Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

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Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

2000

1h 32m

6.1(50 votes)

TV Movie

Horror

Overview

Meet the man behind the legend in this true story of Vlad the Impaler, whose vicious and cruel reputation as a bloodthirsty warlord became the basis for the myth of Dracula.

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Production Companies

The Kushner-Locke Company

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rudolf Martin

Rudolf Martin

Vlad

Jane March

Jane March

Lidia

Christopher Brand

Bruno

Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Father Stefan

Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey

King Janos

Michael Sutton

Michael Sutton

Radu

Răzvan Vasilescu

Răzvan Vasilescu

Aron

Radu Amzulescu

Inquisitor

Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern

Woman at Fountain

Claudiu Bleonţ

Claudiu Bleonţ

Sultan Mohamed

Creative team

Directed by: Joe Chappelle
Written by: Thomas Baum
Produced by: Avram Butch Kaplan

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