Dracula Untold
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| Directed by | Gary Shore |
| Produced by | Michael De Luca |
| Screenplay by | Matt Sazama Burk Sharpless |
| Based on |
Dracula by Bram Stoker |
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| Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Richard Pearson |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Release date
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October 10, 2014 |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70 million |
| Box office | $217.1 million |
Dracula Untold is a 2014 American dark fantasy action horror film directed by Gary Shore in his feature film debut and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. Rather than focusing on Irish novelist Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, the film creates an origin story for its title character, Count Dracula, by re-imagining the story of Vlad the Impaler. Luke Evans portrays the title character, and Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Art Parkinson, and Charles Dance appear in supporting roles.
Principal photography began on August 5, 2013, in Northern Ireland. Universal Pictures released the film on October 10, 2014, in cinemas and IMAX.
Despite being a box office success, grossing $217 million worldwide, Dracula Untold received mixed critical reviews, with praise towards Luke Evans's performance and the story, and criticism directed at the characterization.
Prior to the Renaissance, Vlad Țepeș is the Prince of Wallachia and Transylvania. As a child, he was a royal hostage in the palace of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and was trained to be a soldier in the Sultan's elite Janissary corps, where he became their most feared warrior. He was called Vlad the Impaler after slaughtering thousands by impaling them on spears.
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