Film historians credit the spanish version of the film as being far more technically and visually superior. Centuriesold vampire dracula preys upon the innocent eva and her friends. I have seen the various opinions on this film,good and bad. The most popular of these alternate versions these days, at least is the 1931 spanish dracula popular, no doubt, due to the interest in seeing a different take on one of the most famous and influential of all horror movies. I just discovered the other day that on the universal monsters 4pack, the universal 100th anniversary edition, the cover says 4 movies dracula, frankenstein, bride of frankenstein, and creature from the black lagoon, what they dont tell you anywhere on the box art is that the set also includes the spanish dracula. Dracula returns in the shape of john carradine a rather tooenglish count, for my tastes, and not especially transylvanian. Hey,it was 1931 after all,and movie making was still in its infancy. Compare this dracula to the simultaneously filmed spanishlanguage version, which makes up for the absence of lugosi with a stronger sense of visual dynamics in the lengthy dialogue sequences. Above all, explains lupita tovar, the films heroine, we wanted our. According to contemporary newspaper articles, even theater audiences would at times loudly mock the film as it played, causing the entire room to erupt in laughter throughout the movie. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. I really like the ferral dracula of the spanish version and the. Dracula dead and loving it dracula 1931 dracula 1979 dracula has risen from the grave 1968 dragon head cd1. This movie was filmed the same time as the familar version starring bela lugosi, using the same set.
I mean it too, its the same script, the same story, and even the same set. Has i was originally rather underwhelmed by the lugosi version, i was intrigued to see this feature albeit with the thought in mind that it wouldnt take that much to improve. Dracula dracula, spanish version 1931 rotten tomatoes. After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of count dracula, the two head to london where the vampire hopes to stroll among. Towering ominously among the shadows of the carpathian mountains, castle dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the transylvanian villagers below. Realizing full well that im in the minority, but after a repeated viewings i believe that brownings dracula is far creepier therefore superior to melfords version. With lots of interviews with film historians, relatives of cast members and contemporary fans, its a nice and insightful piece at the movies history and impact with some cool lost footage.
Before mina leaves, dracula asks if he can check on her later. The performances of villarias, rubio, and arozamena are much less affecting than those of lugosi, frye, and sloan. The lugosi version was filmed during the day, and the spanish version was filmed at night. Dracula 1992 full movie sub english bram stokers dracula 1992. A stunningly atmospheric horror tale shot during 1931 dracula s off time, this spanish language version bests its legendary english. Dracula is a 1931 vampirehorror film directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi as the title character. High resolution spanish movie poster image for dracula 1931. Bela lugosi stars as dracula in the 1931 original screen version of bram stokers. It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same title. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the. Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and coproduced by tod browning from a screenplay written by garrett fort. This film was the first horror film made by universal in 1931 and was the film that.
After a harrowing ride through the carpathian mountains in eastern europe, renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in london to. Filmed simultaneously as the famous english language version, the spanish dracula is now regarded as being technically superior. Entertainment reporter tim estiloz profiles the superior quality 1931 spanish language version of dracula. This is a three minute clip from the 1931 spanish version of dracula, directed by george melford. His portrayal of dracula is the one that most people think of when they hear the characters name or even just the word vampire, whether or not theyve actually seen the movie being bored with transylvania, count dracula lugosi decides to move to london for.
Why is a spanish version of dracula any different from the english version you say. It is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. Dracula 1931 searh and download over 80 million dvd quality movies subtitles for dracula 1931. Join me and the g33ke crew for chat and random fun on discord right here. Speaking of the spanish language version of dracula, that is included in the. If you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. The spanish version runs almost a full 30 minutes longer, bringing. Instead i received a letterboxed copy of it and the picture was no clearly than. I found the full screen bluray copy of this movie and stated was 1. Hollywood foreignlanguage versions of their films usually in french, spanish and german using the same sets, costumes and etc. The ancient vampire count dracula arrives in england and begins to prey upon the virtuous young mina.
Dracula spanish script transcript from the screenplay. White zombie1932 full horror movie by victor halperin with bela lugosi. It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Melford achieves a good and interesting film that tries to depart from the theatrical. Made just a year later, in 1944, house of frankenstein is an improvement on son of dracula, yet its not really a full blooded vampire movie. Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker. Dracula 1931 soon after beginning work for conde dracula carlos villarias, the clerk renfield pablo alvarez rubio learns that his employer is, in fact, a vampire who lives on human blood.
Dracula the legacy collection dracula dracula 1931. Some critics argue that this presentation is the better of the two productions. Comparison of english vs spanish dracula 1931 video dailymotion. A universal horror film from 1931, which made bela lugosi famous as the classical movie vampire. Now i first heard about the spanish version of dracula a few years ago, and the buzz was that this was a superior film its famous sibling. With bela lugosi, helen chandler, david manners, dwight frye. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. Then vanhellsing opens a box and showed dracula a mirror and dracula swats the box away and looks at his new nemesis in shock to learn that draculas secret is now out. The road to dracula sd,35 min a short makingof doc hosted by rebecca isabelle carla laemmle, niece of universal pictures founder carl laemmle. Its badly paced, riddled with continuity errors, and ridiculously stagebound a good portion of the time. Finally anyone buying this bluray presentation gets not only many extras but also two movies for the price of one. The spanish language dracula 1931 is frequently said to be better than the simultaneously shot, englishlanguage dracula. Critics already considered dracula adaptations to be old hat and singled out lugosis performance as the worst part of the movie. Directed by horror specialist tod browning, the film creates an eerie, chilling.
Using the same shooting script and sets, but with a different director and cast, it offers a fascinating contrast in approaches. Universals 1931 production of dracula is a lot of things. It was filmed by universal simultaniously with the lugosi version, using the same sets but with a spanishspeaking cast. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Back in 1931, subtitling was possible, but actually considered cheating. This spanish version of dracula is interesting and odd, running nearly a halfhour longer than the english version with lugosi.
He was just as compelling with no dialogue, and the many closeups of lugosis face in icy silence jumped off the screen. Finally, the dracula spanish script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the 1931 spanish version of the movie this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of dracula spanish. Feb 2, 2014 dracula 1931 spanish language version dvd and bluray. He turns into a wolf and then is seen running across the yard, into the night.
Only donators and contributors can download this hd poster. Also included as an extra bonus is the spanish language version of dracula 1931 with a completely different spanish speaking cast. A stunningly atmospheric horror tale shot during 1931 draculas off time, this spanish language version bests its legendary english. While the english version got all the fame, this is the better movie by far. Dracula 1931 is the spanish language version of the exact same film.
The legacy collection dracula dracula 1931 spanish version draculas daughter son of dracula. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george melford. Dracula is a 1931 american spanish language precode horror film directed by george melford. Reviewing the much touted spanish version of 1931s dracula. Publication date 1931 topics horror, dracula, 1931, black and white language spanish. Dracula 1931 spanish language version dvd and bluray. It was customary at that time for studios to produce spanish language versions of their films at night to make use of the sets.
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