Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
A biopic of Vlad the Impaler, the historical figure that the title character from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula was named after.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Released
- 2000
- Country
- Romania, United States
Details
Release year: 2000
Storyline
A biopic of Vlad the Impaler, the historical figure that the title character from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula was named after.
Top credits
Rudolf Martin — Vlad Dracula the Impaler
Jane March — Lidia- Christopher Brand — Bruno
Peter Weller — Father Stefan
Did you know
• In 2000, to promote the film's premiere, USA Network held a sweepstakes contest with a grand prize of $5,000 to the lucky person who can correctly identify five myths of Dracula as depicted in this film.
• Rudolf Martin (Vlad Tepes) previously played the vampire Count Dracula, who was based on Vlad, in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) episode Buffy vs. Dracula (2000). That episode aired on September 26, 2000, less than a month before the broadcast of this TV film.
User reviews
The historical Vlad Tepes "Dracula"
Old-fashioned swashbuckler on a low budget: needs more bite
Not historically accurate
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
