Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree

Nov 11, 2003

0h 50m

★ 7.0

Overview

Almost 30 years ago, two scholars from Boston revealed the historical truth behind the legendary vampire known as Dracula. For the first time, their 15-year research demonstrated the link between Bram Stoker's infamous vampire and a 15th century prince named Vlad Tepes, or "Vlad the Impaler."

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

David Paradine Productions

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Cast

Himself

Radu Florescu

Self (archive footage)

Raymond McNally

Self (archive footage)

Bram Stoker

Narrator

Jeff Harding

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