Nov 11, 2003
50 min
Full-HD

Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree (2003)

Almost 30 years ago, two scholars from Boston revealed the historical truth behind the legendary vampire known as Dracula. For the first time, their 15-year research demonstrated the link between Bram Stoker's infamous vampire and a 15th century prince named Vlad Tepes, or "Vlad the Impaler."

Category

Documentary TV Movie

Country

United States of America

Companies

David Paradine Productions

Radu Florescu

Himself

Raymond McNally

Self (archive footage)

Bram Stoker

Self (archive footage)

Jeff Harding

Narrator

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