Dracula (disambiguation)
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Dracula is an 1897 novel by Bram Stoker. The name Dracula came from roma and means "the son of dragon" Dracula may also refer to:
- Count Dracula, a fictional character created by novelist Bram Stoker
People:
- Vlad II Dracul (1390-1447), Prince of Wallachia and Governor of Transylvania
- Vlad III Dracula, aka Vlad the Impaler (1431-1476), Prince of Wallachia
- Tsutomu Miyazaki aka Dracula (b. 1962), a Japanese serial killer
- Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco (d. 2007), German socialite
Screen adaptations:
- Nosferatu (1922), an unauthorized version by F. W. Murnau starring Max Schreck as Count Orlock.
- Dracula (1931 film), a Universal Studios movie starring Bela Lugosi as Dracula.
- Dracula (1931 Spanish Version), also by Universal, starring Carlos Villarías as the Count.
- Dracula (1958 film), the original Hammer Horror Dracula movie with Christopher Lee as the Count
- Count Dracula (1970 film), a cult Spanish production, again featuring Christopher Lee as Dracula
- Dracula, (1973), an American TV adaptation with Jack Palance
- Count Dracula (1977), a BBC TV adaptation starring Louis Jourdan
- Dracula (1979 film), a lavish remake of the 1931 film, with Frank Langella starring opposite Laurence Olivier
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) a remake of the 1922 Nosferatu, with Klaus Kinski as the Count.
- Bram Stoker's Dracula, the Francis Ford Coppola-directed 1992 big budget extravaganza with Gary Oldman as Prince Vlad Dracula
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It a 1995 spoof starring Leslie Nielsen and directed by Mel Brooks
- Dracula 2000, a contemporary update featuring Gerard Butler as Dracula
- Dracula (2002), a made-for-Italian-TV film with a contemporary setting, featuring Patrick Bergin
- Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002) A ballet rendition of the novel, filmed in black and white, and featuring an Asian Dracula, played by Zhang Wei-Qiang
- Dracula (2006), a BBC TV re-imagining featuring Mark Warren as Dracula
Stage adaptations:
- Dracula (1924), the first authorized adaptation for the stage.
- Dracula (1996), an adaptation by Steven Dietz that rarely deviates from Stokers' plot or characterizations.
Comics:
- Dracula (DC Comics), a DC Comics character
- Dracula (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Dracula (Dell Comics), a comic book series published by Dell Comics
Video games:
- Dracula - The Resurrection
- Dracula 2 - The Last Sanctuary
- Dracula 3 - The Path of the Dragon
Plants and animals:
Other uses:
- "Dracula", a song from the Iced Earth album Horror Show
- Dracula Piller, a brand of confectionery
- Operation Dracula, a mission in WWII
- "Dracula in cleats", a nickname for Jack Lambert, iconic middle linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
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