When we think of Francis Ford Coppola and Keanu Reeves, the first thing that comes to mind is something like Speed, John Wick, Apocalypse Now or The Godfather. But Bram Stoker’s Dracula is also one of their films and is more than worth seeing. The extremely opulent and successful, but now almost forgotten, film is on television today.
What is Bram Stoker’s Dracula with Gary Oldman and Keanu Reeves about?
Most fans of fantasy horror should know the story well: A mysterious and very, very pale count from Transylvania invites a young man (Keanu Reeves) to his remote castle. There it turns out that we are dealing with the prince of darkness – Count Dracula himself, played by Gary Oldman.
The Count again notices by chance that his visitor’s wife (Winona Ryder) is the one woman looks very similar, who tragically survived Dracula many centuries ago. What follows is a turbulent journey to London and back and lots of mysterious incidents. In the end, only Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) can help.
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The shadow of Count Dracula takes on a life of its own in the Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation
The now almost forgotten Dracula film by Francis Ford Coppola grossed over 215 million 32 years ago
The well-known vampire story could hardly be staged in a more opulent and darker way. We owe the lavish equipment to the director, who is said to have fired an entire effects team because he wanted more practical effects and hand-made things. With success: Bram Stoker’s Dracula was awarded an Oscar each for costumes, make-up and effects.
At the same time, the film grossed a total of over $215 million at the box office (via: The Numbers). With a production budget of only 40 million, that’s really generous and more than five times as much. Those involved are unlikely to care that you hypnotizing fever dream has now been somewhat forgotten is.
TV or stream: When and where is Bram Stoker’s Dracula showing?
Anyone who wants to watch Bram Stoker’s Dracula at their leisure can do so today at 10:05 p.m. on ZDFneo do. The film runs there without commercial breaks and lasts until 12:05 a.m. There will be a repeat on May 10th at 3:00 a.m.
Of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s films are also available to stream. You won’t find it in a subscription plan at the moment, but you can get the full Dracula droning on demand on Magenta TV, Apple TV, Amazon or Google or YouTube.
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