Friday, June 27, 2014

6.27 John Badham's 'Dracula 1979' Comes To Blu-ray:


Press Release: Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of director John Badham's Dracula (1979), starring Frank Langella as the titular Count, Laurence Olivier as Abraham Van Helsing, Kate Nelligan as Lucy, Donald Pleasence as Lucy's father Dr. Jack Seward, Jan Francis as Mina and Trevor Eve as Jonathan Harker. The film makes its North American Blu-ray debut on September 2nd.

Official Synopsis: Throughout history, Dracula has filled men's hearts with fear and women's hearts with desire. In this stylish retelling of the classic tale of horror, Frank Langella gives an electrifying performance as the bloodthirsty Count, with Sir Laurence Olivier as his legendary nemesis, Van Helsing, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter seeking to end the Dark Prince's reign of terror over the citizens of Transylvania.

The Blu-ray release of Dracula is presented in 1080p with a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track. Special features include:

* The Revamping of Dracula
* Feature Commentary with Director John Badham
* Universal Classic Monsters Trailer
* Dracula TV Series Trailer
* Digital HD UltraViolet Digital Copy