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  • Actors: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant
  • Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
  • Writers: James V. Hart, Bram Stoker
  • Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Charles Mulvehill, Fred Fuchs, James V. Hart, John Veitch
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hungarian, Polish, Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, Czech, Greek
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Uca
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Jun 1999
  • Run Time: 122 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CYNY
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,067 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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With dizzying cinematic tricks and astonishing performances, Francis Coppola's 1992 version of the oft-filmed Dracula story is one of the most exuberant, extravagant films of the 1990s. Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, as the Count and Mina Murray, are quite a pair of star-crossed lovers. She's betrothed to another man; he can't kick the habit of feeding off the living. Anthony Hopkins plays Van Helsing, the vampire slayer, with tongue firmly in cheek. Tom Waits is great fun as Renfield, the hapless slave of Dracula who craves the blood of insects and cats. Sadie Frost is a sexy Lucy Westenra. And poor Keanu Reeves, as Jonathan Harker, has the misfortune to be seduced by Dracula's three half-naked wives. There's a little bit of everything in this version of Dracula: gore, high-speed horseback chases, passion and longing.

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English\Dolby Digital Surround English French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital Surround
Theatrical Trailer
Filmographies
Arabic\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Greek\Hebrew\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Spanish\Swedish\Turkish


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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Opulent Masterpiece, 22 Feb 2008
By David Rush "Fasten your seatbelts, its going ... (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola is a wonderful film. It is filled with beautiful sets, exquisite costumes, excellent make-up effects and brilliantly melodramatic performances.

Gary Oldman stars as the Count, a man who sold his soul to Satan after his wife, Elisabeta, killed herself on receiving false news of his death in battle. He is ultimately made immortal by his Master and years later, meets Jonathan Harker, a younger lawyer who has come to negotiate his buying land in England. It is at this moment that Dracula sees a photograph of Jonathan's betrothed, Mina, who bears a striking resemblance to his own love, Elisabeta. He consequently imprisons Harker and travels to England to wreak havoc and to find the woman he believes to be the reincarnation of his lost wife.

The film remains very faithful to the novel throughout which is refreshing, given the usual Hollywood tendency to "re-imagine" or change the source completely. The performances on the whole are excellent - dodgy accents and Keanu Reeves aside - and are believable in the horrific context of the story, which shocks and seduces in equal measure. Anthony Hopkins' crazed turn as Professor Van Helsing is inspired and Gary Oldman attacks the role of Dracula with great relish and is tremendous in the role.

The film was awarded three Oscars - for Best Costume Design, Best Effects and Best Make-up - and various other accolades, and is easily one of the best films of the 1990s. This film is a must see for any Dracula/vampire fan, any fan of Francis Ford Coppola or anyone who loves a good film.
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19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Righting Some Wrongs..., 2 Jun 2006
By M. D. Hart "Boz Phiz @ DVD" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bram Stoker's Dracula --Superbit [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
I had not planned to write a review on Bram Stoker's Dracula because I thought that it's quality spoke for itself. However, having read some of the previous reviews I have to make a statement or two! For the benefit of whoever asks 'why call it Bram Stoker's Dracula'... this is not Coppola's claim to absolute unabridgement of the text, but is a copyright issue. You must have permission to use a copyrighted charcater name such as Dracula, so thats that.

Now, I have read some negative reviews that suggest the acting, directing and general authorial nature of Dracula is poor. This is not the case; the acting is not oscar-winning material (except for Oldman who is beyond fantastic) but is well suited to the overall framework of this version of Dracula. In an earlier edition of this DVD a documentary was included about the making of the film and showed that many of the scenes and much of the dialogue was changed to suit what the actors wanted to say and do, which actually works well if you analyse the characters properly.

The effects and atmosphere of this film are not comparable to other versions of Dracula because Coppola's film has a strong element of emotion and psychology that overwrites the stereotypical neck biting, but as an individual film made in 1992 this movie is a great looker. There are some wonderfully atmospheric sequences, an exemplary richness of contrasting colours and fantastic costumes that won the film a deserved Oscar. THE 1 lost star is due to the absence of special features, which were ok on the last edition.

In simple terms, those die-hard fans of Bram Stoker that want every film to conform to every detail of his novel will consider this film a travesty and an injustice, but for the rest of us that recognise the essential differences between the printed and visual arts Bram Stoker's Dracula is an absolute gem of a film in many ways and deserves no less than to be bought, enjoyed and admired for a long time to come.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Spoilt by appauling casting., 28 Mar 2004
By Mr. A. Privett "I only drink until the scream... (Pub) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bram Stoker's Dracula --Superbit [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
Bram Stoker's Dracula should've been a brilliant movie. Unfortunately, the casting director made sure that was not going to happen by employing Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder to take up key roles in the story (both act like amateurs and make one cringe at their laughable attempts at English accents).

When will Hollywood learn? There are no American actors who can do a British accent with any degree of believability.

I also thought that Hopkins was somewhat below par, playing a bluff, brawling, blunderbus - a familiar part for the actor - and managing to turn that role into a chariacature.

Having said all that, Gary Oldman is sublime as the Count and the production and cinematography are extremely good. There is a distinct nod to early 20th Century horror.

The superbit edition is the way to go for the best in sound quality, being in DTS.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Dracula
Gary Oldman is wonderful in this movie, he is scary and yet you feel sorry for him at the same time! Read more
Published 5 days ago by Mrs. C. Carton

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT Bram Stoker's Dracula
What a poor adaption of Stoker's great gothic horror novel. I wonder why the director decided to title the film "Bram Stoker's Dracula" when clearly this film is nothing like the... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Michael Shields

4.0 out of 5 stars It's got bite
This much-criticised adaptation of Stoker's Magnum Opus is actually a pretty atmospheric and eerie - if over the top - film. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Binro The Heretic

5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing questions arise (2)
This movie is most probably sold as "horror", which is wrong, or at least falls short of the truth. This is a classic. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Severidt

1.0 out of 5 stars Blasphemy in the name of Stoker
I read Bram Stoker's Dracula and absolutely loved it, so after reading that Francis Ford Copella's version was the closest to the book, I felt I had to watch it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by K. Mackie

4.0 out of 5 stars gory and wonderful Dracula
The dark tale about the legendary vampire is brought to a vivid light by the brilliance of Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola in this dark fantasy horror. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Stampy

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrbile!
I have to echo "the_gore_master" here, after reading the book which i was completely engrossed with i was excited to finally get a copy of the movie which claims to be the closest... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Carl

4.0 out of 5 stars "I am the last of my kind."
Originally intended as a TV production by Michael Apted, who stayed on as executive producer, Coppola's film may be a long way from his best work but at least is a welcome... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Trevor Willsmer

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Story
No, I've never read the book and when the film came out I did not want to watch it at all. I was dragged along by my then bf and I have to say I totally loved it! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Expert reviewer

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but sack the dialect coach
This film is an interesting interpretation of the original Dracula novel as a sort of semi-erotic horror I suppose (the original is pretty un-erotic despite what some of a gothic... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. J. P. Shields

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