Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire
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On Valentines Day, 1931, Universal Pictures released the film Dracula - the first true horror movie. Its worldwide success catapulted the film's lead actor, Romanian-born Bela Lugosi, to overnight stardom. "Bela Lugosi: The Fallen Vampire" traces the life and career of this mysterious man whose name became synonymous with the evil, yet magnetically compelling Count Dracula. Using archival still and film clips as well as interviews with film historians, actors and Lugosi himself, the special chronicles the meteoric rise and then precipitous decline of a talented yet tragic man who forever changed the face of horror films.
Production
AVRO Television, ARTE, ORF, TVR, AVRO, YLE, Hessen Invest, CNC
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Bela Lugosi
Himself (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Himself (archive footage)
Lon Chaney
Himself (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
Himself (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr.
Himself (archive footage)
Carroll Borland
Herself (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi Jr.
Himself
Helen Richman
Herself
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