Dracula: The True Story

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Steven Barton
Steven Barton

Himself - Vampire Actor

Dan Berindei
Dan Berindei

Himself - Historian

Brianna Caradja
Brianna Caradja

Herself - 27th Generation Great-Granddaughter of Vlad Tepes (as Princess Brianna Caradja)

Paul Daian
Paul Daian

Himself - Vampire Hunter

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Himself

Christian Reiter
Christian Reiter

Himself - Pathologist

Raymond McNally
Raymond McNally

Self - Historian

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    The Irish novelist, Bram Stoker, gave the world Dracula in 1897. This documentary explores the historical figure behind the fictional figure of horror and examines medical explanations for the myths of vampires.

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    1997-01-01

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