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--> "'Dracula:"' (stroking Mina's face during their first encounter) You are so young... so lovely.

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--> "'Dracula:"' Dracula: (stroking Mina's face during their first encounter) You are so young... so lovely.
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--> "'Dracula:"' (stroking Mina's face during their first encounter) You are so young... so lovely.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** The brides seem to get on quite well with each other, two of them even encouraging the third (most likely the latest bride) to be the one to be the first one to bite Jonathan. In a later scene when they come to take Mina with them, one of the brides (the one encouraged to "go first" by the others) is holding onto the arm of one of her "sisters".
** Dracula isn't harsh with them, mostly playful and teasing.
** Unlike when he victimized Lucy, Dracula takes the time to talk with Mina before he bites her; during their first encounter, he even strokes her face gently and compliments her beauty.
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* NervesOfSteel: Dracula himself. When Jonathan Harker begins to suspect his true nature, he is unmoved and continues his affable facade. When Harker directly accuses him of keeping him prisoner and lying to him, Dracula is unmoved and continues his affable facade. When Harker finds him resting in his coffin and ''attacks him with a shovel'', Dracula merely smiles and goes back to sleep. No matter what the heroes do, nothing can make Dracula suffer even the slightest VillainousBreakdown, though he [[spoiler:does scream when he is staked.]]

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* NervesOfSteel: Dracula himself. When Jonathan Harker begins to suspect his true nature, he is unmoved nature and continues his affable facade. When Harker directly accuses him of keeping him prisoner and lying to him, Dracula is unmoved and continues his affable facade. When Harker finds him resting in his coffin and ''attacks him with a shovel'', Dracula merely smiles and goes back to sleep. No matter what the heroes do, nothing can make Dracula suffer even the slightest VillainousBreakdown, though he [[spoiler:does scream when he is staked.]]
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James Rolfe has ranked at as [[https://youtu.be/q9D74m628gQ?si=8Yzsk1e3uXPV0NWj the most faithful adaptation of the Dracula novel]].

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James Rolfe has ranked at this adaptation as [[https://youtu.be/q9D74m628gQ?si=8Yzsk1e3uXPV0NWj the most faithful adaptation of to the Dracula novel]].
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James Rolfe has ranked at as [[https://youtu.be/q9D74m628gQ?si=8Yzsk1e3uXPV0NWj the most faithful adaptation of the Dracula novel]].
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* TruerToTheText: Despite combining two characters, this version is considered to be the most faithful adaptation of the story.

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* TruerToTheText: Despite combining two characters, this version is considered to be [[https://youtu.be/q9D74m628gQ?si=8Yzsk1e3uXPV0NWj the most faithful adaptation of the story.story]].
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* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Dracula seems to have this view of himself and Christianity. He derides his enemies as fools clinging to a "2000 year old superstition", is skeptical of the existence of a soul, mocks Van Helsings prayers as sounding "more convincing in Latin", and compares himself [[BlasphemousBoast favourably to Christ]] with the people he turns to vampires being his own "disciples". From his point of view, [[BetterLivingThroughEvil he already HAS eternal life]], so religion is pointless to him. Despite this, crosses and and holy wafers still hurt and ward off vampires as normal, so his beliefs [[IRejectYourReality might be closer to denial]].

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* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Dracula seems to have this view of himself and Christianity. He derides his enemies as fools clinging to a "2000 year old superstition", is skeptical of the existence of a soul, mocks Van Helsings Helsing's prayers as sounding "more convincing in Latin", and compares himself [[BlasphemousBoast favourably to Christ]] with the people he turns to vampires being his own "disciples". From his point of view, [[BetterLivingThroughEvil he already HAS eternal life]], so religion is pointless to him. Despite this, crosses and and holy wafers still hurt and ward off vampires as normal, so his beliefs [[IRejectYourReality might be closer to denial]].
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Dracula alludes to this when Van Helsing and his allies ask why he feeds on humans. His simple answer is "We must recruit disciples, just as ''your'' [[{{Jesus}} leader]] has done." The fact that he says "We" and not "I" suggests that Dracula is himself the servant of a higher evil power. Although PopCulturalOsmosis through later adaptations and usage of the character often tends to elevate Dracula to the status of [[DarkLord Lord of all Vampires]], no such allusion is made either in this film or the original Stoker novel. This makes sense in-universe, as--apart from [[TheRenfield Renfield]]--Dracula doesn't seem to have much in the way of a network of human servants outside of his castle (or inside of it, for that matter).

