25 Things You Didn't Know About Bram Stoker's Dracula

One would expect a lavish production of Dracula to utilise some of the novel's more exotic locations, such as the real Transylvania, Wallachia, Romania or areas of eastern Europe that have now become popular for historical film and TV productions such as Croatia, The Czech republic and Estonia.

Budget restraints, however, would force Coppola to shoot the film entirely on a sound stage with specially crafted sets doubling for Castle Dracula, Victorian London and Whitby. With some atmospheric lighting, stunning practical effects and good old fashioned acting, the results were seamless and just as convincing as any potentially risky location shoot.