Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Francis Ford Coppola

(1992)

Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Cast

Gary Oldman
Dracula: Gary Oldman
Winona Ryder
Mina Murray / Elisabeta: Winona Ryder
Anthony Hopkins
Professor Abraham Van Helsing: Anthony Hopkins
Keanu Reeves
Jonathan Harker: Keanu Reeves
Gary Oldman
Dracula: Gary Oldman
Winona Ryder
Mina Murray / Elisabeta: Winona Ryder
Anthony Hopkins
Professor Abraham Van Helsing: Anthony Hopkins
Keanu Reeves
Jonathan Harker: Keanu Reeves
Sadie Frost
Lucy Westenra: Sadie Frost

Crew

Costume DesignEiko Ishioka
First Assistant DirectorPeter Giuliano
Second Assistant DirectorKate Davey
Sound DesignerLeslie Shatz
StuntsThomas Rosales Jr.

Hook

The darkness in Bram Stoker's Dracula is elegant and absolute. This is vampire horror at its most atmospheric — a film that makes death feel glamorous and terrifying in equal measure.

Identity

Gary Oldman, who plays Dracula in multiple physical manifestations across different ages, underwent elaborate daily makeup and costume transformations for each of the Count's distinct forms, work executed by makeup artist Greg Cannom whose team won the Academy Award for Best Makeup for their achievements. Bram Stoker's Dracula was a substantial commercial success upon its release in November 1992, grossing over $215 million worldwide, and won three Academy Awards for Costume Design, Makeup, and Sound Editing. A genuine touchstone of vampire horror.

Collector Focus

Eiko Ishioka's Academy Award-winning costumes and Coppola's hand-crafted optical effects give this Dracula a visual ambition unlike any other adaptation. Oldman's multiple physical transformations and the film's operatic production design make associated materials among the most visually striking in vampire cinema.

Context

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and adapted from Stoker's 1897 novel by James V. The film more than proved its commercial viability at the box office, grossing over $215 million.

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