Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. After Dracula makes his way to England, Harker becomes involved in an effort to track down and destroy the Count, eventually chasing the vampire back to his castle.
Acting
Louis Jourdan's Dracula: seductive, weary, genuinely ancient.
Production
BBC budget constraints become haunting claustrophobia.
Writing
Stoker's novel, finally: uncensored, unromantic, unflinching.
Director
Philip Saville
Louis Jourdan
Count Dracula
Frank Finlay
Abraham van Helsing
Susan Penhaligon
Lucy Westenra
Judi Bowker
Wilhelmina Westenra
Jack Shepherd
Renfield
Mark Burns
Dr. John Seward
Bosco Hogan
Jonathan Harker
Ann Queensberry
Mrs. Westenra
Susie Hickford
Dracula's Bride
Belinda Meuldijk
Dracula's Bride
Sue Vanner
Dracula's Bride
George Malpas
Swales
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Louis Jourdan, known for romantic leads, insisted on playing Dracula as a tired immortal rather than theatrical villain.
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