Legend of Dracula (Film)

Legend of Dracula or Vlad the Impaler: The Legend of Dracula is a 1936 American fantasy horror film directed by Tod Browing based on a script written by R.C. Sherriff. It stars Bela Lugosi as the title character, Vlad Dracula, loosely-based on the historical Prince Vlad Tepes of Wallachia.

The film was one of Universal Pictures' most successful films in the Hayes Code era, although its premise invoked widespread controversy since its release. It was later banned in Romania throughout the entirety of Nicolae Ceaușescu's regime, and the leader condemned it as a "slander against the Romanian people".