Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror Dracula (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror

Dracula (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

Since Bram Stoker conceived it while on holiday in Whitby, Yorkshire, his vampire novel has exerted an enduring fascination. Christopher Frayling traces the book's origins and also Dracula's changing face as he moved from page to screen.

Director

Derek Towers

Writer

Christopher Frayling (written by)

Cinematographer

David South

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Updated Dec 18, 1996

Release date

Dec 18, 1996 (United Kingdom)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Christopher Frayling Self - Presenter (as Professor Christopher Frayling) Self - Presenter (as Professor Christopher Frayling) See fewer	Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996)
Alexander Gowrie The Vampyre (as Lord Ruthven The Earl of Gowrie) The Vampyre (as Lord Ruthven The Earl of Gowrie) See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Trevor St. John Hacker Bram Stoker Bram Stoker See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Eileen Daly Dracula's Bride Dracula's Bride See fewer	Razor Blade Smile (1998)
Anthony Jackson Bram Stoker (voice) Bram Stoker (voice) See fewer	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Peter Cushing Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Louis Jourdan Count Dracula (archive footage) Count Dracula (archive footage) See fewer	Octopussy (1983)
Christopher Lee Count Dracula (archive footage) Count Dracula (archive footage) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Bela Lugosi Count Dracula / Mora (archive footage) Count Dracula / Mora (archive footage) See fewer	Dracula (1931)
Max Schreck Count Orlok (archive footage) Count Orlok (archive footage) See fewer	Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)