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Dracula alludes to this when Van Helsing and his allies ask why he feeds on humans. His simple answer is "We must recruit disciples, just as ''your'' [[{{Jesus}} [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} leader]] has done." The fact that he says "We" and not "I" suggests that Dracula is himself the servant of a higher evil power. Although PopCulturalOsmosis through later adaptations and usage of the character often tends to elevate Dracula to the status of [[DarkLord Lord of all Vampires]], no such allusion is made either in this film or the original Stoker novel. This makes sense in-universe, as--apart from [[TheRenfield Renfield]]--Dracula doesn't seem to have much in the way of a network of human servants outside of his castle (or inside of it, for that matter).
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Dracula alludes to this when Van Helsing and his allies ask why he feeds on humans. His simple answer is "We must recruit disciples, just as ''your'' leader has done." The fact that he says "We" and not "I" suggests that Dracula is himself the servant of a higher evil power. Although PopCulturalOsmosis through later adaptations and usage of the character often tends to elevate Dracula to the status of [[DarkLord Lord of all Vampires]], no such allusion is made either in this film or the original Stoker novel. This makes sense in-universe, as--apart from [[TheRenfield Renfield]]--Dracula doesn't seem to have much in the way of a network of human servants outside of his castle (or inside of it, for that matter).

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Dracula alludes to this when Van Helsing and his allies ask why he feeds on humans. His simple answer is "We must recruit disciples, just as ''your'' leader [[{{Jesus}} leader]] has done." The fact that he says "We" and not "I" suggests that Dracula is himself the servant of a higher evil power. Although PopCulturalOsmosis through later adaptations and usage of the character often tends to elevate Dracula to the status of [[DarkLord Lord of all Vampires]], no such allusion is made either in this film or the original Stoker novel. This makes sense in-universe, as--apart from [[TheRenfield Renfield]]--Dracula doesn't seem to have much in the way of a network of human servants outside of his castle (or inside of it, for that matter).
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Dracula alludes to this when Van Helsing and his allies ask why Dracula feeds on humans. His simple answer is '''"We must recruit disciples - just as your leader has done. "''' The fact that he says "We" not "I" suggests that he himself, is a servant of a higher evil power. Although PopCulturalOsmosis through later adaptations and usage of the character would typically elevate Dracula to the status of [[DarkLord Lord of all Vampires]], no such allusion is made either in this film or the original Stoker novel. This makes sense as Dracula, apart from Renfield, doesn't evidently seem to have much in the way of a network of servants outside his castle (or even inside of it, for that matter).

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Dracula alludes to this when Van Helsing and his allies ask why Dracula he feeds on humans. His simple answer is '''"We "We must recruit disciples - disciples, just as your ''your'' leader has done. "''' done." The fact that he says "We" and not "I" suggests that he himself, Dracula is a himself the servant of a higher evil power. Although PopCulturalOsmosis through later adaptations and usage of the character would typically often tends to elevate Dracula to the status of [[DarkLord Lord of all Vampires]], no such allusion is made either in this film or the original Stoker novel. This makes sense as Dracula, apart in-universe, as--apart from Renfield, [[TheRenfield Renfield]]--Dracula doesn't evidently seem to have much in the way of a network of human servants outside of his castle (or even inside of it, for that matter).
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* AffablyEvil: Dracula in the novel occasionally loses his temper and rules his undead brides with an iron fist, but here is he almost always polite, calm and composed and shows his brides some more affection. This arguably makes him even creepier, as it makes his behaviour seem even less normal and human when, for instance, he simply smiles and ignores Jonathan when the latter [[NoSell attacks him with a shovel]] in his coffin, while in the novel he becomes enraged; he is perhaps more dangerous for it as he makes being turned into a vampire sound more tempting.

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* AffablyEvil: Dracula in the novel occasionally loses his temper and rules his undead brides with an iron fist, but here is he almost always polite, calm and composed and even shows his brides some more affection. This arguably makes him even creepier, as it makes his behaviour seem even less normal and human when, for instance, he simply smiles and ignores Jonathan when the latter [[NoSell attacks him with a shovel]] in his coffin, while in the novel he becomes enraged; he is perhaps more dangerous for it as he makes being turned into a vampire sound more tempting.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Dracula is killed by Van Helsing who drives a stake into his heart, while in the novel he is killed when Jonathan Harker cuts his throat with a knife and, at the same time, Quincey Morris thrusts a knife into his heart.

