Film dracula frank langella

The film was based on bram stoker s novel dracula and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of stokers original plot was revised to make the. Frank langella makes an excellent dracula, creating a figure whose seductive nature is a key part of what makes him frightening. The film also starred laurence olivier as professor abraham van helsing, donald pleasence as dr. Made for really edge of your seat entertainment and was probably the best dracula i had seen alongside dracula with jack palance in. Jul 16, 2019 audiences first met frank langellas dracula in the fall of 1977 at the thennamed martin beck theatre on broadway. Theres nothing wrong with a full color dracula movie. No dracula ii, thank you i wont do things i cant live with, such as a tv series or. Jack seward, kate nelligan as lucy seward, trevor eve. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of kate nelligan and vampire frank langella.

Langella s charisma and the surreal, blackandwhite sets designed by. Both the 1931 and 1979 versions of dracula are based on the play by hamilton deane and john l. Two of his awards he earned for best leading actor in a play for his performances as richard nixon in the play frostnixon and as andre in the father. Since oliviers death, several books have speculated that he was bisexual and its clear langella was never sure about his costars orientation when they were making the film dracula in. The man introduces himself as count dracula frank langella of transylvania, and proceeds to. Frank langellas mesmerizing voice and eyes made him a perfect dracula. The star of that production, frank langella, creatorfranklangella, reprises his role as dracula, while creatorlaurenceolivier as abraham van helsing and creatordonaldpleasence as dr. Dracula at the carolina theatre starring frank langella and kate nelligan frank langella as dracula in the 1979 film dracula of course, from my perspective, i can see either brandon lee, corey feldman or corey haim portraying dracula, but having their own way of bringing. The film was based on bram stokers novel dracula and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of.

I have seen probably every rendition of dracula at my age, and respectively, they give the best performances of all, this is the only one of all of them i prefer to have in my collection. Simply why frank langella was the greatest dracula ever youtube. Van helsing laurence olivier confronts count dracula frank langella after finding out his daughter was turned to a vampire. Chalk this one up as something that seemed like a good idea at the time. When a ship crashes on the rocks in whitby near the asylum of dr. Jan francis, tony haygarth, john badham, walter mirisch, w. Langellasimdb pageshows over 100 acting credits since 1965. My only quibble is that when it was released to home video, director john badham tried to make it look like a blackandwhite film which he says hed wanted to do when he was making the film, and as a result it looks drab.

The film starred frank langella in the title role as well as laurence olivier, donald pleasence and kate nelligan. This film is also notable in that its really the first version that brought in sex appeal and made dracula very desirable to women. Frank langella biography, age,wife, son, movies, death and. Dracula is an 1897 novel by bram stoker count dracula is the title character in the novel dracula may also refer to. In this stylish production of bram stokers classic gothic horror tale, frank langella, reprises his electrifying, awardwinning stage performance as the bloodthirsty count dracula as he goes in search of his ultimate bride. Found initial story line a bit lacking, however i did sort of want them to be together in the end. Two of his awards he earned for best leading actor in a play for his performances as richard nixon in the play frostnixon and as. With frank langella, laurence olivier, donald pleasence, kate nelligan.

The film was based on bram stoker s 1897 novel dracula and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of stokers original plot was revised to make the film which was advertised with the tagline a love storymore romantic. Langella once said of his interpretation of dracula, i dont play him as a hairraising ghoul. Weve seen plenty of exceptional representations of the suave bloodsucker on film with bela lugosi, christopher lee, gary oldman and even frank langella s turn as dracula. In this stylish retelling of the classic tale of horror, frank langella gives an electrifying performance as the bloodthirsty count, with sir laurence olivier as his legendary nemesis, van helsing, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter seeking to end the dark princes reign of terror over the citizens of transylvania. Dracula is a 1979 britishamerican dark romantic horror film directed by john badham. Frank langella was born in bayonne, new jersey, to angelina and frank a. The production was a revival the 1920s theatrical adaptation of the novel that served as the blueprint for tod brownings 1931 film. Dracula is a 1979 americanbritish horror film starring frank langella as count dracula. A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, frank langella won acclaim on the new york stage in seascape and followed it up with the title role in the edward gorey production of dracula. He is a nobleman, an elegant man with a very difficult problem. Throughout history, dracula has filled the hearts of men with fear and the hearts of women with desire.

The film was produced by universal pictures and the mirisch corporation and released theatrically in the united states on july 20. Bram stokers dracula, a 1992 film starring gary oldman, directed by francis ford coppola. Frank langella is an american stage and film actor. The man introduces himself as count dracula frank langella of. Kate nelligan frank langella vampire dracula 79 ebay. Think horror of dracula 1958, dan curtis dracula 1973, count dracula 1977 and bram stokers dracula 1992, to name a few. The storm features crashes and lighting pulled right from universal s classic horror vault. After viewing clips of this movie, which i havent seen in several years, i can honestly say that as much as im not fond of vampires, i would gladly throw back my head and offer my neck to frank langella as dracula.

Throughout history, dracula has filled mens hearts with fear and womens hearts with desire. An excellent film with top rated first class actors such as frank langella, donald pleasance, trevor eve and the legend, laurence olivier. Frank langella also played the title character of dracula on stage during the broadway revival, and was nominated for a tony award for his performance. Frank langellas dracula rises from bluray vault in november. Langella is eager to get back on the boards, but will do another film if offered a good one. The best, worst, and weirdest adaptations of dracula. In 19, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire count dracula travels to england in search of an immortal bride. Celebrating frank langella s rock star count features the 1979 version of dracula with frank langella didnt get the names right, but it nailed the cobwebs. May 25, 2018 visually, this is the closest film has come to capturing the rotten gothic allure of the novel thanks to production design inspired by edward gorey, and its the first dracula to fully embrace the notion of the count as a romantic hero.

