Dracula (lost Russian film; existence unconfirmed; 1920): Difference between revisions

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Reference to the film in The Vampire Book; screencap courtesy of Cinemassacre.

Status: Lost

Dracula (1920) is an alleged Soviet version of Dracula. The existence of this film has not been confirmed, as no production stills, footage, or significant information about the film has survived.^[1] All existing information about the film comes from The Vampire Book - The Encyclopedia Of The Undead by J. Gordon Melton.^[2]

If this film does exist, it would be the first film adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula.

References

↑ Wikipedia page with a brief description of the film. Retrieved 17 Mar '16.
↑ Amazon page for the third edition of the book. Retrieved 17 Mar '16.

[1] Wikipedia page with a brief description of the film. Retrieved 17 Mar '16.

[2] Amazon page for the third edition of the book. Retrieved 17 Mar '16.

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-[[File:Dracula.jpg|thumb|300px|Reference to the film in ''The Vampire Book''; screencap courtesy of cinemassacre.com.]]The first movie adaptation of '''Dracula''' was apparently made in Russia in 1920, with no known copies surviving.
+{{InfoboxLost
+|title=<center>Dracula (1920)</center>
+|image=Dracula.jpg
+|imagecaption=Reference to the film in ''The Vampire Book''; screencap courtesy of ''Cinemassacre''.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+}}
+'''''Dracula (1920)''''' is an alleged Soviet version of Dracula. The existence of this film has not been confirmed, as no production stills, footage, or significant information about the film has survived.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_in_popular_culture#Early_adaptations Wikipedia page with a brief description of the film.] Retrieved 17 Mar '16.</ref> All existing information about the film comes from ''The Vampire Book - The Encyclopedia Of The Undead'' by J. Gordon Melton.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/The-Vampire-Book-Encyclopedia-Undead/dp/157859281X Amazon page for the third edition of the book.] Retrieved 17 Mar '16.</ref>
-No other details are known about it, and all of that previous information comes from ''The Vampire Book - The Encyclopedia Of The Undead'' by J. Gordon Melton.
+If this film does exist, it would be the first film adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, ''Dracula''.
+==References==
+<references />
 [[Category:Lost films]]
 [[Category:Existence unconfirmed]]