show video You have not yet given permission to place the required cookies. Accept the required cookies to view this content.Inhalt anzeigen Biographical Short Film Vlad Dracula - The Impaler? Few historical figures have captured the imagination of later generations as much as the Wallachian prince Vlad III Drăculea (* c. 1431). He is the historical model for the vampire lord Dracula - the world-famous protagonist of countless films and books, not least Bram Stoker's (1847-1912) novel "Dracula," published in 1897. But how did the ruler and army commander, who was quite recognized in his time, become the 'Prince of Darkness'? Which legends are true - which are not? And when and why did they come into being?