Dracula [videorecording] / Universal Studios ; English version produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. and Tod Browning ; screenplay by Garrett Fort ; directed by Tod Browning / Spanish version produced by Paul Kohner, Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; adapted into Spanish by Baltasar Fernandez Cue ; directed by George Melford, Enrique Tovar Avalos.
Based on the novel by Bram Stoker and the play adapted by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. This disc contains three special versions : Dracula (the restored version), Dracula (original version) featuring new music by Philip Glass, and the Original Spanish version of Dracula, which was shot simultaneously with the English version and utilized the same sets and identical script. Includes theatrical trailer ; "The Road to Dracula", written, produced and directed by David J. Skal" ; Commentary with film historian David J. Skal ; poster and photo montage ; production notes ; cast and filmmakers ; universal web link. English version: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Herbert Bunston, Frances Dade, Joan Standing, Charles Gerrard. Spanish version: Carlos Villar, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton, Pablo Alvarez Rubio, Eduardo Arozamena, Jose Soriano Viosca, Carmen Guerrero, Amelia Senisterra, Manuel Arbo.
Summary:
After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night.
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