Based on Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel, this film from Francis Ford
Coppola and screenwriter James Victor Hart offers a full-blooded
portrait of the immortal Transylvanian vampire. The major departure from
Stoker is one of motivation as Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) is motivated
more by romance than by bloodlust. He punctures the necks as a means of
avenging the death of his wife in the 15th century, and when he comes
to London, it is specifically to meet heroine Mina Harker (Winona
Ryder), the
living image of
his late wife (Ryder plays a dual role, as do several of her costars).
Anthony Hopkins is obsessed vampire hunter Van Helsing, while Keanu
Reeves takes on the role of Jonathan Harker, and Tom Waits plays
bug-eating Renfield. Bram Stoker's Dracula was the winner of three
Academy Awards.
Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola
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