Dracula

Titolo originale: Dracula
Regia: Tod Browning
Anno: 1931
Origine: United States of America
Generi: Horror
Tag: monster | based on novel or book | transylvania | vampire | spider | castle | bat | undead | count | based on play or musical | sanitarium | black and white | pre-code | real estate agent | lunatic | dracula |
Cast: Bela Lugosi Helen Chandler David Manners Dwight Frye Edward Van Sloan Herbert Bunston Frances Dade Joan Standing Charles K. Gerrard Anna Bakacs Bunny Beatty Nicholas Bela Daisy Belmore William A. Boardway Barbara Bozoky Tod Browning Moon Carroll Geraldine Dvorak John George Anita Harder Carla Laemmle Wyndham Standing Cornelia Thaw Dorothy Tree Josephine Velez Michael Visaroff Florence Wix

Il Conte Dracula arriva in Inghilterra ed inizia ad insidiare la giovane e virtuosa Mina. La leggenda del Conte Vampiro comicia da questa pellicola del 1931, del regista Tod Browning.

Approfondimenti

Cinematographer Karl Freund achieved the effect of Dracula's hypnotic stare by aiming two penci [...]	D
Only a year later, Universal also used the Swan Lake theme for the opening credits to "The Mumm [...]	D
A Spanish-language version, Drácula (1931), was filmed at night on the same set at the same [...]	D
It has been rumored that a longer version is in existence. Prior to the film being re-edited be [...]	D
Thanks to Bela Lugosi, who negotiated with the author's widow, Universal acquired the film righ [...]	D
The film opens on Walpurgis Night (30 April). The feast of Saint Walpurga is celebrated in many [...]	D
Bette Davis (who had a contract at Universal at the time) was considered to play the part of Mi [...]	D
Generally regarded as the film that kickstarted the horror genre in Hollywood.	D
Contrary to what has been written by both Jewish and anti-Semitic writers, the neck order worn [...]	D
Tod Browning and Bela Lugosi had collaborated two years earlier on The Thirteenth Chair (1929). [...]	D
Richard Matheson claimed, in an interview with the Archive of American Television, to have conc [...]	D
During an interview with film historian David J. Skal, actor David Manners recounted how the pr [...]	D
The studio did not want the scene where Dracula attacks Renfield to be filmed, due to the perce [...]	D
Bela Lugosi played the role of Dracula on Broadway in 1927 before touring the country with the [...]	D
When she died on June 12, 2014 at the age of 104, Carla Laemmle was the last surviving cast mem [...]	D
In the scene where Dracula and Renfield are traveling to London by boat, the footage shown is b [...]	D
Dracula never once blinks his eyes, an effect that enhances the undead character's otherworldly [...]	D
Universal Studios commissioned a new musical score from composer Philip Glass. It premiered at [...]	D
When this film was re-released after the Production Code was strictly enforced in 1934, many ed [...]	D
After playing Renfield, Dwight Frye would find himself typecast. He found himself restricted to [...]	D
Assuming its copyright has not lapsed already, this film and all others produced in 1931 enter [...]	D
The original release featured an epilogue with Edward Van Sloan talking to the audience about w [...]	D
Several folkloric elements often associated with Dracula are not visible in this film. At no po [...]	D
The very old wine Count Dracula pours has a storied tradition. Romania is known for excellent r [...]	D
Some of the original prints of the film were tinted green to give it a more eerie look.	D
The peasants inside the inn are praying The Lord's Prayer in Hungarian.	D
The protagonist, Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, does not appear until 31 minutes into the film, and d [...]	D
In this version of the Dracula story, the woman partially transformed into a vampire is Mina Se [...]	D
Both this film and the Spanish version filmed at the same time (Drácula (1931)) feature a ca [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
Although it was his most famous role, Bela Lugosi played Dracula only once more on-screen, in t [...]	D
When Bela Lugosi died in 1956, he was buried wearing one of his many black silk capes, but not [...]	D
Edward Van Sloan and Dwight Frye also appeared in the horror classic Frankenstein (1931). They [...]	D
Due to studio demands to cut costs, the film was shot in sequence.	D
Vlad the Impaler, an actual person who practiced horrific revenge on his enemies, lived in Tran [...]	D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list.	D
Bela Lugosi was so eager to repeat his stage success and play the Count Dracula role for the fi [...]	D
There was no real musical soundtrack in the film because it was believed that, with sound being [...]	D
