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.
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Cast
26 people
Bela Lugosi
Himself (archive footage)
Known for
Dracula
White Zombie
Clark Gable
Himself (archive footage)
Known for
Gone with the Wind
It Happened One Night
Florin Iepan
Susanne Biermann
Calin Meda
Lon Chaney
Himself (archive footage)
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Unknown
Razvan Georgescu
Boris Karloff
Himself (archive footage)
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Franz Grabner
Also in
Hitler's Religion
Ramona Iepan
Lon Chaney Jr.
Himself (archive footage)
Known for
The Wolf Man
Spider Baby
Olaf Grunert
Florin Iepan Director · Ramona Iepan Writer Calin Meda Writer
First release October 24, 2007 · Produced in Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Romania · Languages English, Hungarian
Production
AVRO Television
Production · Distribution
ARTE
Production · Distribution
ORF
Production
TVR
Production
AVRO
Production
YLE
Production
Hessen Invest
Production
CNC
Production
Antena 3
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production · Distribution
Starcrest Media
Production
Germany · France · Netherlands · Austria · Romania
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le vampire déchu
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
Germany · October 24, 2007
TV · ARTE
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 29, 2007
France
October 24, 2007 · TV · ARTE
Netherlands
December 16, 2007
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