played Dracula in this comedy-horror hybrid that concluded the Universal Studios series.
Drakula Istanbul'da (Dracula in Istanbul) (1953) - a rarely seen Turkish film on the subject. In order not to offend Muslim sensibilities no crucifixes were depicted.
Dracula (1958; aka Horror of Dracula) – the first Hammer Horror Dracula film, starring Christopher Lee as the Count. Followed by the sequels:
The Brides of Dracula (1960) - the only one in the sequence which doesn't feature Christopher Lee in the lead role
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) - in which Lee returns from the dead
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Dracula AD 1972 (1972)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966) Billy the Kid must stop Dracula (John Carradine) from taking his fiance, and making her his vampire bride. (Note that the name Dracula is not used in the film, but only in the title.)
Dracula (1968) a made-for-television version starring Denholm Elliott.
Count Dracula (1970 film) was the Jesus Franco-directed adaptation.
Countess Dracula (1971)
Blacula (1972) – a blaxploitation cult film in which an African prince is turned into a vampire by Dracula. The film is also notable for featuring the first two gay male vampires in film history: both victims of Blacula.
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Leptirica (1973) (The She-Butterfly) – based on the story Posle devedeset godina written by Milovan Glišiæ.
Dracula (1973) was directed by Dan Curtis and starred Jack Palance in the title role.
Blood for Dracula (1974) - also released as Andy Warhol's Dracula (X-rated)
Count Dracula (1977) was the second BBC production, this one remarkably faithful and starring Louis Jourdan.
Lust at First Bite (1978) - (x-rated)
Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (aka Dracula's Dog) (1978), a low-budget film in which the descendant of Dracula takes second billing to a vampiric Doberman
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) was Werner Herzog's remake of Murnau's silent classic.
Dracula (1979) – a film in the gothic romantic tradition starring Frank Langella and remake of the 1931 film with Bela Lugosi
Love At First Bite (1979) – romantic comedy spoof starring George Hamilton.
Dracula Blows His Cool (1979) - a bizarre German film in which the vampire's castle becomes a tourist trap and the Count is reduced to providing oral service for his guests.
Gayracula (1983), an all-male pornographic film
The Monster Squad (1987)
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990) is a comedy western about a ghost town populated by vampires.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993) – attempt at filming the story quite close to Stoker's novel, but merging the medieval story of Vlad Tepeº; starring Gary Oldman as Dracula. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Interview with the Vampire (1994) – While no appearance or rendition of Dracula is made, the vampire Louis denounces the Dracula legend as "the vulgar fictions of a demented Irishman."
Monster Force (1994) – an animated television series featuring Dracula as the mastermind of Evil, the Prince of Darkness and the main antagonist of the series
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) – a parody of Dracula films by Mel Brooks; Leslie Nielsen as Dracula
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - Oscar-nominated film about the 1922 filming of Nosteratu, excellent recreation of the sets, filming and story.
Dracula 2000 (2000) - a modern reworking of the story.
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
Buffy vs. Dracula episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000)
Dracula (2002) was an Italian miniseries which updated the story to modern day.
Hellsing (2002) - Alucard is Dracula, controlled by the descendent of Abraham Van Helsing, Integra Hellsing.
Hellsing Ultimate (2006) - Remake of Hellsing following the original manga series more closely.
Dracula, Pages From a Virgin's Diary (2002) - a silent interpretation of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's take of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) - Mina Harker, vampiric thanks to her encounter with Dracula, is a member of the League.
Van Helsing (2004) – action movie only loosely connected to the original Dracula; Richard Roxburgh as Dracula. Van Helsing's appearance is heavily based on the look of Vampire Hunter D, a vampire hunter who is the implied son of Dracula.
Blade: Trinity (2004) - Drake the vampire is supposed to have had many forms throughout the centuries, Stoker's Dracula being one of them.
Dracula 3000 (2004)
Lust For Dracula (2005) is an all-lesbian, very surreal adaptation (x-rated).
Dracula (2006) is the third BBC version, starring Marc Warren as the title character and reworking the plot.
Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse (2006) - A direct to video release from The Asylum and director Leigh Scott with special effects by Almost Human Inc., the company who did creature effects for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Last Sect (2006) - Van Helsing's grandson (David Carradine) combats lesbian vampires.
Fangland (2011) - Dracula returns.
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