Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

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Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

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8.2 | 1h0m | en | Documentary

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula uncovers the life and career of legendary actor Bela Lugosi, examining his early life in Hungary and through his Hollywood successes and eventual decline. The film features a vast array of never-before-seen footage of the actor, ranging from remains of his 1918 film Struggle for Life to behind-the-scenes home movies on the set of RKO Studios. Lugosi is peppered with dozens of rare films clips and photographs, with the story itself coming to life thanks to the vast array of on-camera interviewees.

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Released: June. 15,1997 | Released Producted By: Spinning Our Wheels Productions , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.lugosidvd.com/
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Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula uncovers the life and career of legendary actor Bela Lugosi, examining his early life in Hungary and through his Hollywood successes and eventual decline. The film features a vast array of never-before-seen footage of the actor, ranging from remains of his 1918 film Struggle for Life to behind-the-scenes home movies on the set of RKO Studios. Lugosi is peppered with dozens of rare films clips and photographs, with the story itself coming to life thanks to the vast array of on-camera interviewees.

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Cast

Howard W. Koch

Director

James F. Cain

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Spinning Our Wheels Productions

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James F. Cain
James F. Cain

Art Direction

Moisés Servín
Moisés Servín

Production Design

James F. Cain
James F. Cain

Director of Photography

Moisés Servín
Moisés Servín

Assistant Director

Gary Don Rhodes
Gary Don Rhodes

Director

Bob Stovall
Bob Stovall

Editor

Moisés Servín
Moisés Servín

Associate Producer

Donald Rhodes
Donald Rhodes

Producer

Art Greenhaw

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Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined
Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
alexanderdavies-99382 It has been quite a long time since the last documentary on Bela Lugosi was made. Forrest J. Ackerman made a pretty good one on Lugosi in the early 1990s.However, Bela Lugosi historian Gary Rhodes has gone further by presenting the ultimate tribute to the horror film icon.Released to critical acclaim, "Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula" is a well-balanced of the actors life and career. His theatre and film work from his career in Hungary and is discussed in detail, along with Lugosi's early work in America.Naturally, once the stage production of "Dracula" is mentioned, the documentary gets down to more familiar territory.Lugosi's decline and drug addiction isn't side- stepped by any means as it is part of the Lugosi story, sadly.Overall, a thoroughly fascinating and professionally made documentary. Using some of the music from the 1931 "Dracula" film really adds to the occasion.The only slightly disappointing thing for me, was that the running time is under an hour. An icon of Lugosi's calibre is deserving of a feature length documentary - nearer an hour and a half.Even so, there are loads of special features on the DVD - additional interview footage, some trailers from various Lugosi films, along with rare footage of the man himself being interviewed. Altogether, the total running time is nearly 2 hours.Watch this and enjoy!
Michael_Elliott Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997) *** (out of 4) Documentary taking a look at the life and career of Bela Lugosi who would become a huge star with Dracula but pretty much fall from grace right after that. I've watched this documentary countless times and while it's very entertaining, I don't think there's any doubt that the thing is quite biased towards the actor. There's some nice interviews with those who knew Lugosi towards the end of his life including his final wife who you have to see to believe. Most of her offensive talk comes with the deleted scenes but she's certainly a rather strange woman. The one thing that didn't work for me was all the rather dirty talk regarding Lugosi. I can't how many times we get to hear that Lugosi was good looking and that women loved him. We know this so why this point gets beaten to death is beyond me. We hear how Lugosi had to fight eleven (or twelve) duels for sleeping with married women, we hear about his affair with Clara Bow and so on. Even with that said, this is a rather nice look at the man that I'm sure new fans will enjoy.
DavidAndBeecher Though it's pretty obvious that Gary Don Rhodes is VERY biased towards his subject, viewing "Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula" is still the best experience I've ever had watching a movie star bio. Lugosi was a magnificent actor in his day. In his native Hungary he was a highly respected Shakesperian actor. In the States, a combination of extreme typecasting, poor business judgement, less than perfect English & personal problems caused his career to stagnate & nosedive in his later life.But he was still a great actor, with a riveting, intoxicating screen presence. Gary Don Rhodes gives him the respect & recognition he so richly deserves. Interviews with co-stars & relatives of Lugosi give great insight into who he was both as a man and an actor. Stills & clips from early stage & screen roles show the magnitude and magnificence of his range. "Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula" is a lovely tribute that fans of the actor must see. It is a long overdue valentine to a great star who should have been respected by Hollywood when he was alive. Great job, Mr. Rhodes.