Romantic horror film

Dracula (1979): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Dracula
Genre: Horror, Romance
Released: 1979-07-20
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Laurence Olivier, Sylvester McCoy, Frank Langella, Tony Haygarth

Dracula is a 1979 romantic horror film directed by John Badham, starring Donald Pleasence, Laurence Olivier and Sylvester McCoy. It is partly based on Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. It runs 1 hour 49 minutes and earned $20.2 million worldwide. It earned 3 award nominations, including Best Actor at the Saturn Awards 1980. Critics gave it 67 on Metacritic.

worldwide gross: $20.2M
award nominations: 3
Metascore: 67

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Released: July 20, 1979
Runtime: 1h 49m (109 min)
Director: John Badham
Genres: Horror , Romance
Original language: English
Studio: Universal Pictures
Based on: Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston
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The story

What Is Dracula About?

The premise of Dracula without spoilers, adapted from Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A vampire known as Dracula arrives in Hollywood, bringing with him a dark and captivating presence. Driven by a tragic past, vampire hunter Van Helsing begins a dangerous mission to avenge the losses and halt the Count’s terrifying influence. He must confront Dracula’s power and prevent the city from falling into darkness.

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Cast & crew

Dracula Cast

Donald Pleasence leads the cast, with Laurence Olivier and Sylvester McCoy. Directed by John Badham; 10 actors are credited in all.

Director John Badham

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From the director

More from John Badham

More films directed by John Badham, best-rated first: WarGames, Stakeout, Blue Thunder and Point of No Return.

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Ratings

Dracula Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Dracula 67 on Metacritic.

Metacritic

67 Metascore

User score 7.2
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TMDB

64% User score
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Plot

Dracula Plot Summary

What happens in Dracula from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 16 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

As the darkness envelops the Carpathian Mountains on Walpurgis Night, a secret rendezvous unfolds between Tania and Milos in the woods near Passo Borgo. Their passionate yet forbidden romance meets a tragic end when Tania, spurned by Milos, invokes a violent confrontation, resulting in her brutal murder at the hands of a mysterious owl. This horrific episode sets a disturbing tone that will soon engulf the entire village.

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