Episode 163 - Turkish Dracula

Your deadicated hosts travel to Turkey for the country's first horror film, DRAKULA İSTANBUL'DA (1953) from director Mehmet Muhtar! Starring Atif Kaptan as Dracula, Bülent Oran as Azmi (aka Jonathan Harker), and Annie Ball as Güzin (aka Mina). Hear about the history of Turkey, its film industry, and the Dracula adaptation the film is inspired by, Kazıklı Voyvoda by Ali Riza Seyfi. Book adaptation and history of Turkey 00:00; Film industry context setting 39:25; Synopsis 51:12; Discussion 1:07:28; Ranking 1:41:33