Dracula Untold

Dracula Untold
A man walking away from a large amount of bats.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGary Shore
Screenplay byMatt Sazama
Burk Sharpless
Based onDracula
by Bram Stoker
Produced byMichael De Luca
Starring
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Edited byRichard Pearson
Music byRamin Djawadi
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70–100 million[2][3]
Box office$217.1 million[2]

Dracula Untold is a 2014 American action horror film directed by Gary Shore in his feature film debut and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless.[4] The plot creates an origin story for the title character, rather than using the storyline of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel. In this adaptation, Dracula is the historical figure Vlad III "the Impaler" Dracula and transforms into his monstrous alter ego to protect his family and kingdom from Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. Luke Evans portrays the title character, with Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Art Parkinson, and Charles Dance cast in supporting roles. Principal photography began in Northern Ireland on August 5, 2013.

Universal Pictures released the film in regular and IMAX cinemas on October 10, 2014. Dracula Untold grossed $217 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "DRACULA UNTOLD (15)". British Board of Film Classification. September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Dracula Untold (2014)". Boxofficemojo.com. IMDB. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  3. ^ FilmL.A. (May 2015). "2014 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).