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TV Film ⏱ 2h 30m

Count Dracula

Based On the book by Bram Stoker

Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC, it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. Directed by Philip Saville from a screenplay by Gerald Savory, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Abraham Van Helsing.

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Release date:
1977
Director:
Philip Saville
Cast:
Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker, Jack Shepherd
Genre:
Horror, Vampire
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of Dracula
The Book · 1897

Dracula

Bram Stoker

★ 4.0 / 5 238 ratings · Open Library
Poster for Count Dracula
The TV Film · 1977

Count Dracula

Philip Saville

★ 7.2 / 10 2,120 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 80 years after publication.

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