Count Dracula

Based on Dracula by Bram Stoker

A Gothic romance based on Dracula, dramatised in three parts, starring Louis Jourdan and Frank Finlay. ''The vampire can only move between sunset and sunrise''.

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Content
  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 1'10'33''
  • Broadcast date: 1977
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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More episodes from this series

Count Dracula | Episode 1

Count Dracula | Episode 1

1977 | 1'10'33''

A Gothic romance based on Dracula, dramatised in three parts, starring Louis Jourdan and Frank Finlay. ''The vampire can only move between sunset a...

Count Dracula | Episode 2

Count Dracula | Episode 2

1977 | 1'19'48''

Lucy has fallen ill and Doctor Seward decides to consult a friend for a second opinion.

Count Dracula | Episode 3

Count Dracula | Episode 3

1977 | 51'45''

Lucy has died and Van Helsing, sure of the cause of her death, takes the men to her tomb and drives a stake through her heart.

Count Dracula | Episode 1

Count Dracula | Episode 1

1977 | 1'10'33''

A Gothic romance based on Dracula, dramatised in three parts, starring Louis Jourdan and Frank Finlay. ''The vampire can only move between sunset a...

Count Dracula | Episode 2

Count Dracula | Episode 2

1977 | 1'19'48''

Lucy has fallen ill and Doctor Seward decides to consult a friend for a second opinion.

Count Dracula | Episode 3

Count Dracula | Episode 3

1977 | 51'45''

Lucy has died and Van Helsing, sure of the cause of her death, takes the men to her tomb and drives a stake through her heart.
Other Archive resources
Dracula | BBC One | 1974

Omnibus | The Need for Nightmare

Where did the 19th century writers of horror find the inspiration for their stories? Usually it was in a nightmare. Films examines the moment of inspiration for these great works and asks why horror stories have such an attraction.
Dracula | BBC One | 1996

Nightmare: The Birth of Horror | Dracula

Christopher Frayling continues his exploration of 19th century literary horror classics. He traces the origins of the novel, travels in Jonathan Harker's footsteps to Castle Dracula, and examines Vlad's changing image.