

Dracula
The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves and drives the agent to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $355K
- Box office
- $700K
- Language
- English
- monster
- based on novel or book
- transylvania
- vampire
- superstition
- transformation
- spider
- halloween
- castle
- bat
- undead
- count
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereAsheville, North Carolina9 Feb 1931
- PremiereNew York City, New York12 Feb 1931
- TheatricalNR14 Feb 1931
United KingdomGB
- Premiere18 Feb 1931
- Theatrical12Rated A15 Apr 1931
- PhysicalPGDracula: The Legacy Collection27 Apr 2004
- Theatrical (limited)PG2 Nov 2007
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical25 Jul 1931
- PhysicalPGDVD20 Aug 2009
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Jan 1932
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1217 Aug 1931
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Sept 2000
FinlandFI
- TVK-1229 Jun 1988
FranceFR
- Theatrical22 Jan 1932
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1212 Feb 1931
- TV1214 Jan 1970
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1612 Oct 1931
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG12 Jun 1931
IsraelIL
- Theatrical (limited)Jerusalem Film Festival6 Jul 2013
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Dracula was released on 12 February 1931.
Audience reviews
5- T9/10
talisencrw
9/28/2016
Though not my very favourite movie about the infamous vampire, this is quite beautiful, well-told and gorgeously photographed (I really can't wait to see the blu!) and is most probably Bela Lugosi's finest hour (though I love his work; and it's also right up there with the greatest-ever vampiric depictions on celluloid), and it has genuine scares. Lugosi not only growls and snarls but also delivers the succulent sedu…
- J8/10
JPV852
10/7/2021
Probably my third or fourth time seeing this and while the story is simple, still really entertaining and Bela Lugosi, who even as a favorite of mine acknowledge was never the strongest actor, is in his element. Also has some decent effects and nice set design for the era. **4.0/5**
- M10/10
Martha
7/26/2022
"The blood is the life, Mr. REINFIELD" At three years old this was my first horror movie. My great-grandmother is the one who sat me down and showed me great Bela Lugosi as Dracula. This entire movie is timeless and classic. The very best of all the Universal horrors. No one could be a more perfect Dracula than Bela Lugosi. To accomplish so much with just a stare. No special effects. No fangs... yet he chil…
- W6/10
Wuchak
5/27/2023
**_A tall, dark and mesmerizing vampire comes to London from Transylvania_** “Dracula” (1931) was based on the play rather than the novel, but the basic Bram Stoker tale is there with alterations. In its time, this was great. Talkies had only been around for a handful of years. Don’t expect the nudity, violence or gore of Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992). If you want a modern take on the tale, I suggest th…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
10/8/2023
I saw this with a marvellous piano accompaniment that really did showcase the delights of silent cinema and the talents of a pianist who can play, non-stop, for seventy five minutes. Though Bela Lugosi takes top billing as the eponymous character, I felt the film really belonged to his assistant "Renfield" - enjoyably portrayed here by Dwight Frye. He is just an innocent estate agent who arrives at Castle Dracula onl…
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