A documentary exploring the legends of vampires, using books, paintings and early films on the subject.A documentary exploring the legends of vampires, using books, paintings and early films on the subject.A documentary exploring the legends of vampires, using books, paintings and early films on the subject.
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- TriviaBased on Raymond McNally and Radu Florescu 's book of the same name, which explores the historical Vlad the Impaler and his influence on the making of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." The film also makes a detour to cover information from Florescu's follow-up book "In Search of Frankenstein." While not mentioned by name, the alchemist referenced who probably inspired Mary Shelley to write "Frankenstein" was the notorious Konrad Dippel. Just as Vlad Tepes has now become essential to the vampire myth, Florescu's research has resulted in Dippel being incorporated into Frankenstein mythology in popular culture.
- SoundtracksMusic for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Composed by Béla Bartók
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Lost Opportunity
Scruffy television documentary based on the book by Raymond McNally and Radu Florescu about the legendary character created by Bram Stoker. Screenwriter Yvonne Floyd (director Calvin Floyd's wife) handled a lot of information about Transylvania, its customs, beliefs, and myths; and about Vlad Tepes, the Impaler, but she failed to combine all the data into a coherent film.
The scriptwriter and the director, through inadecuate decisions, got lost in poorly staged reconstructions, in a Mary Shelley voyage around Europe, or including footage from two films, one with Bela Lugosi in the role of a dirty old man, and the other with Theda Bara as a man-eater (with offensive parodic music). But above all they lost the opportunity of having Christopher Lee willing to narrate and personify Tepes. On only two occasions does he narrate directly to camera. Otherwise, he appears dressed in cheap costumes and a stiff wig to revive old Vlad.
Truly a job that leaves much to be desired.
The scriptwriter and the director, through inadecuate decisions, got lost in poorly staged reconstructions, in a Mary Shelley voyage around Europe, or including footage from two films, one with Bela Lugosi in the role of a dirty old man, and the other with Theda Bara as a man-eater (with offensive parodic music). But above all they lost the opportunity of having Christopher Lee willing to narrate and personify Tepes. On only two occasions does he narrate directly to camera. Otherwise, he appears dressed in cheap costumes and a stiff wig to revive old Vlad.
Truly a job that leaves much to be desired.
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- Dec 27, 2023
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- La leyenda de Drácula
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- Bran, Romania(Castle of Vlad Tepes)
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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