Favorite Dracula version...

[Spawn67]

What's your favorite version of Dracula and what more obscure ones do you like?...

[enyawd72]

Dracula 1979 with Frank Langella...it's an underrated masterpiece of gothic horror.

[Bruce Banner]

For me it's always been the three "L"s... Lugosi, Lee and Langella, in that order. Those are my three favourite movie versions of Dracula.

I also quite like Jack Palance's portrayal.

[Hector]

Please don't say Carlos Villarias. Despite him being in the superior Dracula film (over Bela Lugosi's)...that doesn't mean he was the better Dracula, as he was laughable with those exaggerated wide eyes, stupid grin, and those jumbo ears. Spanish version film better...but Lugosi, the much superior Dracula.

Great Dracula...



The opposite of great...

[Hector]

Aside from the already mentioned...I also liked Gary Oldman's portrayal. Loved both Max Schreck and Klaus Kinski (if we are going to include Nosferatu) as well. Lastly, shout out to William Marshall's Blackula too.

[Hector]

If I were forced to just pick one...and only one...my favorite Dracula actor would be Christopher Lee.

[Werewolf]

Dracula 1979. My all time favorite Dracula movie.

Spanish version film better...but Lugosi, the much superior Dracula.

I agree. The Spanish version was the better film but the American version had better leads and not just Lugosi. Dwight Frye was brilliant as Renfield.

[Mikey]

For most obscure I think Deafula has to win

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[PNGwynne]

This is a hard call for me, but I really do like Lugosi despite the staginess of the film. There're things to admire in nearly every portrayal, though--even when the film itself falls short. Lee was never given a really solid Drac film IMO, ach, I dream of him in "Brides..." though Meister is fine as rewritten.

My guilty pleasure: The BBC version with Louis Jourdan.

[daz71]

christopher lee.

[Mego Milk]

Bela Legosi and Gary Oldman.

[Timothy2251]

If I were forced to just pick one...and only one...my favorite Dracula actor would be Christopher Lee.

Same here - Lee is my personal favorite.

[YoungOnce]

I'm all about the technicolor Hammer stuff... Christopher Lee for me.

[Hedji]

This is like choosing a favorite child. Most of the well known adaptations have their own spin, and something wonderful to offer. You can't dismiss Lugosi's performance even if the 1931 production is dated. You have to really forget all the Dracula imagery and parody to truly appreciate what he brought to the role. It's easy to underappreciate Lugosi, because, let's face it, he IS everyone's baseline concept of Dracula.

Discovering Hammer when I was in college was just a treat. I couldn't believe my good fortune to stumble upon them, as TNT aired a Hammer marathon when Coppola's Dracula was being promoted. The color, the scores, Lee's commanding performance... and all the sequels. I look back on my journey into the world of Hammer with such fondness... I wish I could watch them all for the first time again.

Langella's Dracula was our generation's version. When cinema was bringing us the likes of Kong, and Superman, with big symphonic musical scores. The Gil Taylor photography and John Williams score really elevate that film. Vampire Mina really terrified me, and I always loved the final confrontation on the ship.

Coppola's Dracula is just a dizzying masterpiece, and a celebration of the history of cinematic photography and film technique. I had never heard of Oldman before that film, and he really brought something unique and new.

You can't go wrong with any of those.

[Hector]

Righteous post ^^^^^^^