Dracula
The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!
The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!
Horror
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1931
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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.
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Runtime:
74 min
Release date:
12 Feb 1931
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Hungarian, Latin
Budget:
$355,000
Revenue:
$700,000
Awards:
5 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A sublimated ghost story related with all surface seriousness and above all with a remarkably effective background of creepy atmosphere.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
7 Oct 2008
fresh:
The opening scenes, set in Dracula's castle, are magnificent -- grave, stately, and severe. But the film becomes unbearably static once the action moves to England.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
25 Sep 2007
fresh:
Not by any means the masterpiece of fond memory or reputation, although the first twenty minutes are astonishingly fluid and brilliantly shot by Karl Freund.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
With Mr. Browning's imaginative direction and Mr. Lugosi's makeup and weird gestures, this picture succeeds to some extent in its grand guignol intentions.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Dracula deserves its status as a classic, although one might be tempted to append the word 'lesser' to that label.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000