Dracula's Death
| Dracula's Death | |
|---|---|
 Original poster | |
| Directed by | Károly Lajthay |
| Written by |
Károly Lajthay Mihály Kertész |
| Starring |
Erik Vanko Lene Myl |
Release date | August 1921 (Austria) |
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language |
Silent Hungarian intertitles |
Dracula's Death, or Drakula halála, sometimes translated as The Death of Drakula, is a 1921 Hungarian silent horror film that was written and directed by Károly Lajthay.[1] It is presumed to be a lost film.[2]
The film marks the first screen appearance of the vampire Count Dracula, though recent scholarly research indicates that the film's plot does not follow the narrative of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.[3] There are no records in existence to prove whether the film was given a wide (or limited screening) release in the USA.[4] After originally opening in Vienna in 1921 and enjoying a long and successful European run, the film was later re-edited and re-released in Budapest in 1923.[5][6]
Plot
The film is about a woman who experiences frightening visions after visiting an insane asylum where one of the inmates claims to be Count Dracula (here following the Hungarian spelling Drakula). She has trouble determining whether the inmate's visions are real or merely nightmares.[7][8]
Cast
- Erik Vanko (aka, known by his stagename Paul Askonas) as inmate who claims to be Count Dracula
- Lene Myl[9] as Mary Land
- Carl Goetz as meatman
- Aladár Ihász[10] as the meatman's assistant
- Dezső Kertész as George
- Lajos Réthey[11] as the fake doctor
- Elemér Thury as Doctor
- James Ard as the doctor's assistant
- Margit Lux[12](also) as Mary Land
See also
- Dracula (1931)
- List of lost films
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Vampire film
References
- ↑ Heiss, Lokke. "Dracula Unearthed." Cinefantastique 30.7-8 (October 1998): 91.
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Drakula halála at silentera.com
- ↑ Heiss, p. 92.
- ↑ Lajthay, Károly; Goetz, Carl; Hatvani, Károly; Hegener, Anna Marie (1921-02-01), Drakula halála, retrieved 2016-12-09
- ↑ Heiss, p. 92.
- ↑ Gibson, Doug (2016-12-09). "Plan 9 Crunch: All About Cult Films: Drakula Halala -- the first filmed Dracula". Plan 9 Crunch. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ↑ Ermida, Isabel (2015). Dracula and the Gothic in Literature, Pop Culture and the Arts. Brill/Rodopi. p. 139 pp. ISBN 978-9004306172.
- ↑ Scivally, Bruce (2015). Dracula FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Count from Transylvania. Backbeat Books. p. 8 pp. ISBN 978-1617136009.
- ↑ "Lene Myl". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ↑ "Aladár Ihász". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ↑ "Lajos Réthey". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ↑ "Margit Lux". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
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