Van Helsing
Brief Synopsis
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Gabriel Van Helsing is a man cursed with a past he cannot recall and driven by a mission he cannot deny. Charged by a secret organization to seek out and defeat evil the world over, his efforts to rid the world of its nightmareish creatures have been rewarded with the title that now follows him: murderer. Van Helsing roams the globe an outcast, a fugitive, a loner, himself hunted by those who don't understand the true nature of his calling. When dispatched to the shadowy world of Transylvania, Van Helsing finds a land stll mired inpast--where legendary creatures of darkness come to life--a place ruled over by the evil, seductive and unfeatable vampire, Count Dracula. And it is Dracula that Van Helsing has been sent to terminate. Anna Valerious is one of the last of a powerful royal family, now nearly annihilated by Dracula. A fearless hunter in her own right, Anna is bent on avenging her ancestors and ending an ancient curse by killing the vampire. Joined by a common foe, Van Helsing and Anna set out to destroy Dracula along with his empire of fear. But in challenging an enemy who never dies, Van Helsing uncovers a secret he never imagined and comes face-to-face with the unresolved mysteries of his own enshrouded past.
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Sommers
Director
Hugh Jackman
Richard Roxburgh
Will Kemp
Kate Beckinsale
David Wenham
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Horror
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Jan Skala; Rocky Quiroz
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Paris, France; Los Angeles, California, USA; Prague, Czech Republic; Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 12m
Synopsis
Gabriel Van Helsing is a man cursed with a past he cannot recall and driven by a mission he cannot deny. Charged by a secret organization to seek out and defeat evil the world over, his efforts to rid the world of its nightmareish creatures have been rewarded with the title that now follows him: murderer. Van Helsing roams the globe an outcast, a fugitive, a loner, himself hunted by those who don't understand the true nature of his calling. When dispatched to the shadowy world of Transylvania, Van Helsing finds a land stll mired inpast--where legendary creatures of darkness come to life--a place ruled over by the evil, seductive and unfeatable vampire, Count Dracula. And it is Dracula that Van Helsing has been sent to terminate. Anna Valerious is one of the last of a powerful royal family, now nearly annihilated by Dracula. A fearless hunter in her own right, Anna is bent on avenging her ancestors and ending an ancient curse by killing the vampire. Joined by a common foe, Van Helsing and Anna set out to destroy Dracula along with his empire of fear. But in challenging an enemy who never dies, Van Helsing uncovers a secret he never imagined and comes face-to-face with the unresolved mysteries of his own enshrouded past.
Director
Stephen Sommers
Director
Cast
Hugh Jackman
Richard Roxburgh
Will Kemp
Kate Beckinsale
David Wenham
Dana Moravkova
Elena Anaya
Dorel Mois
Shuler Hensley
Tom Fisher
Jaroslav Vizner
Silvia Colloca
Robbie Coltrane
Josie Maran
Zuzana Durdinova
Kevin O'connor
Marek Va+ut
Samuel West
Shane Reed
Lead Man
Samantha June Sommers
Laurence Racine
Stephen H Fisher
Marianna Mois
Patrice Wojciechowski
Alun Armstrong
Jan Kodera
Lead Man
Crew
Ruben Abarca
On-Set Dresser
Lauren Abrams
Modelmaker
Sergio Acevedo
Foreman
Howard E Adams
Makeup Effects
Luke Adkins
Plasterer
Alia Agha
Cgi Artist
Joseph Akerman
Assistant Location Manager
Gregory P Alcus
Dresser
Jon Alexander
Digital Effects Artist
Faith Allbesson
Casting Assistant
Charles Alleneck
Animator
Jon Allitt
Digital Effects Supervisor
Alp Altiner
Matte Painter
Christian Alzmann
Art Director
Jeffrey Amaral
Electrician
Nic Anastassiou
Visual Effects Editor
Salvador Anaya
Plasterer
Andrew Anderson
Digital Effects
Howard A Anderson
Titles And Opticals
Lynn Andrews
Production Supervisor
Leah Anton
Digital Effects Artist
Steve Aplin
Animator
Charlie Araki
Accountant
Christopher Armstrong
Animator
Ondrej Arnautov
Gaffer
Ryan Arndt
Special Effects Foreman
Joakim Arnesson
Digital Effects
Dana Arnold
Rigging Gaffer
Lori Arnold
Visual Effects
Steve Arnold
Art Director
Joel Aron
Digital Effects
Richard Artman
Grip
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Martin Astles
Art Department
Steve Austin
Special Effects Technician
Carmen Y Avila
Photography
Paul Babin
Camera Operator
Dian D Bachar
Makeup Effects
Charles Bailey
Modelmaker
Kenneth Bailey
Digital Effects
Jeri Baker
Hair Stylist
Karen M. Baker
Supervising Sound Editor
Laura Baker
Set Costumer
David Balfour
Property Master
Ken Banks
Makeup Effects
Leigh Barbier
Digital Effects Artist
Anthony Barlow
Makeup Effects
Kevin Barnhill
Digital Effects
Bara Barova
Props
Bill Barr
Visual Effects
Ray Barrett
Construction Coordinator
Maria K. Battle
Assistant Director
Travis Baumann
