Stage Draculas - Jeremy Brett and Raul Julia

[earthspirits]

Wanted to add two more compelling Draculas as portrayed by the wonderful Jeremy Brett and Raul Julia. Both men were handsome, extremely talented and charismatic, with gorgeous voices. They starred in the stage play and I wish I could have seen their performances. Costume wise, they wore elegant Victorian era evening attire, with dramatic flared collars on their capes.

Jeremy Brett as Dracula - Touring production of the stage play (1978-1979)





Raul Julia as Dracula - The play on Broadway (1977-1980)

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I had forgotten about Raul Julia. Nice! Thank you for sharing!

[earthspirits]

You're welcome! :)

[bleodswean]

Oooh! Raul! I didn't know that!

Also, Nicolas Cage -

https://screenrant.com/nicolas-cage-renfield-dracula-christopher-lee-homage/

And Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

And Claes Bang.

[earthspirits]

Yes, saw them all! I love Cage, always a delight to watch in anything. Off to read that review!

Another Dracula I didn't mention is Luke Evans in "Dracula Untold" (2014). Another handsome Dracula in love with his wife, and depicted as an "action" style historic Vlad the Impaler, dedicated to saving his family and country from invasion. Nice costumes in that too. And, thankfully, another Dracula incarnation that avoided the ever-present evening wear. Although, he did have a cape for some scenes.

That film also had Charles Dance as an ancient vampire, so another plus.

[bleodswean]

Yes, I'm focusing on the "evening wear" crowd, lol! Can't forget What We Do In The Shadows and Taika dons evening wear PLUS a nosferatu in the basement!

[earthspirits]

*heh* It's amazing how many versions of Dracula are clad in tuxes!

Big fan of "What We Do in the Shadows" (film and series versions). : ) I particularly love the series character of The Baron (Doug Jones can do no wrong).