Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Tagline: Love Never Dies.

Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins star in director Francis Ford Coppola's visually stunning, passionately seductive version of the Dracula legend. In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Coppola returns to the original source of the Dracula myth, and from that gothic romance, he creates a modern masterpiece. Gary Oldman's metamorphosis as Dracula - who grows from old to young, from man to beast - is nothing short of amazing. Winona Ryder brings equal intensity to the role of a young beauty who becomes the object of Dracula's devastating desire. Anthony Hopkins co-stars as the famed doctor who dares to believe in Dracula, and then dares to confront him. Opulent, dazzling and utterly irresistible, this is Dracula as you've never seen him. And once you've seen Bram Stoker's Dracula, you'll never forget it.

Winner of 3 Academy Awards (1992): Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up and Best Sound Effects Editing.

User Comment: Aardvark (ark2f@hotmail.com) Virginia • This movie boasts one of the greatest casts I've ever seen in a horror movie, and Francis Ford Coppola's excellent direction is clearly evident. It's not hard to see why this movie received Oscars for costumes and makeup. Unlike most Dracula movies, this one remains true to the original version, except for a very well done romance added on, which gives the story a whole new gravity. It's also my personal opinion that Anthony Hopkins and Winona Ryder are among the greatest actors of all time.

Summary: A violent but beautiful movie.

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