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Dracula Untold

- Every bloodline has a beginning

Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.

Release Date : 2014-10-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesLegendary PicturesMichael De Luca Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Dracula Year Zero

Cast

Luke Evans

Character Name : Vlad Tepes / Dracula

Original Name : Luke Evans

Gender : Male

Sarah Gadon

Character Name : Mirena / Mina Murray

Original Name : Sarah Gadon

Gender : Female

Dominic Cooper

Character Name : Mehmed II

Original Name : Dominic Cooper

Gender : Male

Art Parkinson

Character Name : Ingeras

Original Name : Art Parkinson

Gender : Male

Charles Dance

Character Name : Master Vampire

Original Name : Charles Dance

Gender : Male

Diarmaid Murtagh

Character Name : Dimitru

Original Name : Diarmaid Murtagh

Gender : Male

Paul Kaye

Character Name : Brother Lucian

Original Name : Paul Kaye

Gender : Male

William Houston

Character Name : Cazan

Original Name : William Houston

Gender : Male

Noah Huntley

Character Name : Captain Petru

Original Name : Noah Huntley

Gender : Male

Ronan Vibert

Character Name : Simion

Original Name : Ronan Vibert

Gender : Male

Zach McGowan

Character Name : Shkelgim

Original Name : Zach McGowan

Gender : Male

Ferdinand Kingsley

Character Name : Hamza Bey

Original Name : Ferdinand Kingsley

Gender : Male

Joseph Long

Character Name : General Omer

Original Name : Joseph Long

Gender : Male

Thorvaldur Kristjansson

Character Name : Bright Eyes

Original Name : Thor Kristjansson

Gender : Male

Jakub GierszaƂ

Character Name : Acemi

Original Name : Jakub GierszaƂ

Gender : Male

Joe Benjamin

Character Name : Mihai

Original Name : Joe Benjamin

Gender : Male

Paul Bullion

Character Name : Nicolae

Original Name : Paul Bullion

Gender : Male

Mish Boyko

Character Name : Andrei

Original Name : Mish Boyko

Gender : Male

Dilan Gwyn

Character Name : Governess

Original Name : Dilan Gwyn

Gender : Female

Arkie Reece

Character Name : General Ismail

Original Name : Arkie Reece

Gender : Male

Phil Zimmerman

Character Name : Mihai's Father

Original Name : Phil Zimmerman

Gender : Male

Dominic Borrelli

Character Name : Wealthy Boyar

Original Name : Dominic Borrelli

Gender : Male

Tom Benedict Knight

Character Name : Turkish General

Original Name : Tom Benedict Knight

Gender : Male

Paul Casar

Character Name : Intrigued Boyar

Original Name : Paul Casar

Gender : Male

Stavros Demetraki

Character Name : Mehmed's Adjutant

Original Name : Stavros Demetraki

Gender : Male

Ruth Baxter

Character Name : Mirena's Handmaiden

Original Name : Ruth Baxter

Gender : Female

Rachel Kennedy

Character Name : Mirena's Handmaiden

Original Name : Rachel Kennedy

Gender : Female

Louise Parker

Character Name : Mirena's Handmaiden

Original Name : Louise Parker

Gender : Female

Glen Barry

Character Name : Lucian's Monk

Original Name : Glen Barry

Gender : Male

Shane McCaffrey

Character Name : Lucian's Monk

Original Name : Shane McCaffrey

Gender : Male

Gary Whelan

Character Name : Lucian's Monk

Original Name : Gary Whelan

Gender : Male

Guillaume Meliot

Character Name : Omer's Adjutant

Original Name : Guillaume Meliot

Gender : Male

John Friel

Character Name : Vlad's Castle Guard

Original Name : John Friel

Gender : Male

Jason Coalter

Character Name : Vlad's Castle Guard

Original Name : Jason Coalter

Gender : Male

Andrew Laverty

Character Name : Vlad's Castle Guard

Original Name : Andrew Laverty

Gender : Male

Cole Currin

Character Name : Vlad's Castle Guard

Original Name : Cole Currin

Gender : Male

Matthew Åkerfeldt

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Matthew Åkerfeldt

Gender : Male

Andrew McQuade

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Andrew McQuade

Gender : Male

Eugene Furphy

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Eugene Furphy

Gender : Male

Chris Cherry

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Chris Cherry

Gender : Male

Ross Moneypenny

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Ross Moneypenny

Gender : Male

Bobby Marno

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Bobby Marno

Gender : Male

Connor Schelling-Tisza

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Connor Schelling-Tisza

Gender : Male

Joe Kelly, Jr.