Franklangella as dracula, 1979 he was a very sexy vampire, good romantic version. Simply why frank langella was the greatest dracula ever. Balderston, and both bela lugosi and frank langella the dracula. In 19, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire count dracula travels to. Dracula by john badham frank langella, laurence olivier. Frank langella as dracula may be the sexiest dracula based on pure romantic allure. Seward donald pleasance, halloween, the sole survivor of the wreck is count dracula frank langella, the ninth gate who has recently purchased the ruined hilltop carfax abbey as his new home. Other members of the cast not necessarily pictured.

Vlad the impaler 14311476, wallachian voivodeprince who may have served as the basis for count dracula. He was tall, elegant, and almost painfully romanticall qualities that failed to translate to this garish, tartedup film version. The film starred frank langella in the title role as well as laurence. The star of that production, frank langella, reprises his role as dracula, while laurence. Dracula john badham, frank langella, laurence olivier. It is loosely based on the 1897 gothic novel dracula by irish author and playwright bram stoker as well as the stage play written by john l. In the late 70s, frank langella starred in the hit broadway play dracula, written by hamilton deane and john l. And theres probably never been a dracula who wore the cloak so well. Frank langella and lawrence olivier give the greatest performance of dracula and dr. Count dracula frank langella of transylvania arrives at the seward household and is quickly taken by mina van helsing jan francis and lucy seward kate. There have been some amazing monsters created for books and film over the past few centuries but possibly the most iconic is bram stokers dracula. Oct 22, 2019 like bela lugosi, langella made women swoon during his late 70s run in the broadway play dracula. The film was directed by john badham and the cinematography was by gilbert taylor. John badhams dracula is an excellent entry in the filmography of the worlds most famous vampire, frank langella s creature is more charm than horror and vastly entertaining.

There have been so many draculas bela lugosi played him three times, christopher lee five that the tragic origins of the character. Dracula 1979 the defeat of dracula scene 1010 movieclips. The film was based on bram stokers novel dracula and its 1924 stage adaptation, though much of stokers original plot was revised to make the filmwhich was advertised with the tagline a love. He is best known for his roles in dave, dracula, frostnixonand masters of the universe. This is my favorite film version of dracula, with a superb performance by frank langella. The film is a triumph of performance, art direction and mood over materials that can lend themselves so easily to selfsatire. Another thing i shant forget to mention is the score by legendary film composer john williams which is just hauntingly beautiful and quite memorable. Universals second version of dracula was adapted from the same stage play that its predecessor was based upon in the wake of a successful broadway revival.

Audiences first met frank langella s dracula in the fall of 1977 at the thennamed martin beck theatre on broadway. Langella was tapped to reprise his performance for a film version of dracula released in 1979, but he was forced to tone down his unique take on the role for the screen, and what would have. Frank langella in the title role of dracula 1979 this universal studios picture opens with stirring sequences on the demeter ship bound for england, instead of dracula s castle. John badhams dracula is an excellent entry in the filmography of the worlds most famous vampire, frank langellas creature is more charm than horror and vastly entertaining. His has to be the sexiest portrayal of the count even to this day. Frank langella dracula hes definitely a hot dracula. Frank langella dracula 1979 my favorite dracula movie, with a genius musical score. A ship transporting the coffined body of count dracula frank langella crashes onto the shores of whitby during a brutal thunderstorm. Jan 04, 2010 i am a huge fan of the dracula story and no one embodies the count greater than frank langella.

As an easy shortcut, i will reference the versions of the film as the lugosi dracula and the langella dracula because both actors owned their. Two seasons back, the actor won considerable acclaim on broadway for bfeathing new and erotic life into dracula, the old theatrical warhorse about the mythical king of the yampires. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips. I am a huge fan of the dracula story and no one embodies the count greater than frank langella. May 03, 2018 this film is also notable in that its really the first version that brought in sex appeal and made dracula very desirable to women. Sir laurence olivier matches him note for note as van helsing, bringing a delightful theatrical touch to his sparring matches with the evil count. In this stylish retelling of the classic tale of horror, frank langella gives an electrifying performance as the bloodthirsty count, with sir laurence olivier as his legendary nemesis, van helsing, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter seeking. Frank langella has commented that many men have approached him and told him that their wives really made love to them after watching this film.

Director john badham intended to film the movie in black and white but was forced by. The timeless performance by which every actor portraying the character. The vampire lover john badhams dracula manor vellum. But i think this 1979 version of dracula benefits tremendously from the toned down colors. Dracula 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While this film production of the play boasts performances by stage. Visually, this is the closest film has come to capturing the rotten gothic allure of the novel thanks to production design inspired by edward gorey, and its the first dracula to fully embrace the notion of the count as a romantic hero. Oct 27, 2019 when dracula starring frank langella was being hyped in 1979, it felt a little too romantic for those of us who were into bela lugosi and christopher lee as the legendary bloodsucker. What an elegantly seen dracula this is, all shadows and blood and vapors and frank langella stalking through with the grace of a cat. Dracula is an americanbritish romantic horror film directed by john badham. The film was produced by universal pictures and the mirisch corporation and released theatrically in the united states on july 20, 1979. The original music score is composed by renowned composer john williams. A man washes ashore in england after a shipwreck and is found by mina van helsing jan francis.