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introducing the young solicitor Jonathan Harker on his fateful journey through the Carpathian Mountains to a remote castle. In a village at dusk, an Elder Woman gives him a crucifix for protection against the "evil night" before he takes a coach toward the perilous Borgo Pass.
1 min. 11 sec.
Jonathan Harker arrives at Castle Dracula and quickly notes his host's strange habits and lack of a visible staff. His curiosity turns to dread when he sees his own reflection but not Dracula's in a mirror, which Dracula then violently destroys. As distant wolves howl, Jonathan realizes he's a prisoner, meticulously barred from escape, and pens a worried letter to his fiancée, Mina.