Synopsis:

A young lawyer (Jonathan Harker) is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured and imprisoned by the undead vampire Dracula, who travels to London, inspired by a photograph of Harker's betrothed, Mina Murray. In Britain, Dracula begins a reign of seduction and terror, draining the life from Mina's closest friend, Lucy Westenra. Lucy's friends gather together to try to drive Dracula away.

Based on Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel, this film from Francis Ford Coppola and screenwriter James Victor Hart offers a full-blooded portrait of the immortal Transylvanian vampire. The major departure from Stoker is one of motivation as Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) is motivated more by romance than by bloodlust. He punctures the necks as a means of avenging the death of his wife in the 15th century, and when he comes to London, it is specifically to meet heroine Mina Harker (Winona Ryder), the living image of his late wife (Ryder plays a dual role, as do several of her costars). Anthony Hopkins is obsessed vampire hunter Van Helsing, while Keanu Reeves takes on the role of Jonathan Harker, and Tom Waits plays bug-eating Renfield. Bram Stoker's Dracula was the winner of three Academy Awards. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast:

Gary Oldman - Count Vlad Dracul/Dracula

Winona Ryder - Elisabeta

Winona Ryder - Mina Murray

Anthony Hopkins - Professor Abraham Van Helsing

Keanu Reeves - Jonathan Harker

Richard E. Grant - Dr. Jack Seward

Cary Elwes - Lord Arthur Holmwood

Bill Campbell - Quincey P. Morris

Sadie Frost - Lucy Westenra

Tom Waits - R.M. Renfield

Monica Bellucci - Dracula's Bride

Jay Robinson - Mr. Hawkins

Producer(s):

Fred Fuchs , Charles B. Mulvehill , Francis Ford Coppola

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