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Dracula (75th Anniversary Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025193102225
Format: Black & White, Dolby, Full Screen, Subtitled
Item Dimensions: 45
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language), Hungarian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: 31022
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Running Time: 179 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1931
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Editorial Review:
When Universal Pictures picked up the movie rights to a Broadway adaptation of Dracula, they felt secure in handing the property over to the sinister team of actor Lon Chaney and director Tod Browning. But Chaney died of cancer, and Universal hired the Hungarian who had scored a success in the stage play: Béla Lugosi. The resulting film launched both Lugosi's baroque career and the horror-movie cycle of the 1930s. It gets off to an atmospheric start, as we meet Count Dracula in his shadowy castle in Transylvania, superbly captured by the great cinematographer Karl Freund. Eventually Dracula and his blood-sucking devotee (Dwight Frye, in one of the cinema's truly mad performances) meet their match in a vampire-hunter called Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan). If the later sections of the film are undeniably stage bound and a tad creaky, Dracula nevertheless casts a spell, thanks to Lugosi's creepily lugubrious manner and the eerie silences of Browning's directing style. (After a mood-enhancing snippet of Swan Lake under the opening titles, there is no music in the film.) Frankenstein, which was released a few months later, confirmed the horror craze, and Universal has been making money (and countless spin-off projects) from its twin titans of terror ever since. Certainly the role left a lasting impression on the increasingly addled and drug-addicted Lugosi, who was never quite able to distance himself from the part that made him a star. He was buried, at his request, in his black vampire cape. --Robert Horton
The legend of Dracula continues in this gripping, masterful 2-disc edition of cinema's most ominous vampire, digitally remastered for the 75th Anniversary Edition. Relive the horror, the mystery, and the intrigue of the original 1931 vampire masterpiece starring Bela Lugosi and directed by Tod Browning. The inspiration for hundreds of subsequent remakes and adaptations, this classic film launched the Hollywood horror genre with its eerie passion, shadowy atmosphere, and thrilling cinematography. The children of the night are calling…
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Listen to Them, the Children of the Night... What Music They Make
-This review pertains to the Dracula 75th Anniversary Edition DVD-
There have been many attempts to adapt Bram Stoker's 1897 novel into a film. In most cases the adaptations are unsuccessful for the primary reason that the novel is so convoluted in its narrative structure. Although most Dracula films are repetitive and formulaic, there are a handful that have stood the test of time. The film that most people remember is Tod Browning's 1931 masterpiece starring Hungarian expatriate Béla ... Read More
Rating:  - should have been better
The 75th anniversary edition of this horror classic really disappointed me. While it's true that the picture is crisp and sharper than earlier editions its too bright and the sound is disgraceful the famous monsters edition had much better audio I think universal needs to go back to the drawing board on this one If you have a previous edition dont waste your money on this one!
Rating: - Lugosi' Dracula
Anyone who grew up watching the old Universal horror films will enjoy this one. It's the transition between silent films and talkies. Lugosi is great & is burned in our minds of the image of Dracula.
Rating: - Dracula Supreme
This version of Dracula is a classic and is meant for the purist in Dracula movies. The old movies and classics have so much depth and the acting is supreme.
Rating: - Great collection
This is a goldmine for Dracula fans, who can get the original Lugosi classic, the very interesting -- and in some ways superior -- Spanish version filmed along with the English version, and a nice selection of short subjects about Universal studios, Lugosi, and classic horror films in general. A great value.
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