Dracula Untold (2014)
How Vlad became Dracula, as an origin story.
Ask what would make a man choose to become the monster, and answer with a war.
You want the Count as the hero of his own origin story, told as a war film.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: the name, and the link between Dracula and the historical Vlad III.
Changes: the entire novel, which this film comes before. It is a war film about a prince protecting his son.
Whose story is it?
Vlad’s.
How much time does it ask?
1 hr 33 min, Gary Shore directing; Luke Evans as Vlad.
Universal, rated PG-13; set in 1462.
Where to find it
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray — Amazon
Other ways to get it: Prime Video — Amazon · Universal Pictures Home Entertainment · Find where it’s streaming — JustWatch
More Draculas: Nosferatu (1922) · Dracula (1931) · Dracula (1958), or Horror of Dracula