Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

Dark Prince The True Story of Dracula alternately titled Dracula The Dark Prince and Dark Prince Legend of Dracula is a horrorwar television film, which premiered in the United States on the USA Network on Halloween, October 31, 2000. It is about Vlad III Dracula, the Impaler, the historical figure who gave Bram Stokers Dracula his name.

His bride Lidia Jane March discovers what Vlad does to the bodies of his enemies and is horrified. She begins to lose her grip on sanity, claiming to hear the voices of the dead. He reluctantly banishes her to a convent, which he later regrets and amends. Lidia, however, remains the same and ultimately commits suicide, leaving Vlad dispirited and alone with their adolescent son. Vlads brother Radu arrives at the head of a large Turkish invasion force.The narrative of the film is presented as evidence given at a hearing following Vlads alignment with the Roman Catholic King of Hungary. At the end of the film, Vlad is excommunicated by the Orthodox Church shortly before being assassinated by Radu and having a vision of Lidia calling his name. As a result of his condemnation by the priests, Vlad is found to have risen from the grave and gained eternal life, free to roam the earth as he has been denied entrance to both Heaven and Hell, implying that he has now become the very vampire for which his name is famous. ........

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