Jack palance was an excellent choice for a count dracula but there were too many liberties taken with the original story and a lot left out. Watch andy warhols dracula 1974 full movie free online. Nov 12, 2006 palance and rod steiger battled it out at full volume. As the titular count, jack palance is a reluctant victim of an.
Actor jack palance plays a dracula that is bleeding of heart yet angry and vengefull. It was the second collaboration for curtis and palance after the 1968 tv film the strange case of dr. Id love to see this one again jack palance as the staircase to confront his adversaries. He received two best supporting actor nominations early in his career, but it would take a grizzled, eccentric comic. Distinctive dummies dracula 1974 jack palance 19 scale. And if you have amazon prime, you can watch it in hd.
In fact, palance is an actor who can claim to have played both dracula and attila the hun. Oct 20, 2014 richard mathesons television adaptation of the legendary bloodsucker, portrayed with sympathy by palance. The top 20 movies starring jack palance flickchart. Dracula jack palance made an outstanding count dracula, tragic warrior and feral monster alternatively. The cast and crew captured the pure essence of dracula s horror on film for future generations to experience. Being a method actor, palance was glad when filming was over as he found himself becoming dracula more than he.
Jack palance stars as count dracula in this newlyrestored and terrifying adaptation of bram stokers classic vampire legend written by scifihorror master richard matheson and produced by the legendary dan curtis dark shadows. Released 1974, dracula stars jack palance, simon ward, nigel davenport, pamela brown the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Jack palance as dracula in the dan curtis television production from creepy classics news and monster bash group the lord of the undead, count dracula, as portrayed in the movies. Some might wonder what that has do with the bloodsucking count, but at one point in the stoker novel, dracula says, the blood of attila flows through these veins. This tvmovie adaptation of bram stokers novel of the undead was adapted by richard matheson and photographed by oswald morris. Pigeon lane as walter jack palance panic in the streets. Dracula dan curtis, jack palance, simon ward, nigel. Dracula a dan curtis madefortv movie starring jack palance. This tv movie adaptation of bram stokers novel of the undead was adapted by richard matheson and photographed by oswald morris. It was the second collaboration for curtis and palance after the tv film the strange case of dr. Palance is count dracula, whose centuriesold existence is threatened after he attacks the lovely lucy westenra fiona lewis and her fiance calls in famed vampire hunter dr.
Jack palance often exemplified evil incarnate on film portraying some of the most intensely despised villains witnessed in 1950s westerns and melodrama, enhanced by his tall, powerful build, icy voice, and piercing eyes. Jack palance full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Palance and rod steiger battled it out at full volume. His combination of horror and pathos is brilliant in its execution and the highly sexual attributes of the vampire legend are clear without being overdone or offensive. Jack palance stars as count dracula in this newlyrestored and terrifying adaptation of bram stokers classic vampire legend. Dracula 1974, jack palance horror movie videospace. As the titular count, jack palance is a reluctant victim of an unwelcome fate, rather. Dracula is played by jack palance, who was offered to play the role again many times but turned it down. From the music to the surroundings to jack palance, everything about this movie lends itself to the viewers experience of a true horror classic. The cast and crew captured the pure essence of draculas horror on film for future generations to experience. His parents were ukrainian immigrants, his father a native of ivane zolote in southwestern ukraine modern ternopil oblast and his mother from the lviv oblast.
Jack palance stars as count dracula in this newlyrestored and terrifying adaptation of bram. Watch dan curtis dracula 1974 full movie free online. Jack palances portrayal of the eternally eerie count makes the depiction of dracula as a tragic figure incredibly believable. Van helsing laurence olivier and jonathan harker trevor eve find dracula frank langella and lucy kate nelligan resting in the cargo hold of a ship.
Details about distinctive dummies dracula 1974 jack palance 19 scale. Jack palance stars as count dracula in this newlyrestored and terrifying adaptation of bram stokers classic vampire legend written by scifihorror master. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Few people know that veteran movie actor jack palance was a professional heavyweight boxer in the early fighting under the name jack brazzo city slickers jack palance iphone 4 and iphone 5 cases jack palance for city slickers best supporting actor. But upon finding she been killed, flies into a rage. Harris, dan curtis, robert singer, bram stoker, richard matheson. Photo lovely ladies and the horrid things they like dracula 1974 jack palance as dracula see more. Dracula is a 1973 british television film adaptation of bram stoker s 1897 novel dracula written by richard matheson and directed by dark shadows creator dan curtis, with jack palance in the title role.
The additions that matheson makes are intriguing this was the first adaptation of stoker to directly equate dracula with also being vlad the impaler, although dracula had first been equated with vlad in the previous count draculas great love 1972. Jack palance s portrayal of the eternally eerie count makes the depiction of dracula as a tragic figure incredibly believable. Count dracula searches for a woman who resembles his longdead wife, in this newlyrestored adaptation of bram stokers terrifying vampire classic. Movie, dracula movie,dracula trailer,dracula 1973, dan curtis,fiona lewis, jack palance. Watch dan curtis dracula 1974 full movie free online streaming. Dracula 1974 cast and crew at the request of count dracula jack palance, solicitor jonathan harker murray brown visits transylvania in order to help the count finalize a real estate purchase. Dracula is a 1973 british television film adaptation of bram stokers 1897 novel dracula written by richard matheson and directed by dark shadows creator dan curtis, with jack palance in the title role. One thing ive always noticed about this scene is the. Nov 10, 2006 jack palance full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Film mancanegara bram stokers dracula dracula 1992. With his supply of virgin blood diminishing, dracula is forced to seek a fix in a catholic italian province, where a few virgins still exist. Feb 19, 2011 scene from dan curtis dracula dracula comes to the crypt to claim his new undead bride.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Jack palance was born volodymyr palahniuk in lattimer mines, pennsylvania, the son of anna nee gramiak and ivan palahniuk, an anthracite coal miner. At the request of count dracula jack palance, solicitor jonathan harker murray brown visits transylvania in order to help the count finalize a real estate purchase. Movie, dracula movie, dracula trailer, dracula 1973, dan curtis,fiona lewis, jack palance. This tvmovie adaptation of bram stokers novel of the. Called ornately atmospheric horror, by the hollywood reporter, it is a powerful adaptation of robert louis stevensons unforgettable tale, featuring jack palance as the mild dr. Dracula tv movie 1974 jack palance as dracula imdb. One of the screens most grizzled actors, jack palance defined true grit for many a filmgoer. The son of a ukrainian immigrant coal miner, he was born volodymyr palahnyuk anglicized as walter. Should a movie be made of bram stokers dracula, the movie would take 1week to watch from beginning to end. With jack palance, simon ward, nigel davenport, pamela brown. Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife. Its not the worst dracula film ive seen, but its also not the best.
It was the second collaboration for curtis and palance after the tv film the. Count dracula searches for a woman who resembles his longdead wife, in this newlyrestored adaptation of bram stokers terrifying vampire. The end note that pops up to inform the audience that. While there, hes bewitched by a group of female vampires, and is lucky to escape the castle alive. This gem of a production was nominated for six emmy awards and is acclaimed as the finest of all the interpretations. Richard mathesons television adaptation of the legendary bloodsucker, portrayed with sympathy by palance. Jack palance s portrayal of the count is sheer perfection.