--- product_id: 2391571 title: "Dracula" price: "AR$30795" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/2391571-dracula store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # Dracula **Price:** AR$30795 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dracula - **How much does it cost?** AR$30795 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/2391571-dracula) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Throughout history, Dracula has filled men's hearts with fear—and women's hearts with desire. In this stylish retelling of the classic tale of horror, Frank Langella gives an electrifying performance as the bloodthirsty Count, with Sir Laurence Olivier as his legendary nemesis, Van Helsing, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter seeking to end the Dark Prince's reign of terror over the citizens of Transylvania!Bonus Content:Feature Commentary with Director John BadhamPhoto GalleryMaking of "The Revamping of Dracula" Review: Now THIS is a traditional vampire! - Though not exactly faithful to the original novel this is still one of the better Dracula movies of the last forty years. Despite the absence of modern digital effects they manage realistic and believable looking wolf and bat transformations. And there are twinges of sympathy to the otherwise vicious yet charismatic portrayal of Dracula by the highly under-rated Frank Langella. I strongly recommend this film to any fan of Dracula. It's a little jarring to a book fan to know the characters of Mina and Lucy had their names swapped and that Mina (portrayed more as the Lucy character of the novel) in this version of Professor Van Helsing's daughter. But Lucy (Mina of the novel) is a great character. This is probably the best developed version of the character I have seen, despite the name swap. She's independent, out spoken and a suffragette. She invites Dracula to dance with her right in front of her own fiance and you can tell that it's Dracula who is seduced by her boldness and unconventional way of thinking. She is no impassive Victorian. And you can honestly see why Dracula finds her attractive. There is actually chemistry between them. But don't let the love story turn you off. He's still a vicious predator who rips out throats, kills the crew of a ship, and makes veiled threats. He's still the bone chilling hunter, Dracula. I like the balance of charm and viciousness. It makes the darker moments all the more disturbing when you counter-balance it with charm. Modern vampire films have forgotten this. They either make the main vampire too sympathetic or a mindless fiend who just wants to kill. This is a healthy balance of seduction and sadism. Monster and man. This is the traditional vampire the world has missed in recent entertainment. By the end of the movie I was hoping Dracula would win and part of me is convinced that he actually survived and like in the Fred Saberhagen Dracula books will return for his beloved later when no one is expecting it. Some of the effects are spooky and disturbing and there are hints of humor with Renfield's incompetence and Dr. Seward's food and laudanum fixation. The one thing I dislike about this DVD is that when it first went to theatres in 1979 and went to VHS tape in the early eighties it had vibrant color. When it was time to release the film to disc the director felt it would look better in washed out, de-saturated nearly black and white coloring and had most of the film's color removed (except during an intimate scene between Dracula and Lucy). The washed out colors hurt the film. The images are now grainy and faded looking. It was never meant to be seen this way. It hurts the cinematography. I wish they would one day release a two disc version with one version of the movie with the original colors restored and another with the washed out nearly black and white version, that way both the fans and the director can be satisfied. Review: Best Version and Why - I have to say, although the original and Coppola's versions of this are compelling and the later a beautiful love story, this has to stand as the best version of the story. Why? Well, for one thing the cast. Langella is really very creepy and hideously handsome in the role, both seductive, secretive, and repulsive, all at the same time. You have Olivier brilliantly on hand as the good Doctor Van Helsing, and Donald Pleasance aptly playing the keeper of the Madhouse, and Lucy's Father. You also, alas, have the gorgeous young Kate Nelligan as Lucy, and in her prime, she could out act and exhibit sensuality like no one. In addition, you have gorgeous photography, great sets that seem shot on location, and you have a wonderfully horrifying yet beautiful musical score. Horrifying scenes, scary, as when Olivier meets the zombie vampire corpse of his daughter Mina in the cave under her grave: "Papa, kommen sie hier, Papa", blood drooling down her lips (sorry if I mispelled the German). I almost saw this with Langella in the lead at the Geary theater in San Francisco during the 70's. Unfortunately, Langella became ill, and was covered by his understudy, no less than the late great Jeremy Brett (of Sherlock Holmes fame). What a treat! I think the whole movie is a blast of that stage version! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0002KVULG | | Actors | Donald Pleasence, Frank Langella, Kate Nelligan, Laurence Olivier, Trevor Eve | | Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | #22,322 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #658 in Horror (Movies & TV) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (575) | | Director | John Badham | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 2219803 | | Language | English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Unqualified | | MPAA rating | R (Restricted) | | Media Format | Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC | | Number of discs | 1 | | Producers | Walter Mirisch | | Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces | | Release date | August 30, 2009 | | Run time | 1 hour and 50 minutes | | Studio | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | | Subtitles: | French, Spanish | ## Product Details - **Format:** Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC - **Genre:** Horror, Mystery & Suspense - **Initial release date:** 2009-08-30 - **Language:** English ## Images ![Dracula - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7197WBANy7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now THIS is a traditional vampire! *by A***E on December 19, 2011* Though not exactly faithful to the original novel this is still one of the better Dracula movies of the last forty years. Despite the absence of modern digital effects they manage realistic and believable