History Film / Dracula1979

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Mina and Lucy swap personalities here; Lucy is the strong willed, proto-feminist who is the Count's main target, Mina is the [[FragileFlower fragile]] IllGirl who becomes the Bloofer Lady.

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: Since 1991 with the Laserdisc edition, every home video release of the film has muted, desaturated colors to better reflect the original intent of the director, who wanted to film in black-and-white.

* QuiveringEyes: Accompanies some of Dracula's more intensive stares that he gives to the ladies.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Somewhat, the usual weaknesses are shown though when Mina turns, she looks more like a zombie then a vampire when very flaky skin. This is oddly in contrast to Dracula who still keeps his look despite being a vampire himself. Even more odd when she's stake and put back into a death state to have her head cut off, her features return to normal.

* CrossMeltingAura: Jonathan tries to ward off Dracula with a wooden cross, but he just smiles and grabs it, making it burst in flames.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Lucy, who normally is the one to turned into a vampire and stake, manages to survive the movie though does come ''very'' close to turning.

Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' was adapted from the same stage play [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} its predecessor]] was based upon in the wake of a successful Broadway revival. The star of that production, Creator/FrankLangella, reprises his role as Dracula, while Creator/LaurenceOlivier as Abraham Van Helsing and Creator/DonaldPleasence as Dr. Seward head up the supporting cast.

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Van Helsing is killed by Dracula [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with his own stake.]]]]

* SuperWindowJump: After [[WouldHurtAChild feasting on the infant child]] of one of Dr. Seward's patients, the vampirized Mina escapes the scene of the crime by jumping through a window.

Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' was adapted from the same stage play [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} its predecessor]] was based upon in the wake of a successful Broadway revival. The star of that production, Frank Langella, reprises his role as Dracula, while Creator/LaurenceOlivier as Abraham Van Helsing and Creator/DonaldPleasence as Dr. Seward head up the supporting cast.

* GlamourFailure: Van Helsing discovers that vampires don't have reflections in mirrors when he comes face to face with Dracula for the first time.

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->''Throughout history he has filled the hearts of men with terror, and the hearts of women with desire.''

* EvilDetectingDog: Van Helsing confirms his suspicions about his late daughter's vampirism by investigating her resting place with a horse. When the horse arrives at her grave, it stars stomping the ground with its hooves, and then runs away in terror. Van Helsing and Dr. Seward then start digging...

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Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' was adapted from the same stage play [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} its predecessor]] was based upon in the wake of a successful Broadway revival. The star of that production, Frank Langella, reprises his role as Dracula, while Creator/LaurenceOlivier as Abraham Van Helsing and Creator/DonaldPleasance as Dr. Seward head up the supporting cast.

* StakingTheLovedOne: Van Helsing is forced to stake his daughter, making things personal between him and Dracula.

Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' was adapted from the same stage play its [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} its predecessor]] was based upon in the wake of a successful Broadway revival. The star of that production, Frank Langella, reprises his role as Dracula, while Creator/LaurenceOlivier as Abraham Van Helsing and Creator/DonaldPleasance as Dr. Seward head up the supporting cast.

Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' was actually adapted from the same stage play its [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} its predecessor]] was based upon in the wake of a successful Broadway revival. The star of that production, Frank Langella, reprises his role as Dracula, while Creator/LaurenceOlivier as Abraham Van Helsing and Creator/DonaldPleasance as Dr. Seward head up the supporting cast.

* TheEndOrIsIt: The final moments suggest that [[spoiler: while Lucy's humanity has been restored, Dracula might yet "live" to see another day]].

Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', which, much like [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} its predecessor]], was adapted from a stage production that was playing at the time, and features its star Frank Langella as Dracula, Creator/LaurenceOlivier as Abraham Van Helsing and Creator/DonaldPleasance as Dr. Seward.

A ship, with its entire crew dead, arrives on the shore of North Yorkshire in England. With the ship also arrives the Romanian Count Dracula, who has bought the disused Carfax Abbey that resides near Dr. Seward's sanitarium. Dracula then starts showing vampiric interest to girls living there, especially towards one Lucy Harker.

* AdaptationNameChange: Characterizations of Mina Harker and Lucy Westenra has been mixed up a bit, and their namechanges to Mina Van Helsing and Lucy Harker is just a start of it.
* AnswersToTheNameOfGod: After he had to destroy his vampirized daughter Mina, Prof. Van Helsing holds his hands to his face and proclaims, "Oh, the devil." Dracula, who has entered the room without him noticing, answers "I'm not as bad as that."
* AntagonistTitle: Spoilers; Dracula is the villain.

* CreepyLongFingers: Dracula has some very claw like movement with his hands, which makes them appear very long.

* EvilDetectingDog: Van Helsing confirms his suspicions about his late daughter's vampirism by investigating her resting place with a horse. When the horse comes by her grave, it stars stomping the ground with its hoof, and then runs away in terror. Van Helsing and Dr. Seward then start digging.
* GhostButler: Anyone entering the Carfax Abbey soon has the doors closing by themselves behind them.
* GlamourFailure: Vampires have no reflection in mirrors. Van Helsing discovers the fact when he comes face to face with Dracula for the first time.
* HauntedCastle: The Carfax Abbey, a massive disheveled building which interiors are covered in [[ExtremelyDustyHome layers of dust]] and [[CobwebJungle cobwebs]].

* ShovelStrike: Enraged by Dracula's words on how he is going to make Lucy his bride, Jonathan tries to whack him with a shovel, but Count just turns into a bat to avoid it.

* SuperWindowJump: After feasting on one of Dr. Seward's patient's [[WouldHurtAChild baby]], vampirized Mina escapes the scene of the crime by jumping through a window.
* VampiresAreSexGods: The film was really the first attempt to ''deliberately'' present Dracula as a romantic and attractive figure. When the film was being made it was mentioned that Dracula being attractive was actually to make him more terrifying in a way; it effectively hides the monster underneath and at the time was quite novel, to mislead the audience.

* WallCrawling: Dracula scales down a wall to get into Mina's and Lucy's bedroom.

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* GhostButler: Anyone entering the Carfax Abbey soon has the doors closing by themselves behid them.

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Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', which, much like [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} its predecessor]], was adapted from a stage production that was playing at the time, and features its star Frank Langella as Dracula.

* EvilDetectingDog: Van Helsing confirms his suspicions about his late daughter's vampirism by investigating her resting place with a horse. When the horse comes by her grave, it stars stomping the ground with its hoof, and then runs away in terror. Van Helsing and Dr. Seward then start diging.

* AnswersToTheNameOfGod: After he had to destroy his vampirized daughter Mina, Prof. Van Helsing holds his hands to his face and proclaims, "Oh, the devil." Dracula, who has entered the room without him noiticing, answers "I'm not as bad as that."

Universal's second version of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', which, much like its predecessor, was adapted from a stage production that was playing at the time, and features its star Frank Langella as Dracula.