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Drácula is a 1931 Spanish-language horror film produced by Universal Pictures. George Melford directed the movie, which was written by Tod Browning and produced by Paul Kohner and Carl Laemmle Jr. The cast features Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton, and Carlos Villarías. The film is based on the novel Dracula and is set in a castle in Romania.
The production was shot in black-and-white with cinematography by George Robinson and editing by Arthur Tavares. Philip Glass composed the score. The runtime is listed as 104 minutes in some records and 103 minutes in others. It was released in the United States in March 1931. The budget was 66,000.
The film includes characters such as Abraham Van Helsing, Mina Harker, Count Dracula, and Jonathan Harker. Genres include horror, vampire, drama, and fantasy. It has received a review score of 7.5 out of 10 and 100% on other platforms, with an IMDb rating of 7.0 and a TMDb average of 6.8.
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Film · TMDB
6.8A 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.
Cast
- Carlos Villarías as Count Drácula
- Lupita Tovar as Eva
- Barry Norton as Juan Harker
- Pablo Álvarez Rubio as Renfield
- Eduardo Arozamena as Van Helsing
- José Soriano Viosca as Doctor Seward
Themes
- ship
- monster
- based on novel or book
- transylvania
- vampire
- spider
- castle
- bat
- undead
- based on play or musical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Spanish
- Based on
- Dracula
- Director
- George Melford
- Screenwriter
- Tod Browning
- Composer
- Philip Glass
- Producer
- Carl Laemmle Jr.
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- George Robinson
- Narrative location
- Romania
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 708018
- Image
- Lupita Tovar and Carlos Villarías in Dracula (1931 spanish film).jpg
- Said to be same as
- Dracula
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- publication date
- 1931-05-28
- color
- black-and-white
- title
- Drácula
- characters
- Jonathan Harker
- film editor
- Arthur Tavares
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Commons category
- Dracula (1931 Spanish-language film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- castle
- review score
- 100%
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