Among the living creatures seen in Dracula's castle in Transylvania are opossums, armadillos, a [...]	D
This Universal production became the most famous and successful film to pair David Manners with [...]	D
The shooting script features a scene not found in the film in which Van Helsing kills Lucy foll [...]	D
Helen Chandler, who played Mina Seward, was convinced she was heading for superstardom after ma [...]	D
Although he lived for 67 years after the film was released, David Manners (John Harker) claimed [...]	D
Contrary to popular misconception, Bela Lugosi did not wear a hair piece in the film. However, [...]	D
Originally, the film was intended to be made on a larger budget, with a story that followed the [...]	D
When Carl Laemmle moved Universal to California in 1914, a version of "Dracula" was one of the [...]	D
In the first scene, the young woman reading from the tourist book was played by Carla Laemmle, [...]	D
The opening music to this film is from Act 2 of Swan Lake.	D
Playing the half-crazed Renfield would typecast Dwight Frye for the rest of his career. He woul [...]	D
Dracula's castle was a painting on glass in front of the camera. The coach traveling along the [...]	D
The theme music at the start of the film is the second movement from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. C [...]	D
When Dracula arrives at the theater, the music heard coming from the orchestra is the beginning [...]	D
The journey from Transylvania to England would have involved sailing from the Black Sea through [...]	D
After the death of Lon Chaney, one of the first actors considered for the title role was Ian Ke [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of the top 100 Most Heart-Pounding Ameri [...]	D
The original Broadway production of "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi opened at the Fulton Theater [...]	D
Apparently morose over the loss of friend and collaborator Lon Chaney and in the midst of sever [...]	D
When Universal purchased the rights to the 1927 Broadway play, Lon Chaney was considered for th [...]	D
Before he was cast as Count Dracula, Bela Lugosi acted as an unpaid intermediary for Universal [...]	D
This was the first of many films about the Count and launched both its star and Universal on ho [...]	D
In 2020, Legendary Comics released a graphic novel adaptation of Bram Stoker's original novel, [...]	D
This was the sixth most popular movie at the U.S. box office for 1931.	D
This film was based on the stage play rather than the book. As the actual book included such ke [...]	D
The innkeeper says to Renfield in front of the inn, "The driver - he is afraid - Walpurgis Nigh [...]	D
Among the other actors mentioned as possible candidates for the role of Count Dracula were John [...]	D
In an ironic twist of fate, Bela Lugosi was seen with blood dripping down his lips in Daughters [...]	D
While it is rumored that Bela Lugosi could not speak English very well and had to learn his lin [...]	D
The original choice for the title role was Conrad Veidt, but as he had returned to Europe, the [...]	D
The movie's line "Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make." was voted as th [...]	D
Carla Laemmle, who played the teenage coach passenger, was the niece of Universal Pictures foun [...]	D
Lon Chaney wasn't actually cast in the title role, despite numerous reports to the contrary. Wh [...]	D
The Royal Albert Hall sequence of the movie was filmed on the same stage where Il fantasma dell [...]	D
Universal's original plan was to make a big-budget adaptation of "Dracula" that would strictly [...]	D
While in full costume, Bela Lugosi delighted in strutting up and down the set while proclaiming [...]	D
Some film reference books list the running time of "Dracula" as being 84 minutes. However, such [...]	D
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 195 [...]	D
The spider webs in Dracula's castle were created by shooting rubber cement from a rotary gun.	D
The girl, who is selling flowers on the streets on London and was attacked by count Dracula, wa [...]	D
The opera performed when Dracula first meets Dr Seward is Wagner's Overture to Die Meistersinge [...]	D
John Carradine was among the actors considered for the title role. However, there is no corrobo [...]	D
The film was met with very mixed reactions upon its release in Bela Lugosi's home country of Hu [...]	D
Contrary to popular belief, this film does not contain the famous Organ Piece "Toccata and Fugu [...]	D
The large, expansive sets built for the Transylvania castle and Carfax Abbey sequences remained stan [...]	D
After viewing the initial cut, Universal president Carl Laemmle reportedly said that the film gave h [...]	D

