Intellect

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Authors:  Gary D Rhodes 
DOI: 10.1386/host.1.1.25/1

Keywords
Drakula halála,Károly Lajthay,Paul Askonas,Lajos Pánczél,vampire cinema,silent horror films,lost films

Abstract
This essay covers the history of Károly Lajthay’s Hungarian film Drakula halála (1921), the cinema’s first adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. The essay attempts to construct a production history of the film, as well as to create an accurate list of cast members and key filming locations. As Drakula halála is lost, the essay also features the very first English translation of an extremely rare 1924 Hungarian novella based on the film, which offers much insight into its narrative.