Digital Effects Artist
Thomas M Baxa
Art Department
Chris Bayz
Digital Effects Artist
Ben Beaird
Key Grip
Gary A Beaird
Dolly Grip
Alex Beddow
Adr
Kathleen Beeler
Digital Effects
Joel Behrens
Digital Effects Artist
Jennifer C. Bell
Visual Effects Producer
Tori Belleci
Modelmaker
Jeffrey Benedict
Animation Supervisor
Linda Benevente-notaro
Makeup Effects
Hugh Bengs
Digital Effects Artist
Colin Benoit
Cgi Artist
Jakub Berdych
Painter
Jeffrey Bernstein
Digital Effects
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Pavel Bezdek
Stunts
Don Bies
Modelmaker
David Bifano
Music Engineer
Andrea Biklian
Digital Effects Artist
Wayne Billheimer
Visual Effects
Nancy Bishop
Casting
Duncan Blackman
Cgi Artist
Matthew Blackwell
Digital Effects
Bryan Blair
Makeup Effects
Josh Bleibtreu
Director Of Photography
Terra Bliss-alvarez
Visual Effects Producer
David Blitstein
Special Effects Supervisor
Richard Bluff
Matte Painter
Ekkehard Boehnel
Rigging Grip
Rudolf Bok
Stunts
Jean Bolte
Digital Effects Supervisor
Aron Bonar
Digital Effects
John Bonnin
Camera Utility
Bryan Bowen
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Bowman
Assistant Sound Editor
Mike Boyle
Animal Wrangler
Petr Bozdech
Stunts
Richard Bradshaw
Stunt Double
Timothy Brakensiek
Digital Effects
Kristen Leigh Branan
Visual Effects Producer
Justin Brandstater
Matte Painter
Sam Breach
Digital Effects
Kevin Brennan
Art Department
Kevin Britton
Production Assistant
Gerald Brom
Concept Artist
Milos Brossinger
Special Effects Technician
Craig Brown
Grip
Debra Brown
Choreographer
Ron Brown
Art Department
Simon Brown
Digital Effects
Tripp Brown
Digital Effects
Troy Brown
Stunt Double
Troy Brown
Stunt Coordinator
Matt Brumit
Digital Effects Artist
Ken Bryan
Modelmaker
Bara Bucharova
Assistant Set Decorator
Andy Buecker
Animator
Sam Bui
3-D Artist
David Bullock
Researcher
Keith Bunting
Best Boy Grip
Carey Burens
Visual Effects Editor
Lucie Burianova
Set Production Assistant
David Burnce
Production
Tommy Burnette
Digital Effects Artist
Raymond Bushey
Assistant Editor
Lloyd Bushwell
Props
Colleen Callaghan
Hair Stylist
Sonia Calvert
Digital Effects Artist
Alex Cameron
Assistant Art Director
Allan Cameron
Production Designer
Josh Campbell
Assistant Editor
Luca Canfora
Wardrobe Assistant
Greg Cannom
Special Makeup Effects
Mario Capellari
Digital Effects
Kyle Carden
Best Boy Grip
Richard L Carden
Dolly Grip
Scott Carden
Grip
Derrick Carlin
Animator
Cindy Carr
Set Decorator
Debbie Lee Carrington
Stunts
Michael Carroll
Plasterer
Scott Carroll
Animator
Pavel Caslavsky
Rigging Gaffer
Christine Castellano
Production Assistant
Richard E. Castro
Accounting Assistant
Andrew Cawrse
Digital Effects Supervisor
Chris Cera
Makeup Effects
Lanny Cermak
Cgi Artist
Viktor Cervenka
Stunts
Milan Chadima
Camera Operator
Adam Chambers
Best Boy
Kai Chang
Production
Karel Charvat
Dolly Grip
Marie Charvatova
Set Costumer
David Cheesman
Props
Max Chen
Researcher
Jackie Cheng
Set Costumer
Sylvie Chesneau
Script Supervisor
Peter A Chevako
Makeup Effects
Terry Chostner
Cgi Artist
Lydia Choy
Cgi Artist
Pamela J. Choy
Modelmaker
Eric Christensen
Digital Effects Artist
Ian Christie
Animation Supervisor
Marc Chu
Animator
Martin Cigler
Office Assistant
Stuart Clarke
Painter
Robert Clot
Special Effects Foreman
Bill Cobb
Special Effects Technician
Grady Cofer
Animation Supervisor
Melissa Coggiola
Assistant
Alan B Cohen
Assistant Camera
Harry Cohen
Sound Effects Editor
Joanna Colbert
Casting
Dylan Cole
Matte Painter
Zachary Cole
Digital Effects
Jonathen Collins
Animator
Tom Connole
Camera Operator
Brian Connor
Digital Effects Artist
Jennifer Conroy
Production Coordinator
Jerry D Constantine
Special Effects Technician
Caitlin Content
Digital Effects Artist
Nick Conti
Production Assistant
Judy Cook
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Garry Cooper
Special Effects Technician
Anthony Cope
Plasterer
Frantisek Copf
Art Assistant
Catherine Craig
Digital Effects Artist
Christine Cram
Visual Effects
Barry Crane
Makeup Effects
Don Crawford
Digital Effects Artist
Steve Cremin
Special Effects Foreman
Lee Croft
Digital Effects Artist
John Cucci
Foley Artist
Ken Culver
Makeup Effects
Keith P. Cunningham
Art Director
Julie D'antoni
Animation Supervisor
Jon Danniells
Assistant Set Decorator
Laura Dash
Stunts
Allen Daviau
Director Of Photography
Scott David
Digital Effects Artist
Kathleen Davidson
Digital Effects
Zack Davis
Adr Editor
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Lindy De Quattro
Digital Effects
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Horror
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Jan Skala; Rocky Quiroz
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Paris, France; Los Angeles, California, USA; Prague, Czech Republic; Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 12m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video October 19, 2004
Released in United States Spring May 7, 2004
Kodak
Released in United States Spring May 7, 2004
Released in United States on Video October 19, 2004