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Joe Kelly, Jr.

Gender : Male

Graham Hutton

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Graham Hutton

Gender : Male

Phil McKee

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Phil McKee

Gender : Male

Darren McMullan

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Darren McMullan

Gender : Male

Chris Keenan

Character Name : Vlad's Soldier

Original Name : Chris Keenan

Gender : Male

Paul Monahan

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Paul Monahan

Gender : Male

Norman Coates

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Norman Coates

Gender : Male

Paul Kavanagh

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Paul Kavanagh

Gender : Male

Tyrone Kearns

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Tyrone Kearns

Gender : Male

Gordon Bell

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Gordon Bell

Gender : Male

Graham Cave

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Graham Cave

Gender : Male

Arthur Halligey

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Arthur Halligey

Gender : Male

Derek Mayne

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Derek Mayne

Gender : Male

Al Geddes

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Al Geddes

Gender : Male

Gavin McCormick

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Gavin McCormick

Gender : Male

Xander Duffy

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Xander Duffy

Gender : Male

Jeffrey O'Brien

Character Name : Boyar Man

Original Name : Jeffrey O'Brien

Gender : Male

Gretta Shore

Character Name : Lady of the Court

Original Name : Gretta Shore

Gender : Female

Charlene Gleeson

Character Name : Lady of the Court

Original Name : Charlene Gleeson

Gender : Female

Orlaith Shore

Character Name : Lady of the Court

Original Name : Orlaith Shore

Gender : Female

Penelope Simmons

Character Name : Lady of the Court

Original Name : Penelope Simmons

Gender : Female

Ann Louise Bresnaham

Character Name : Lady of the Court

Original Name : Ann Louise Bresnaham

Gender : Male

Ann O'Connor

Character Name : Lady of the Court

Original Name : Ann O'Connor

Gender : Female

Aodhan McGowan

Character Name : Child of the Court

Original Name : Aodhan McGowan

Gender : Male

Hunter Stratton Boland

Character Name : Child of the Court

Original Name : Hunter Stratton Boland

Gender : Male

Maria Laird

Character Name : Child of the Court

Original Name : Maria Laird

Gender : Female

Lasco Atkins

Character Name : Transylvanian Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Lasco Atkins

Gender : Male

Volkan Ay

Character Name : Young Turkish Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Volkan Ay

Gender : Male

Frank Cannon

Character Name : Monk No6 (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Cannon

Gender : Male

John Carr

Character Name : Market Shopper (uncredited)

Original Name : John Carr

Gender : Male

Laurence Doherty

Character Name : Peasant Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Laurence Doherty

Gender : Male

Micheal Fay

Character Name : Bright Eyes' Janissary (uncredited)

Original Name : Micheal Fay

Gender : Male

Dustin Frost

Character Name : Christian Crusader (uncredited)

Original Name : Dustin Frost

Gender : Male

Richard Hansen

Character Name : Adjutant (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Hansen

Gender : Male

Peter Heenan

Character Name : Hero Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Heenan

Gender : Male

Bobby Leigh

Character Name : Jacqune (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Leigh

Gender : Male

Davide Manganelli

Character Name : Turkish General (uncredited)

Original Name : Davide Manganelli

Gender : Male

Felicity McKee

Character Name : Peasant (uncredited)

Original Name : Felicity McKee

Gender : Female

Joana Metrass

Character Name : Handmaiden (uncredited)

Original Name : Joana Metrass

Gender : Female

Jesse Morris

Character Name : Ottoman Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse Morris

Gender : Male

J.J. Murphy

Character Name : The Village Elder (uncredited)

Original Name : J.J. Murphy

Gender : Male

Niall Murphy

Character Name : Terrorised Turk (uncredited)

Original Name : Niall Murphy

Gender : Male

Bomber Hurley Smith

Character Name : Ottoman Army Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Bomber Hurley Smith

Gender : Male

Marco Staines

Character Name : Vlad Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Marco Staines

Gender : Male

Freigeist van Tazzy

Character Name : Ottoman Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Freigeist van Tazzy

Gender : Male

John Warman

Character Name : Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : John Warman

