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    Dracula (1931)

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    The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!

    Director: Tod Browning

    OVERALL: R1

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    R1 America - (Universal Pictures)
    R1 America - (Universal Pictures - The Legacy Collection)
    R1 AE America - (Universal Pictures - 75th Anniversary Edition)
    R2 Scandinavia - (Universal Pictures)
    R2 Scandinavia - (Universal Pictures - The Legacy Collection)
    R2 United Kingdom - (Universal Pictures)
    R2 United Kingdom - (Universal Pictures)
    R4 Australia - (Universal Pictures)

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    R1 America - (Universal Pictures)

  • Extras:
    Dracula (1931)
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer
    Production notes
    Cast & crew biographies and filmographies
    Recommendations listing
    DVD-ROM: Web link
    The Spanish version of Drácula (1931)
    Introduction to the Spanish version of Dracula (by Lupita Tovar Kohner - 4:16 min)
  • Subtitles:
    English HoH, and French
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    This is now OOP. Only in the double feature with "Spanish Dracula (1931)". Also in the "Universal's Classic Monster Collection" 8-disc box set (also OOP), with "The Mummy", "The Invisible Man", "The Bride of Frankenstein", "The Wolf Man", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Frankenstein", and "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". Also in the "Classic Monsters - The Definitive Collection" 3-disc box set, with "Frankenstein", and "The Wolf Man" (also OOP).
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    R1 America - (Universal Pictures - The Legacy Collection)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE
    Dracula (1931)
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
    "Stephen Sommers On Universal´s Classic Monster: Dracula" -featurette (6:43 min)
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer

    DISC TWO - side A
    Dracula's Daughter (1936)
    Theatrical trailer (Daughter)
    Introduction to the Spanish version of Dracula (by Lupita Tovar Kohner - 4:16 min)
    Theatrical trailer (Son of Dracula)
    The Spanish version of Drácula (1931)

    DISC TWO - side B
    Son of Dracula (1943)
    House of Dracula (1945)
  • Subtitles:
    English HoH, Spanish, and French
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    ("Dracula (1931)"): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
    (others): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
  • Case type:
    Special Case
  • Notes:
    5 film, 2-disc box set (1 "DVD-9" and 1 double-sided "DVD-18" - Both discs housed inside of a hard cover digipack, which in turn slides into a slipcase style). Also in "The Monster Legacy Collection" box set, that contains all 13 films of the "Legacy Collection" on 6 discs, plus 3 exclusive hand-cast busts from sculptor Mat Falls/Sideshow Collectibles.

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    R1 AE America - (Universal Pictures - 75th Anniversary Edition)

  • Commentaries:
    DISC ONE
    Dracula (1931)
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
    Audio commentary with Steve Haberman, co-writer of "Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)"
  • Extras:
    "Monster Track" subtitle trivia track
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    "Lugosi: The Dark Prince" -documentary (35 min)

    DISC TWO
    The Spanish version of Drácula (1931)
    Introduction to the Spanish version of Dracula (by Lupita Tovar Kohner - 4:16 min)
    "Universal Horror" -documentary (from 1998)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer
  • Subtitles:
    English HoH, French, and Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    ("Dracula (1931)"): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
    (The Spanish version of Drácula (1931)): Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
  • Case type:
    2-Disc Digi-Pack
  • Notes:
    Universal Legacy Series.

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    R2 Scandinavia - (Universal Pictures)

  • Commentaries:
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
  • Extras:
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer
  • Subtitles:
    English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Also in the "Universal's Classic Monster Collection" 8-disc box set, with "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", "The Invisible Man", "The Bride of Frankenstein", "The Wolf Man", "The Phantom of the Opera", and "The Creature from the Black Lagoon".

