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Title

Count Dracula goes to the movies : Stoker's novel adapted, 1922-1995 / by Lyndon W. Joslin.

Author

Joslin, Lyndon W., 1956-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1999.

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Description

x, 237 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"This book compares eleven surviving Dracula adaptations to the novel and to each other. Accuracy and overall quality are examined in detailed discussions of each film."--BOOK JACKET. "Also covered are the Dracula sequels by both the Universal and Hammer studios. A final section looks at films like Count Yorga, Vampire that clearly borrow from the novel without once crediting the source."--BOOK JACKET. "On this Transylvania trip, you may discover that most of what you "know" about the novel comes from the films instead. Learn who Dracula was intended to be, how he has been forever changed, and what most famous line he never spoke between the covers of Stoker's book."--Jacket.

Subject

• Dracula films > History and criticism
• Dracula, Count (Fictitious character)
• Horror tales, English > Film and video adaptations
• Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912 > Film and video adaptations
• Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
• Vampire films > History and criticism

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Film adaptations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-226) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: The Novel as Basis for Film -- I. Stoker's Novel Adapted. A Synopsis of Stoker's Novel. Nosferatu, eine Sinfonie des Grauens (1922). Dracula (1931). Dracula (Spanish language version, 1931). Horror of Dracula (1958). El Conde Dracula (1970). Dracula (1973). Count Dracula (1977). Dracula (1979). Nosferatu, Phantom der Nacht (1979). Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). Afterword to the Adaptations -- II. The Universal Dracula Series. Dracula's Daughter (1936). Son of Dracula (1943). House of Frankenstein (1944). House of Dracula (1945). Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) -- III. The Hammer Dracula Series. The Brides of Dracula (1960). Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1965).

ISBN

0786406984 (illus. case binding : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^99016978^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library