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| Count Dracula visits the Prunksaal in Vienna |
The German documentary series
Terra X on channel
ZDF launched a new documentary on Dracula and vampires this evening,
Dracula: Die wahre Geschichte der Vampire, which is currently available on
the ZDF web site along with various information on vampire books a.o. Forensic scientist and vampire expert
Mark Benecke as well as Dr.
Clare Downham participate in this program that is partially narrated by Count Dracula himself as portrayed by actor Christian Baumann. The Count visits the archives in Vienna to examine the original
Visum et Repertum, and we see
Flückinger examine
'Arnold Paole' - even the apocryphal journey of
Gerard van Swieten to
Moravia is dramatized. Still, this is generally one of the best documentaries on the subject so far, including visits to
Romania,
London, and
Vienna, where Dracula studies some of the 18th century literature on vampires in the
Prunksaal next to the bust of van Swieten.
The documentary will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in early 2014.
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