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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Dracula is killed by Van Helsing who drives driving a wooden stake into his heart, while in the novel he is killed when by Jonathan Harker cuts cutting his throat with a knife and, at the same time, Quincey Morris thrusts thrusting a knife into his heart.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Somewhat; Dracula is still evil but his relationship with his brides is rather less antagonistic. When he finds them seducing Jonathan, his reaction is akin to a father's stern rebuke to his wayward children. Likewise, when they claim "he never loves", it's more a playful interaction between the four and he embraces them when he tells them of his plans to head to London.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Somewhat; Dracula is still evil but his relationship with his brides is rather less antagonistic.antagonistic than in the novel. When he finds them seducing Jonathan, his reaction is akin to a father's stern rebuke to his wayward children. Likewise, when they claim "he never loves", it's more a playful interaction between the four and he embraces them when he tells them of his plans to head to London.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Somewhat; Dracula is still evil but his relationship with his brides is less antagonistic. When he finds them seducing Johnathan, he does use a monstrous tone for a second but it's more like a stern warning as if talking to children. Likewise when they claim "he never loves", it's more a playful interaction between the four and he likewise embraces them when he tells them of his plans to head to London.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Somewhat; Dracula is still evil but his relationship with his brides is rather less antagonistic. When he finds them seducing Johnathan, he does use Jonathan, his reaction is akin to a monstrous tone for a second but it's more like a father's stern warning as if talking to rebuke to his wayward children. Likewise Likewise, when they claim "he never loves", it's more a playful interaction between the four and he likewise embraces them when he tells them of his plans to head to London.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Somewhat, Drac is still evil but his relationship with his brides is less antagonistic. When he finds them seducing Johnathan, he does use a monstrous tone for a second but it's more like a stern warning as if talking to children. Likewise when they claim "he never loves", it's more a playful interaction between the four and he likewise embraces them when he tells them of his plans to head to London.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Somewhat, Drac Somewhat; Dracula is still evil but his relationship with his brides is less antagonistic. When he finds them seducing Johnathan, he does use a monstrous tone for a second but it's more like a stern warning as if talking to children. Likewise when they claim "he never loves", it's more a playful interaction between the four and he likewise embraces them when he tells them of his plans to head to London.
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''Count Dracula'' is a television adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan in the title role.

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''Count Dracula'' is a television adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan in the [[{{Dracula}} title role.role]].

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Lucy's gradual withering away as Dracula feeds on her is realistically portrayed here as an agonizing infectious disease, causing her endless confusion, pain, and suffering as she slowly succumbs to the vampiric plague.



* RealityEnsues: Lucy's gradual withering away as Dracula feeds on her is realistically portrayed here as an agonizing infectious disease, causing her endless confusion, pain, and suffering as she slowly succumbs to the vampiric plague.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Dracula is killed by Van Helsing who drives a stake into his heart, while in the novel he is killed when Jonathan Harker cuts his throat with a knife and, at the same time, Quincey Morris thrusts a knife into his heart.
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Originally broadcast in its entirety, it was split up into a three-part MiniSeries for subsequent re-airings. In the United States, it was shown on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.

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''Count Dracula'' is a television adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan in the title role. In the United States, it aired on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.

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''Count Dracula'' is a television adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan in the title role.

Originally broadcast in its entirety, it was split up into a three-part MiniSeries for subsequent re-airings.
In the United States, it aired was shown on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.
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''Count Dracula'' is a TV mini-series adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan in the title role. In the United States, it aired on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.

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''Count Dracula'' is a TV mini-series television adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan in the title role. In the United States, it aired on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.
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''Count Dracula'' is a TV mini-series adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan as Dracula. In the United States, it aired on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.

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''Count Dracula'' is a TV mini-series adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan as Dracula.in the title role. In the United States, it aired on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.
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''Count Dracula'' is a TV mini-series adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan as Dracula. In the United States, it was seen on ''Series/GreatPerformances''.

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''Count Dracula'' is a TV mini-series adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' made in 1977 by Creator/TheBBC, starring Creator/LouisJourdan as Dracula. In the United States, it was seen aired on Creator/{{PBS}}' ''Series/GreatPerformances''.
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* TruerToTheText: Despite combining two characters, this verison is considered to be the most faithful adaptation of the story.

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* TruerToTheText: Despite combining two characters, this verison version is considered to be the most faithful adaptation of the story.

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