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

FX, Evans and Dance's performances are the only things to save in this movie. If you think Dracula becoming a hero and a martyr is a good idea, you will like it. Otherwise, like in my case, you will think that it was the worst idea in quite some time. So, Dracula is not the most evil creature in the world any more ... :(

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Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

That the so called “critics” at Rotten Tomatoes screws this movie over is not really a surprise. Said “critics” are usually out of sync with both my opinions and the opinions of most of the viewers which can be seen again from the fact that these people give this movie a 23% rating whereas the actual viewers give it a 60% rating. At lot of “purists” also seem to take a disliking to this movie. Well, the movie is named Dracula Untold so it should be no surprise that the story would be a new one. Personally I found this movie quite enjoyable. Yes it is not the original Dracula story but it is not straying too far from the basic origins and it is really a quite decent story unlike some of the disastrous Hollywood rewrites. The original story claims that Dracula became a vampire during his battles with the Turks and this movie picks up on that and tells the story of how that happened. Unlike most (all?) Dracula movies, Dracula is not really the bad guy but rather the inverse and the movie tells a story about sacrifices and Dracula’s quest to keep some of his humanity, moral and sanity. It would not be a Dracula movie without some blood flowing and this movie delivers without overdoing it. Actually the actual bloodsucking stuff is quite played down until the end of the movie. There are a fair amount of fights against the Turks (who are the real bad guys in this movie) though and blood as well as various body parts no longer attached to their proper places does float around quite a bit. The special effects are not forgotten and I quite liked the bat swarms that Dracula commanded during the final fights against the Turks. I found Luke Evans performance as the prince and unwilling Dracula to be quite good. The rest of the characters were also well played. I am sure that none of them will be nominated for Oscars due to their part in this movie but I have nothing negative to say about their performance. On the whole I found this movie quite enjoyable and I definitely disagree with all the people blasting it. I did also quite like the last couple of scenes in modern time at the end which teased of a follow up movie. I would definitely like to see that happen.

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Dracula: The dark Superman RELEASED IN 2014 and directed by Gary Shore, "Dracula Untold” tells the origin of Dracula: In the 15th century Prince Vlad the Impaler (Luke Evans) must protect his small kingdom of Wallachia (in modern-day Romania) from a Turk warlord (Dominic Cooper) who demands a thousand boys from Wallachia & Transylvania, including Vlad’s son. Threatened by the unsurmountable Turk army, Vlad desperately makes a dubious pact with a formidable caged vampire in order to acquire its dark powers and save his family & kingdom. Sarah Gadon plays Vlad’s winsome wife. The producers flirted with the idea of “Dracula Untold” being part of Universal’s Dark Universe; and the epilogue of the movie, set in the modern world, suggests this, insinuating a franchise. This idea was dropped, however, and “The Mummy” (2017) became the first official film in the Dark Universe. In any case, “Dracula Untold” was fairly successful at the Box Office, making $56.3 million in North America and $217.1 million worldwide against a cost of $70 million. My title blurb pretty much tells you all you need to know: “Dracula Untold” is basically the dark Superman of 15th century Eastern Europe where Dracula wields the power to defeat a thousand-man army. If you like the great prologue to Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992), you’ll probably like this movie, which gives several nods to that forerunner. The film LOOKS awesome and has a fine cast. But unlike “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” it’s rapidly paced and doesn’t leave much room to breathe; so the characterizations aren’t quite deep enough. It’s good, but somehow hollow and forgettable. “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” was perhaps a little too slow while “Dracula Untold” is too hurried. I wish the creators found the happy medium between the two because, with just a little bit more time and attention to detail, it could’ve been great. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 32 minutes and was shot entirely in Northern Ireland. WRITERS: Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. GRADE: B

