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Van Helsing
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Credits
Title: Van Helsing
Director: Stephen Sommers
Writers: Stephen Sommers
Producers: Bob Ducsay; Sam Mercer; Stephen Sommers; Artist W. Robinson
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Cinematography: Allen Daviau
Editors: Bob Ducsay; Jim May; Kelly Matsumoto
Production
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Released: May 7th, 2004
Rating: PG-13
Running time: 131 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $160,000,000 [1]
Gross: $120,177,084 (US) [1]
$300,257,475 (Worldwide)
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Van Helsing is an American feature film of the action and horror genres. It is based on the character of Abraham Van Helsing, who was first made famous in the 1897 novel Dracula by author Bram Stoker. The film is also inspired by the classic "Universal Monsters" monster mash-up films of the 1930s and 1940s. The film was written and directed by Stephen Sommers and produced by Universal Pictures. It was released theatrically in the United States on May 7th, 2004.

The film stars Hugh Jackman as Gabriel Van Helsing, who is a decidedly younger and more physically capable version of the Van Helsing character than the dottering middle-aged scholar that audiences are familiar with seeing from previous works. Co-starring in the film is Kate Beckinsale as ass-kicker Anna Valerious, along with Richard Roxburgh as the fanged one, Count Dracula hisself, Shuler Hensley as the Frankenstein Monster, Kevin J. O'Connor as Igor, and David Wenham as Van Helsing's monk sidekick, Carl. Rounding out the cast is Will Kemp as the werewolf, Velkan.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Hugh Jackman Gabriel Van Helsing
Kate Beckinsale Anna Valerious
Richard Roxburgh Count Valdislaus Dracula
David Wenham Carl
Shuler Hensley Frankenstein Monster
Elena Anaya Aleera
Will Kemp Velkan
Kevin J. O'Connor Igor
Alun Armstrong Cardinal Jinette
Silvia Colloca Verona
Josie Maran Marishka
Tom Fisher Top Hat
Samuel West Victor Frankenstein
Robbie Coltrane Edward Hyde
Stephen H. Fisher Henry Jekyll
Dana Morávková Barmaid
Zuzana Durdinová Opera singer
Jaroslav Vizner Gendarme
Marek Vasut Villager
Samantha Sommers Vampire child
Dorel Mois Dracula's ball performer
Marianna Mois Dracula's ball performer
Laurence Racine Dracula's ball performer
Patrice Wojciechowski Dracula's ball performer

Notes & Trivia[]

See also[]

Dracula

Media

The World of Dracula

Frankenstein

The Wolf Man

External Links[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IMDB; Van Helsing (2004); Box office & business.
  2. IMDB; Van Helsing (2004); Filming locations.
  3. Amazon.com; Van Helsing (2004); Blu-ray release info and special features.
  4. Box Office Mojo; Van Helsing (2004); Domestic Summary.

Keywords[]

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