Draculas ring
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Draculas ring is a Danish
TV-miniseries produced by Danmarks Radio
and shown only once, with daily episodes from October 15 to October 21, 1978.
The series consists of seven 15-minute episodes, written and directed by Flemming la Cour and Edmondt Jensen, with theme music by Willy Grevelund.
The plot concerns three young Danes spending a vacation in Malta
, where they find a coffin sealed with the ring of Count Dracula
. They take the ring back home to Denmark
, but Dracula rises from his coffin and follows them to reclaim it.
Bent Børgesen starred as Dracula, and local celebrities Anniqa, Rolv Wesenlund
and Jørgen de Mylius
had cameo roles as vampire victims.
Apart from BBC
's Count Dracula
(1977), a TV-movie aired in two parts, Draculas ring was the first Dracula
-based television series.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
TV-miniseries produced by Danmarks Radio
Danmarks Radio
DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...
and shown only once, with daily episodes from October 15 to October 21, 1978.
The series consists of seven 15-minute episodes, written and directed by Flemming la Cour and Edmondt Jensen, with theme music by Willy Grevelund.
The plot concerns three young Danes spending a vacation in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, where they find a coffin sealed with the ring of Count Dracula
Count Dracula
Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula and archetypal vampire. Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler...
. They take the ring back home to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, but Dracula rises from his coffin and follows them to reclaim it.
Bent Børgesen starred as Dracula, and local celebrities Anniqa, Rolv Wesenlund
Rolv Wesenlund
Rolv Helge Wesenlund is a Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, writer, and actor.Wesenlund is most famous for having portrayed the title character in the movies Bør Børson, Bør Børson II, and the TV series Fleksnes Fataliteter...
and Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius is a Danish radio and TV personality that is best known for his work in connection with the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a host and commentator...
had cameo roles as vampire victims.
Apart from BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Count Dracula
Count Dracula
Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula and archetypal vampire. Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler...
(1977), a TV-movie aired in two parts, Draculas ring was the first Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
-based television series.