| PRODUCT DETAILS | | Dracula - The Legacy Collection (Dracula / Dracula (1931 Spanish Version) / Dracula's Daughter / Son of Dracula / House of Dracula) |
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rating: 3
Mainly purchased for the spanish version of Dracula was dissapointed w some spot freezing on the dvd. Cleaned carefully several times w no solution.Seems defective as others have reported on these "Legacy collections". Otherwise a must addition to any dvd library.
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Dracula - The Legacy Collection
rating: 5
Great set of classic films!!!
Brought back memories of watching these as a kid,
and they are STILL fun to watch.
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Van Hesling ruined these movies.....
rating: 2
When I saw that awful movie, it forever ruined the older Dracula films that were included in this DVD boxed set. Perhaps the Dracula films were never that great to begin with.
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THEY'RE NOT MADE LIKE THIS ANYMORE
rating: 5
The classic Universal horror movies are a treasure. They didn't need gore & blood to scare people. Eerie music, the fog and the howling of the children of the night are wonderful. If you love the old classic horror films, get all the sets.
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"I... Am Dracula"
rating: 4
This wonderful collection gathers together five of Universal's classic horror films. This particular set focuses on Dracula. The films in this 2-disc set are:
Dracula - 1931
Béla Lugosi is immortalized as Count Dracula in Tod Browning's classic horror film, which is considered by many to be the first sound horror film (Universal had had success with horror films during the silent age as well).
Starring Béla Lugosi, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Helen Chandler and David Manners.
Dracula (Spanish Version) - 1931
Director George Melford's Spanish-language version of Dracula is a technical triumph but it lacks a talented cast with the exception of the sultry Lupita Tovar.
Starring Carlos Villarias, Lupita Tovar, Pablo Alvarez Rubio and Barry Norton.
Dracula's Daughter - 1936
The first sequel to Dracula is an erotically charged (by the standards of the time it was made) suspense tale about the Countess Marya Zaleska, Dracula's daughter, who seeks to end her vampirism with the help of a psychiatrist.
Starring Edward Van Sloan, Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden and Marguerite Churchill.
Son of Dracula - 1943
Dracula's son, Count Alucard (Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards) falls in love with a young woman in the bayous of the south but her fiancée uncovers his scheme and vows to save her from Alucard's clutches.
Starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Louise Albritton, Robert Paige, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Craven.
House of Dracula - 1945
Dracula, The Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster all come together in a mad romp of monstrous mayhem when The Wolf Man and Dracula seek out a doctor to cure them of their blood thirst.
Starring John Carradine, Lon Chaney, Jr., Glenn Strange, Martha O'Driscoll, Lionel Atwill, Onslow Stevens, Jane Adams and Ludwig Stossel.
Disc One includes the original Dracula film along with numerous bonus materials. Some of those materials are: The Road to Dracula documentary, poster montage, theatrical trailer, an interview with Van Helsing director Stephen Sommers, audio commentary with David J. Skal and an optional score by composer Philip Glass.
Disc Two: Side One includes the 1931 Spanish Version of Dracula with an introduction by star Lupita Tovar Kohner. Also includes the 1936 sequel Dracula's Daughter. There are two theatrical trailers as bonus material.
Disc Two: Side Two includes the 1943 film, Son of Dracula and the 1945 film, House of Dracula.
All of these films are classics in their own way and I highly recommend this set to fans of classic horror films. However I must warn people that the audio and picture quality varies from film to film. Unfortunately Universal does not have the original negative prints of many of these films, which makes restoring them properly almost impossible. But with the five films that are showcased in this 2-disc Legacy Collection and numerous special features, this DVD is still a worthy addition to any film fan's library.
For those interested in learning more about the fictional Count Dracula, vampire mythology or the making of this film, I recommend the following:
The Illustrated Dracula by Bram Stoker, illustrated by Jae Lee
The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead
Vampires: Encounters With the Undead
The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula (75th Anniversary Edition)
Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection
The Wolf Man: The Legacy Collection
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