The
greatest monster hunter of them all has his work cut out for him as he
tracks down three deadly foes in this action-adventure saga. Gabriel Van
Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is a man who has dedicated his life to battling evil
forces who exist outside the bounds of nature; Van Helsing's work has not
always made him friends, and a false accusation of murder still trails him.
But when he's summoned to Transylvania at the behest of Anna Valerious (Kate
Beckinsale), whose family has been fighting supernatural beings for
generations, Van Helsing wastes no time answering her call. There, Van
Helsing discovers that the undying vampire Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh)
has put a misshapen creature named Igor (Kevin J. O'Connor) under his spell,
and, in turn, has forged an alliance with a hideous monster (Shuler Hensley)
who was created by the misguided Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Samuel West).
Adding to Anna's burden is her brother, Velkan (Will Kemp), a lycanthrope
who becomes a bloodthirsty wolf under the light of the full moon. Van
Helsing also co-stars Elena Anaya, Silvia Colloca, and Josie Maran as
Dracula's vampire brides. | Hugh Jackman | Gabriel Van Helsing |
| Kate Beckinsale | Anna Valerious |
| Richard Roxburgh | Count Vladislaus Dracula |
| David Wenham | Carl |
| Shuler Hensley | Frankenstein's Monster |
| Elena Anaya | Aleera |
| Will Kemp | Velkan Valerious/Wolf Man |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | Igor |
| Alun Armstrong | Cardinal Jinette |
| Silvia Colloca | Verona |
| Josie Maran | Marishka |
| Tom Fisher | Top Hat |
| Samuel West | Dr. Victor Frankenstein |
| Robbie Coltrane | Mr. Hyde |
| Dorel Mois | Dracula's Ball Performer |
| Samantha Sommers | Vampire Child |
| Jaroslav Vizner | Gendarme |
| Marianna Mois | Dracula's Ball Performer |
| Laurence Racine | Dracula's Ball Performer |
| Patrice Wojciechowski | Dracula's Ball Performer |
| Martin Klebba | Dwerger |
| Marek Vasut | Villager |
| Zuzana Durdinova | Opera Singer |
| Stephen H. Fisher | Dr. Jekyll |
| Dana Moravkova | Barmaid |
Genre/Type - Action, Horror, Monster Film, Costume Horror
Produced by - Sommers Company Production / Stephen Sommers Film / Universal
Release - May 7, 2004 (USA)
Released by - Universal Pictures
Running time - 132 min.
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