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    R2 Scandinavia - (Universal Pictures - The Legacy Collection)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE
    Dracula (1931)
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer

    DISC TWO
    Dracula's Daughter (1936)
    Theatrical trailer (Daughter)
    Introduction to the Spanish version of Dracula (by Lupita Tovar Kohner - 4:16 min)
    The Spanish version of Drácula (1931)

    DISC THREE
    Son of Dracula (1943)
    Theatrical trailer (Son of Dracula)
    House of Dracula (1945)
    Theatrical trailer (House of Dracula)
  • Subtitles:
    ("Dracula (1931)") Danish, Dutch, Finnish, English HoH, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish
    (others): Danish, Finnish, English HoH, Norwegian, Russian, and Swedish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    ("Dracula (1931)"): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
    (others): English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
    (Spanish Dracula): Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
  • Case type:
    Special Case
  • Notes:
    5 film, 3-disc box set (3 "DVD-9" -discs, housed inside of a thick 3-disc amaray cover, which in turn slides into a cardboard slipcase).
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    R2 United Kingdom - (Universal Pictures)

  • Commentaries:
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
  • Extras:
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer
  • Subtitles:
    English HoH, Arabic, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, and Romanian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Region 2/4 encoded.
    Also available as part of the 15 disc "Monster Legacy Collection" which includes "Dracula (English & Spanish)", "Dracula's Daughter", "Son of Dracula", "House of Dracula", "Frankenstein", "Bride of Frankenstein", "Son of Frankenstein", "Ghost of Frankenstein", "House of Frankenstein", "The Wolfman", "Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man", "Werewolf of London", "She Wolf of London", "Creature From the Black Lagoon", "The Invisible Man", "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Mummy" along with three hand painted busts of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein, Bela Lugosi's Dracula and Lon Chaney Jr's Wolfman aswell as an exclusive documentary.

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    R2 United Kingdom - (Universal Pictures)

  • Extras:
    Dracula (1931)
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
    "Stephen Sommers On Universal´s Classic Monster: Dracula" -featurette (6:43 min)
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer
    Bonus trailer: "Van Helsing (2004)"
    House of Dracula (1945)
  • Subtitles:
    English, and English HoH
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
  • Case type:
    Special Case
  • Notes:
    Double feature.

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    R4 Australia - (Universal Pictures)

  • Commentaries:
    Audio commentary with film historian David J. Skal
  • Extras:
    "The Road To Dracula" -original documentary (35:02 min)
    Poster & photo montage (with music - 9:12 min)
    Theatrical trailer
  • Subtitles:
    English HoH, Arabic, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, and Romanian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (original score)
    English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Philip Glass score)
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Region 2/4 encoded.
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    OVERALL: R1

    2-disc "75th Anniversary Edition" includes the best transfer (also the "Spanish version" is improved) and extras. Note, that it´s missing the "Stephen Sommers" -featurette from the "Legacy"-collections.

    The best overall package (if you want several films) is between the R1 and R2 Scandinavian "The Legacy Collection" -releases (those, and original R1 has "The Spanish version of Drácula", and R2 UK re-release has the "House of Dracula"). Scandinavian -release is missing the "Stephen Sommers" -featurette.

    General notes about the transfer (SPOILERS!):
    Comparing "Legacy” to the previous "older releases" AND a new "75th Anniversary Edition", there are few differences in the soundtrack:
    1) In the scene where Renfield is being strangled by Dracula, in the "older releases/75th AE", Renfield is screaming, but in the "Legacy"-version, he barely screams at all.
    -"Old version": at 67:21 min (PAL).
    -"Legacy": at 70:08 min (NTSC).
    2) In the final scene where Van Helsing is staking Dracula, in the "older releases/75th", Dracula is moaning several times, but in the "Legacy"-version, he only moans one time.
    -"Old version": at 70:00 min (PAL).
    -"Legacy": at 72:55 min (NTSC).

    Please see the image-comparison from below:

    DVDBeaver link

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    CUTS:

    • R1 America - (Universal Pictures) - No cuts
    • R1 America- Universal Pictures - The Legacy Collection - No cuts
    • R1 AE America- Universal Pictures - 75th Anniversary Edition - No cuts
    • R2 Scandinavia - (Universal Pictures) - No cuts
    • R2 Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - The Legacy Collection - No cuts
    • R2 United Kingdom - (Universal Pictures) - No cuts
    • R2 United Kingdom - (Universal Pictures) - No cuts
    • R4 Australia - (Universal Pictures) - No cuts
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    Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 06/10/02
    Comparison last updated by Jari_Kovalainen on 25/09/06

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