In his own way, Bela Lugosi is responsible for the creation ... Lugosi's name will always be tied to Count Dracula. In 1931's ...

The film adaptations of Dracula lean into this, as Bela Lugosi - the actor most commonly known for playing Dracula - gave the Count a strikingly handsome flair that fit with his aristocratic ...

Bela Lugosi as the count in the 1931 “Dracula” (Universal Pictures) As noted above, instead of Count Dracula, the monster is called Count Orlok. And the young real estate agent (now played by ...

A 1979 iteration, Nosferatu the Vampyre, directed by Werner Herzog, was a slow-burning, crepuscular piece. With his frequent collaborator Klaus Kinski in the title role, Herzog's vision was one of ...

Arguably second in influence only to the Bela Lugosi Dracula, FW Murnau’s 1922 silent film was the first proper vampire movie. Broadly based on Dracula, it has Max Schreck as vampire Count ...

He gave the willies to German audiences in 1922 when he manifested himself in filmmaker F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” and set the template for all succeeding takes on the monster ...

Watching a character like Count Dracula evolve over the past century and the context in which the public thinks of the ...

A carriage approaches Orlok’s castle in director Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2024 FOCUS FEATURES ...

Bela Lugosi became a silver screen icon when he portrayed the blood-thirsty Count Dracula in the 1931 masterpiece that helped shape the horror genre.