Dracula:True Story

Starring:Roman Polanski
Studio: Janson Media
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
The world's most famous vampire has been "undead" for over a century. The famous novel Dracula, written by Irish author Bram Stoker, was a mixture of reality, superstition, fearful fantasies and history. Stoker's role model for the novel was an actual Romanian Prince born in the 15th century: Vlad Tepes or "Vlad the Impaler," so named because of his favorite method of executing his enemies - the horrific medieval torture known as "impaling." And so "Vlad the Impaler" and the Transylvania vampire Count Dracula, became forevermore, one and the same.

Description

The world's most famous vampire has been "undead" for over a century. The famous novel Dracula, written by Irish author Bram Stoker, was a mixture of reality, superstition, fearful fantasies and history. Stoker's role model for the novel was an actual Romanian Prince born in the 15th century: Vlad Tepes or "Vlad the Impaler," so named because of his favorite method of executing his enemies - the horrific medieval torture known as "impaling." And so "Vlad the Impaler" and the Transylvania vampire Count Dracula, became forevermore, one and the same.

Customer Reviews:

Don't Bother.......2005-03-06

This DVD was a waste of money. The information was poorly presented and the DVD was not very well done. A couple of interviews with people from the area and lots of clips from Vampire movies but if you are looking for something new or interesting then you are out of luck. I thought that with Polanski involved it might be good but there is no redeeeming value to this DVD. Nothing new and very superficial and boring. I would put it on ebay for a dollar if it wasn''t that I would feel like I was cheating the buyer.

Vlad the Impaler - the true story of Dracula

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Vlad the Bland

Vlad the Impaler - the true story of Dracula
Starring: George Angelescu
Manufacturer: C21ETV
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000C6NOXC
Release Date: 2005-10-01

Customer Reviews:

Vlad the Bland.......2006-04-09

I bought this DVD to show to my high school students, who are reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. After looking at various websites on Vlad Tepes, they were really anxious to learn more about the real Dracula. One of their biggest complaints was how much time in the video's beginning was devoted to Dracula's castle, which actually was never Vlad's castle at all. The rest is interesting, but is told in a very dry manner. I understand it's a documentary, but it needed a better presentation. There were some interesting facts, such as many of the atrocities attributed to Vlad the Impaler were actually committed by his father, Vlad the Evil. If you want to get some background, I'd recommend the video. It just won't be as titillating as some of the websites out there on Vlad.

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