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- 1979
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 49 m
- 1979
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 49 m
Summary In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.
Directed By: John Badham
Written By: W.D. Richter, Hamilton Deane, John L. Balderston, Bram Stoker
- 1979
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 49 m
- 1979
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 49 m
Dracula
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7.1
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Summary In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.
Directed By: John Badham
Written By: W.D. Richter, Hamilton Deane, John L. Balderston, Bram Stoker
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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45% Positive
5 Reviews
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55% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
67
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The new Dracula is a dazzler, a classic retelling of a classic text. From opening wolf howls through ominous, ambiguous concluding images, it sustains an exciting, witty, erotically compelling illusion of supernatural mystery and terror. [13 Jul 1979, p.E1]
What an elegantly seen Dracula this is, all shadows and blood and vapors and Frank Langella stalking through with the grace of a cat. The film is a triumph of performance, art direction and mood over materials that can lend themselves so easily to self-satire
Dracula may not be as big a success as it should be - we don't like our myths dissected, after all, and there is an uneasy (but workable) truce in the film between subtle stylization and the demands of the contemporary horror audience for gore. [14 Jul 1979]
Violence belongs in Dracula - the problem is simply that Badham is not good at it. Virtually every big action scene is confusingly staged and clumsily edited. It is particularly sad to report that Olivier is terribly misused. [23 Jul 1979, p.70]
By no means lacking in stylishness; if anything, it's got style to spare. But so many of its sequences are at fever pitch, and the mood varies so drastically from episode to episode, that the pace becomes pointless, even taxing, after a while.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.1
57% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.1
57% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
43% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
