Dracula: The True Story

Jan 1, 1997

0h 43m

★ 6.5

Overview

The Irish novelist, Bram Stoker, gave the world Dracula in 1897. This documentary explores the historical figure behind the fictional figure of horror and examines medical explanations for the myths of vampires.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

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Cast

Himself - Vampire Actor

Steven Barton

Himself - Historian

Dan Berindei

Herself - 27th Generation Great-Granddaughter of Vlad Tepes (as Princess Brianna Caradja)

Brianna Caradja

Himself - Vampire Hunter

Paul Daian

Himself

Roman Polanski

Himself - Pathologist

Christian Reiter

Self - Historian

Raymond McNally

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