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1977 | Classics | Horror
255 mins United Kingdom
TV movie adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Originally shown as a two-and-a-half-hour movie, but has turned up in various other formats as well. Noted as one of the most faithful adaptations of the novel.
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Dracula | Produced by | BBC Television |
| Director | Philip Saville |
| Writer | Gerald Savory and Bram Stoker (novel) |
| Cast | Frank Finlay, Louis Jourdan, Mark Burns, Judi Bowker, Susan Penhaligon, Jack Shepherd and Bosco Hogan |
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Scores very highly for its acting - Frank Finlay is a charismatic Van Helsing and Louis Jourdan a playfully evil Dracula - and also for its atmosphere, even with BBC TV production restraints (videotaped interiors, some rather weird special effects). For an adaptation to stick quite so close to the book is very nearly exceptional, too - Savory makes Lucy and Mina sisters, combines Arthur and Quincey into one character, and cuts down the final act, but that's about it. The drawback to this, of course, is that after the first act Dracula gets relatively little screen-time and even less dialogue, and it does drag on just a tiny bit. Nevertheless, its fidelity and seriousness mean that this is certainly among the top echelon of Draculas in any medium.