Overview
Production co: Universal Pictures
►75 min □ 12 February 1931 (USA)
Library synopsis: [En] The first 20 minutes – predominantly silent, with the arrival of Renfield and the drive to Castle Dracula with a bat leading the way – are astonishingly fluid and brilliantly shot by Karl Freund despite the painted backdrops. The London scenes growing in verbosity and staginess, the hammy limitations of Bela Lugosi’s performance are cruelly exposed. But the brilliant moments continue, and Karl Freund camerawork rarely falters. Written by Phil Hardy
Directors: Karl Freund, Tod Browning
Cult stars: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye, Herbert Bunston
Cult relevance index: ₪ 9.2 / 10
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Essential inner links and references
Dell Movie Classic [USA / 1962 - October-December 12-231-212] (cm) | The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Horror [UK / 1996] (bk) | Mad Doctors, Monsters and Mummies [UK / 1991] (bk) | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 9 - July 1964] (mg) | Monster Memories [USA / Nr. 1 - January 1993] (mg) | Mad Movies [France / Nr. 16 - October 1977] (fz) | Monster Bis [France / Nr. 120 - Le Gothique a L'Anglo-Saxonne] (fz)
Dracula
Dracula [USA / 1997] (bk) | The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide [UK / 1993] (bk) | Cinemacabre [USA / Nr.1 - Winter-Spring 1978-1979] (mg) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 27 - 1998] (mg) | Exciting Cinema [UK / Vol. 2 - Nr. 1 - 1972] (mg) | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 4-5 - January 1963] (mg) | Dell Movie Classic [USA / 1962 - October-December 12-231-212] (cm) | L’Ecran Fantastique – Spécial Vampires [France / Nr. 2 - 1971] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 1 - Nr. 3 - December 1971] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 2 - Nr. 9 - June 1972] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 2 - Nr. 10 - July 1972] (mg) | Midnight Marquee [USA / Nr. 55 - Fall 1997] (mg) | Scarlet Street [USA / Nr. 8 - Fall 1992] (mg) | Monster Bis [France / Nr. 138 - Dracula] (fz) | Vampir [West Germany / Nr. 1 - October 1972] (fz) | Vampir [West Germany / Nr. 2 - January 1973] (fz) | Vampir [West Germany / Nr. 4 - July 1973] (fz) | The House That Hammer Built [UK / Special Issue: Dracula - May 1998] (fz)
Bela Lugosi
Horror Pictures Collection [France / 1987] (mg) | Bela Lugosi [USA / 1995] (bk) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 7 - 1993] (mg) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 27 - 1998] (mg) | Famous Monsters of Filmland [USA / Nr. 124 - April 1976] (mg) | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 23 - Autumn 1970] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 2 - Nr. 14 - November 1972] (mg) | Midnight Marquee [USA / Nr. 57 - Summer 1998] (mg) | Quatermass [Spain / Special Nr. 6 - November 2000] (mg) | Rue Morgue [Canada / Nr. 30 - November-December 2002] (mg)
Tod Browning
Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 15 - 1996] (mg) | Amicus [UK / 2000] | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 3 - Nr. 24 - September 1973] (mg)
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Gallery and video classification
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Basic Card
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
|---|---|
| Director | Karl Freund, Tod Browning |
| Writers | Bram Stoker, Dudley Murphy, Garrett Fort, Hamilton Deane, John L. Balderston, Louis Bromfield, Louis Stevens, Max Cohen, Tod Browning |
| Producer | Carl Laemmle Jr., E.M. Asher, Tod Browning |
| Cast | Anita Harder, Anna Bakacs, Barbara Bozoky, Bela Lugosi, Carla Laemmle, Charles K. Gerrard, Cornelia Thaw, Daisy Belmore, David Manners, Donald Murphy, Dorothy Tree, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Frances Dade, Geraldine Dvorak, Helen Chandler, Herbert Bunston, Joan Standing, John George, Josephine Velez, Michael Visaroff, Moon Carroll, Nicholas Bela, Tod Browning, Wyndham Standing |
| Certification | Finland:K-15 (2004) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) / Iceland:12 / Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) / Spain:T / Norway:16 (1931) / USA:TV-PG (TV rating) / Netherlands:14 (original rating) (1931) / Argentina:13 / Australia:PG / Germany:12 / UK:PG / USA:Approved / Sweden:7 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Release date | USA 12 February 1931 (New York City, New York) | USA 14 February 1931 | Netherlands 31 July 1931 | Japan 8 October 1931 | Sweden 13 November 1931 | France 22 January 1932 | Turkey 1935 | Uruguay 15 February 1945 | USA 1 June 1947 (re-release) | West Germany 14 January 1970 (TV premiere) | Portugal 16 March 1976 | Finland 29 June 1988 (TV premiere) | Japan 23 November 1996 (re-release) |
| Also known as | Drácula Argentina / Brazil / Mexico / Portugal / Spain / Uruguay | Dracula Italy Dracula primo Italy (alternative title) | Drakula Hungary / Turkey (Turkish title) | Dracula France | Dracula - vanha vampyyri Finland (TV title) | Dracula de vampier Netherlands | Drakoulas Greece (reissue title) | Ksiaze Dracula Poland | Mysteriet 'Dracula' Sweden | O kapetan Vrykolakas Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) |
| Filming locations | Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, England, UK | Little Europe, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA | Stage 12, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA | Stage 28, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA | Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA | (opening sequence - Renfield's coach) | Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Box office/business | Budget: $355,000 (estimated) | Filming Dates: 29 September 1930 - 15 November 1930 (additional scenes: ? - 13 December 1930) (retakes: ? - 2 January 1931) | Copyright Holder: Universal Pictures Corp.; 2 February 1931; LP1947 (in copyright registry) |
| Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distribution company | Universal Pictures (1931) (USA) (theatrical) | Croeze en Bosman (1931) (Netherlands) (theatrical) | Universal Pictures (1938) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Universal Pictures (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Realart Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Screen Gems (1957) (USA) (TV) | Pantmedia (Italy) (VHS) | C.I.C. Video (Italy) (VHS) | Mondadori Video (Italy) (VHS) | MCA Videocassette (1980) (USA) (VHS) | Universal Studios (1999) (USA) (VHS) | Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) | Emerald (2006) (Argentina) (DVD) | Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) | MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS) | MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc) |
| Runtime | 75 min |
| Technical specifications | Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System) | Color: Black and White (tinted) | Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 | Laboratory: Universal Studios Laboratory, USA | Film length (metres): (9 reels) | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm |
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