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Errori

Wolf's bane is on the sleeping Mina's neck prior to Van Helsing's advice to use wolf's bane. [...]	D
Dr. Seward threatens to have Renfield confined in a "strait-jacket". Although this is probably a tr [...]	D
At one point, Dracula gets out of his Carfax Abbey coffin. In the background can be seen the great [...]	D
In Bram Stoker's novel, Jonathan Harker is the solicitor sent to arrange Count Dracula's arrival to [...]	D
Pieces of cardboard placed on the lamps in bedrooms, apparently to shield lights for close-ups. It [...]	D
When the innkeeper tells Renfield about Dracula, he holds his pipe in his left hand, except for one [...]	D
When Dracula is asking if Renfield has kept his trip to Transylvania secret, Renfield's valise jump [...]	D
The barking and howling of the wolves is clearly audible as a man imitating them. There is also an [...]	D
When Dracula and Renfield first enter the castle bedroom, the door is closing by itself, hinged on [...]	D
Dracula sleeps on a bed of his own Transylvanian dirt. But whenever he rises, he is perfectly groom [...]	D
In the scene where Van Helsing is attempting to catch Dracula's lack of reflection in a mirror, the [...]	D
Bats have wires visible.	D
When the vampire bat hovers outside Lucy's window and flaps its wings, you can see the wires attach [...]	D
On main title, Carl Laemmle's studio affiliation is listed as "Presient"	D
When Renfield joins Dracula at the top of the stairs you can hear their footsteps clunking on a woo [...]	D
During shots of the ship sailing in route to London, the ship is experiencing very rough, rolling, [...]	D
When Mina and Lucy discuss Dracula, in the mirror reflection shot Mina's hands are in a certain pos [...]	D
Part of a lit lamp can be seen hidden behind a chair as Dracula walks by it.	D
In the first shots of Dracula's castle, a Virginia opossum, native to North America, is seen in a c [...]	D
Carl Laemmle's studio title is misspelled in the title screen. It says Presient and not President. [...]	D
The stuntman who takes the fall for Reinfeld, at the end, has neatly coiffed short black hair. Rein [...]	D
While people are speaking Hungarian in public, at the time the film was suppose to take place, the [...]	D
When Dracula's brides converge on Renfield after he has passed out, Dracula enters and motions them [...]	D
In the initial bedroom scene at the castle, Dracula takes Renfield's hat, coat and cane and walks t [...]	D
When Renfield is killed, the sound of his body rolling down the steps reveals that they are actuall [...]	D
Joan Standing is wrongly credited as a maid, but she was actually playing the part of Briggs (a nur [...]	D
After Renfield accidentally cuts his finger, his bed is seen turned down in the long shot, although [...]	D
The chemical apparatus on Van Helsing's desk includes a condenser with a flask and a retort connect [...]	D
As the initial meeting between Renfield and Dracula is ending, Dracula says "I'll leave you ". It's [...]	D
Dr. Seward's sanitarium is said to be both "near London" and "in Whitby." Whitby, on the Yorkshire [...]	D
The London girl selling flowers who is attacked by Count Dracula before he enters the concert hall [...]	D
Armadillos (native to the Americas) are seen in Dracula's castle in Transylvania.	D
In the novel, the character's name is Jonathan which may be shortened to Jon. But it is never short [...]	D
In the scene where Count Dracula first meets Dr. Van Helsing and companions, Mina has covered her n [...]	D
When Renfield first enters the great hall of Castle Dracula, the wall of windows to his right are g [...]	D

Frase

Van Helsing: [Holding a box] A moment ago, I stu [...]	D
Lucy Weston: Lofty timbers, the walls around are [...]	D
Martin: Aren't you ashamed now? Aren't you? Spid [...]	D
[first lines] Young Girl Passenger: [reading fr [...]	D
Count Dracula: [tries to hypnotize Van Helsing a [...]	D
Count Dracula: This is very old wine. I hope you [...]	D
Renfield: Rats. Rats. Rats! Thousands! Millions [...]	D
Renfield: I'm loyal to you, Master, I am your sl [...]	D
Van Helsing: What have you to do with Dracula? [...]	D
Count Dracula: The spider spinning his web for t [...]	D
Innkeeper: Castle Dracula? Renfield: Yes. That' [...]	D
Renfield, Van Helsing: Mr. Harker, I have dev [...]	D
Mina Seward: ...I heard dogs howling. And when t [...]	D
John Harker: My, what a big bat!	D
Count Dracula: I am Dracula. I bid you welcome. [...]	D
Count Dracula: For one who has not lived even a [...]	D
Doctor Seward: But, Professor Van Helsing, moder [...]	D
Martin: [Referring to Renfield] He thinks they'r [...]	D
Maid: He's crazy! Martin: They're all crazy. Th [...]	D
Van Helsing: The strength of the vampire is that [...]	D
Count Dracula: Van Helsing. [Van Helsing turns [...]	D
Lucy Weston: [doing an impression of Dracula] It [...]	D
Renfield: You know too much to live, Van Helsing [...]	D
Count Dracula: I am Dracula. Renfield: Oh, it's [...]	D
Count Dracula: To die, to be *really* dead, that [...]	D
Renfield: No, no, master. I wasn't going to say [...]	D
Van Helsing: [examining Mina's neck] How long ha [...]	D
Count Dracula: [hearing wolves howling in the di [...]	D
Renfield: He came and stood below my window in t [...]	D
Van Helsing: You'll die in torment if you die wi [...]	D
Van Helsing: Gentlemen, we are dealing with the [...]	D
Doctor Seward: Phew! What on earth caused that? [...]	D

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