Dracula III: Legacy is a 2005 horror film and the sequel to Dracula 2000 and Dracula II: Ascension. The film was directed by Patrick Lussier and stars Jason Scott Lee, Jason London, Roy Scheider, and Diane Neal. It was released direct-to-video on July 12, 2005. The role of Dracula is played by Rutger Hauer, following Gerard Butler in Dracula 2000 and Stephen Billington in Dracula II: Ascension, continuing the theme of Dracula's appearance changing due to "regeneration". Hauer had played vampires before, in 'Salem's Lot and in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Five years after the events of Dracula... II: Ascension, Father Uffizi and Luke discover that Dracula has returned with Elizabeth to his castle in the Carpathian Mountains. However, fearing that Uffizi has been tainted by Dracula, Cardinal Siqueros refuses to give Uffizi his blessing for the mission. Uffizi defrocks himself and sets out with Luke to Bucharest. Romania has been devastated by a civil war, and NATO peacekeepers line the streets.
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| Release date: | 2005 |
| Directed by: | Patrick Lussier |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | Bob Weinstein, Nick Phillips |
| Music by: | Ceiri Torjussen, Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography: | Douglas Milsome |
| Estimated budget: | $3,200,000 |