Mar 3, 2007 · The 1979 Dracula was okay, but I can't see how that film would even come close to comparing with the Coppola version or make it feel less special. None of the performances in the '79 version stick out in my mind. Not even Olivier's Van Helsing! The Coppola Dracula, on the other hand, is filled with wonderful performances and beautiful images.

Oct 10, 2015 · 1979 - Dracula To the best of my knowledge, this is the first retelling to dispense with the early Transylvania scenes, which, in my mind, is a mistake. But since the play did exactly that and since this is ostensibly based on the play, the omission of the Transylvania scenes is understandable (if ill-advised).

Dec 10, 2021 · DRACULA ‘79 simply updated the Count’s sex appeal; Lugosi’s wet-head, patent leather hair just wouldn’t do in the dry-look 1970’s. And the scene of Dracula leaping through a window while transforming into wolf was astounding in ‘79 and is still a thrill today.

Dec 17, 2009 · The 1979 theatrical version of the movie looks noticeably different from all modern prints of the film. Up until the early 1990s the film was shown in full Technicolor; however, when it was re-issued for a special Widescreen Laserdisc release in 1991, the director chose to alter the color timing and desaturated the once vibrant look of the film.

Sep 8, 2021 · I saw DRACULA on Broadway, but with Raul Julia. It was especially marvelous stagecraft — a startling disappearance into a mirror at the end of Act One — and of course the wonderful Gorey mini-bat sets. I’ve long admired the 1979 film with Langella which was refreshingly free of the gothic stodginess that so suffocates most versions.

Mar 29, 2021 · THE WORLD OF DRACULA is one of two related TV movies, the other being THE LOVES OF DRACULA (1979). Both star Michael Nouri as The Count, and both were assembled from episodes of THE CURSE OF DRACULA (1979), which was a 10-part serial that ran as part of the TV series, CLIFFHANGERS (1979).

Jan 10, 2024 · Fun thing: watch the 1979 DRACULA back-to-back with HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS (1970). The structure is almost IDENTICAL. Both start with the vampire's "arrival" and making some poor schlep his slave (Renfield, Willie Loomis). He …

Mar 21, 2008 · Dracula was Well, Langella wasn't exactly a "new" star--he'd appeared in Diary of a Mad Housewife years before and undoubtedly had credits even then. DRACULA (1979) - Page 2 - The Classic Horror Film Board

Dec 17, 2009 · I remember seeing John Badham's DRACUlA at the Ziegfeld theater in New York the day it opened on Friday, July 13, 1979. I was so completely enthralled Dracula (1979) - Page 3 - Classic Horror Film Board

May 29, 2010 · Dracula (1979) #3210 Viewing Date: 4-2-2010 Posting Date: 5-29-2010 Directed by John Badham Featuring Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasen