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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10.0

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5.2

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6.1

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4.4

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0.0

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9.5

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0.0

Mordiva

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No overview available.

0.0

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5.6

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The Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood, a young Lord who is one the verge of being wed. Unknown to Arthur's future bride Lucy, her future husband is infected with syphilis and therefore cannot consummate their marriage. Arthur has laid his hopes of being cured on the enigmatic count; as it is said that Dracula has extraordinary powers. But these supernatural powers have sinister origins. The Count is a vampire. Soon Arthur realizes his serious mistake as all hell breaks loose and the Count infects others with his ancient curse. But Dracula has not counted on the young Lord acquiring the assistance of the Dutch Vampire expert Prof. Abraham Van Helsing.

6.9

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7.8

Impaler

Jan 1, 2007

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey threw himself into the race for Minnesota governor on January 13, 2006. His "coming out" to the media as a Hecate Witch, Satanic Dark Priest and Sanguinary Vampire grabbed international attention, and his candidacy marked the beginning of the largest amount of media coverage ever given to an unknown third party candidate running for governor in American history.

10.0

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Jan 1, 1996

A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historical accounts, literary works, and as they are portrayed in film and television.

0.0

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8.4

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6.0

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7.0

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7.0

Count Dracula

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6.3

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7.4

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