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tmdb28039023

@tmdb28039023

2022-09-15

Bram Stoker's Count Dracula is textbook example of my Evil Iceberg Theory (the less you see of and know about a villain, the better). In an epistolary novel, the title character is the only one who doesn’t set his thoughts down in letters or in a diary (or, like Dr. Seward, a phonograph recording). If, as Lovecraft wrote, "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown," then Dracula is the embodiment of this fear; inscrutable, unknowable, unreachable, impossible to negotiate or reason with. Moreover, it’s futile to try to assign him complex motivation; like the shark in Jaws or Dr. Lecter, the Count kills to feed — no more, no less. Taking all this into account, it's easy to see how bad an idea Dracula Untold really is. The story is narrated — a long time after it took place, though oddly in the same childlike voice the narrator had when the events trasnspired — by Ingeras (Art Parkinson), son of Vlad III Draculea, aka the Impaler, aka Son of the Dragon, aka Son of the Devil, aka Dracula; let's just call him Vlad (Luke Evans). "In the year of our Lord 1442, the Turkish sultan enslaved 1,000 children from Transylvania to fill the ranks of his army." One of these children grew up to become Vlad, who "disgusted by his monstrous deeds ... buried his past with the dead and returned to Transylvania to rule in peace." So Vlad just took his ball and went home. Just like that, no revolt required. Someone should tell the Sultan how slavery really works. This notwithstanding, Wallachia and Transylvania remain under Ottoman rule, and Vlad must pay an annual tribute to Sultan Mehmed II (Dominic Cooper); one can't help wondering why these two peoples are so hostile to each other, especially seeing how they share the lingua franca of British English. Mehmed takes it upon himself to 'enslaving' a thousand other children (perhaps the first thousand just walked away like Vlad?), including Ingeras. Vlad refuses, and knowing that this means war, goes to a cave in a mountain to seek help from "a vampire. From the Greek word pi, to drink [actually 'pi' is a Greek letter; the language in which it is a word that means 'drink' or 'suck' is Albanian]. The beast was once a mortal man who summoned a demon from the depths of hell to barter for his dark power. The demon deceived the man, granting his wish, but his price was an eternity condemned to the darkness of that cave, where he remains until he finds another to free him." The cave vampire (Charles Dance), who once was a Roman and thus speaks, like all Romans do in the movies, the Queen's English, gives Vlad a sip of his blood, and with it “a taste of my power. The strength of 100 men. The speed of a shooting star. Domain of the night and all its creatures. See and hear through your senses. Even heal grievous wounds ... Once you drink, your thirst for human blood will be insatiable. But if you can hold out for three days, you will return to your mortal state having tasted my power, and perhaps saved your people. [What if I feed?] I will be freed having granted the darkness a worthy offering. You will become 
 like me. A scourge on this earth destined to destroy everything you love
 I, however, will be free to unleash my wrath against the one who betrayed me. And one day, I will call upon you to serve me, my pawn, in an immortal game of revenge." All this does is show that sometimes no explanation is the best explanation. Let's compare Coppola’s Dracula, in whose introduction — featuring modern Romanian dialogue with medieval English syntax (perhaps not historically correct but still much better than English-English) — Gary Oldman plunges his sword into the stone cross of a chapel, and drinks the blood that flows from it. This doesn't necessarily make any more sense, but at least it's short and to the point, and Coppola has the good sense to not even try to explain it. Conversely, all of Dracula Untold’s heavy exposition only raises more questions than it answers. How did this Roman guy end up in Transylvania? Are there no caves in Rome? Why can't he leave the cave and Vlad can? What exactly does "an immortal game of revenge" mean? This phrase simply reeks of oxymoron. Speaking of Coppola, he was the second to make the character of Dracula and the historical Dracula one and the same person, and add a Reincarnation Romance to the plot (the first was Dan Curtis in his own 1974 Bram Stoker's Dracula, written by Richard Matheson). Director Gary Shore and screenwriters Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless repeat the formula in Dracula Untold, but their mistake is making an entire movie out of this premise. If they had done their homework, they would know that the link to Vlad III is tenuous at best, and that the real and probably only reason Stoker used the name 'Dracula' is because he was under the mistaken impression that it meant 'devil' in Romanian (but who knows; maybe the confusion of ' Greek pi' with Albanian 'pi' was a tribute to this linguistic faux pas on the Irish author’s part).

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-10

I think you have to treat this depiction of Dracula on it's own merits. There is no point comparing it with anything you've seen already. Given that, it is a perfectly watchable, and forgettable, adventure film with Luke Evans as Prince Vlad making the vampiric equivalent of a "deal with the devil" with Charles Dance to prevent his family and his kingdom from being over-run by the Turks. Dominic Cooper is really terrible as the Ottoman Sultan, though - his accent sounds like it's been finessed in his local kebab shop after too many tequila slammers on a Friday night. Evans is fine in the role, there is plenty of action and the visual effects are adequate too. Expect nothing earth shattering and you won't be let down.