looking wolf and bat transformations. And there are twinges of sympathy to the otherwise vicious yet charismatic portrayal of Dracula by the highly under-rated Frank Langella. I strongly recommend this film to any fan of Dracula. It's a little jarring to a book fan to know the characters of Mina and Lucy had their names swapped and that Mina (portrayed more as the Lucy character of the novel) in this version of Professor Van Helsing's daughter. But Lucy (Mina of the novel) is a great character. This is probably the best developed version of the character I have seen, despite the name swap. She's independent, out spoken and a suffragette. She invites Dracula to dance with her right in front of her own fiance and you can tell that it's Dracula who is seduced by her boldness and unconventional way of thinking. She is no impassive Victorian. And you can honestly see why Dracula finds her attractive. There is actually chemistry between them. But don't let the love story turn you off. He's still a vicious predator who rips out throats, kills the crew of a ship, and makes veiled threats. He's still the bone chilling hunter, Dracula. I like the balance of charm and viciousness. It makes the darker moments all the more disturbing when you counter-balance it with charm. Modern vampire films have forgotten this. They either make the main vampire too sympathetic or a mindless fiend who just wants to kill. This is a healthy balance of seduction and sadism. Monster and man. This is the traditional vampire the world has missed in recent entertainment. By the end of the movie I was hoping Dracula would win and part of me is convinced that he actually survived and like in the Fred Saberhagen Dracula books will return for his beloved later when no one is expecting it. Some of the effects are spooky and disturbing and there are hints of humor with Renfield's incompetence and Dr. Seward's food and laudanum fixation. The one thing I dislike about this DVD is that when it first went to theatres in 1979 and went to VHS tape in the early eighties it had vibrant color. When it was time to release the film to disc the director felt it would look better in washed out, de-saturated nearly black and white coloring and had most of the film's color removed (except during an intimate scene between Dracula and Lucy). The washed out colors hurt the film. The images are now grainy and faded looking. It was never meant to be seen this way. It hurts the cinematography. I wish they would one day release a two disc version with one version of the movie with the original colors restored and another with the washed out nearly black and white version, that way both the fans and the director can be satisfied. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Version and Why *by D***N on May 3, 2018* I have to say, although the original and Coppola's versions of this are compelling and the later a beautiful love story, this has to stand as the best version of the story. Why? Well, for one thing the cast. Langella is really very creepy and hideously handsome in the role, both seductive, secretive, and repulsive, all at the same time. You have Olivier brilliantly on hand as the good Doctor Van Helsing, and Donald Pleasance aptly playing the keeper of the Madhouse, and Lucy's Father. You also, alas, have the gorgeous young Kate Nelligan as Lucy, and in her prime, she could out act and exhibit sensuality like no one. In addition, you have gorgeous photography, great sets that seem shot on location, and you have a wonderfully horrifying yet beautiful musical score. Horrifying scenes, scary, as when Olivier meets the zombie vampire corpse of his daughter Mina in the cave under her grave: "Papa, kommen sie hier, Papa", blood drooling down her lips (sorry if I mispelled the German). I almost saw this with Langella in the lead at the Geary theater in San Francisco during the 70's. Unfortunately, Langella became ill, and was covered by his understudy, no less than the late great Jeremy Brett (of Sherlock Holmes fame). What a treat! I think the whole movie is a blast of that stage version! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Frank Langella is Bela Lugosi... *by S***H on January 5, 2011* First off, I just want to say, this is not a totally accurate adaptation of the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, it's more of a stylistic, late 70s remake of the 1931 Bela Lugosi film that was based on the same novel. With that out of the way, let's move on. The movie opens with a sailing ship crashing ashore, with only a single living survivor, Count Dracula, who is found and rescued by Mina Harker. It turns out the Count was on his way to this town, anyway and decides to take up permanent residence at Cairfax Abbey, a castle not to far from the Harker residence. Soon after he moves in, strange things begin to happen, and I don't want to give away too much, but it is the usual Dracula fair, but with that 1970s style. That's all I'll give away, you have to see the rest for yourself. I want to say again that this isn't so much an adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel as much as it is an adaptation of the Bela Lugosi movie, if you're looking for a balls to the wall adaptation of the novel, check out Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 movie "Bram Stoker's Dracula," which is about the most faithful adaptation you're going to get of the book. Also, side note, this movie was released the same year as Werner Herzog's remake of F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu," which was also based on Bram Stoker's book. I'm not quite sure, because I wouldn't be born for another seven years, but I think the two films competed against each other at the box office. On the one hand you had a remake of an unauthorized adaptation (Nosferatu), and on the other hand you had a remake of an authorized adaptation (Dracula). I'm not entirely sure, but I think they were released in the same year on purpose, as to drive up ticket sales so people might go see both of them. It's hard to tell, overall, neither of the two films (Frank Langella's Dracula or Klaus Kinski's Nosferatu) are faithful adaptations of the novel from which they are both based, but they're both darned fun movies that are good for Halloween, or just a rainy Saturday afternoon. All in all, I liked this version of Dracula, I'm sure if Bela Lugosi had been alive to see it, he would have been proud of Frank Langella's performance. ## Frequently Bought Together - Dracula - Bram Stoker's Dracula (Collector's Edition) - Dracula Untold --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/2391571-dracula](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/2391571-dracula) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*