Dracula in popular culture Balderston (see below); it starred Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing, both of whom had originated their respective roles on the stage in the aforementioned play, along with Helen Chandler as Mina and Dwight Frye as Renfield. Directed by Tod Browning, it is one of the most famous versions of the story and is widely credited with initiating the Universal horror film series of the 1930s and ‘40s. The 1931 Dracula film was an inductee of the 2000 National Film Registry list. The films had music only during the opening (the famous main theme from
Taste the Blood of Dracula 6 October 2015 the movie was released on a Hammer collection pack on Blu-ray with "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave", and "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed", and "The Mummy (1959 film)". It was also released on Blu-ray separately. Taste the Blood of Dracula Taste the Blood of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, and was directed by Peter Sasdy based upon a script by Anthony Hinds. The film was released as a double bill alongside fellow Hammer production "Crescendo". It was the fifth entry in Hammer's Dracula