Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1992 and based on the book Dracula by Bram Stoker, first published in 1897. The movie features Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, and others.
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Storyline
In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker takes the Transylvanian Count Dracula as a client from his colleague Renfield who has gone insane.
Movie vs Book
Year
1992
Minutes
128
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Original title: Dracula
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Country: UK
Year: 1992
Length: 2h8m
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Year
1897
Pages
488
Book Rate
8.00
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Book
Dracula
Author: Bram Stoker
Country: UK
First published in: 1897
Length: 488 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Dracula
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