It may seem hard to believe given how well Francis Ford Coppola's stunning adaptation has held up over the years, but the 30th anniversary of Bram Stoker's Dracula is fast approaching, and the stylish horror film is returning to theatres in 4K for the first time this Halloween.
Starring Gary Oldman (Batman Begins, Harry Potter) as the legendary vampire, Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs, Thor) as Van Helsing, Winona Ryder (Stranger Things) as Mina Harker and Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, John Wick) as her beleaguered husband Jonathan, the film took a lavish, often surreal approach to Stoker's novel.
Though it remained faithful to the original story in most respects, it altered the relationship between the now more sympathetic count and Mina to make them star-crossed lovers, with Dracula crossing the ocean to track down and turn who he believed to be a reincarnation of his late wife.
Though the vampire did also desire Mina in the book, he was depicted as a far more monstrous figure.
Check out a 4K restoration trailer below.
"Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down."
Bram Stoker's Dracula will return to UK cinemas from 7 October, and US cinemas on 23 and 27 October at Fathom Events screenings.
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