In 1979 Frank Langella starred as a sexually charged version of the Count in the big budget Dracula directed by John Badham and featuring a score by John T. Williams. Based on the 1977 Broadway revival of the 1927 Deane-Balderston play, in which Langella had starred in the title role, it also starred Laurence Olivier as Van Helsing and Donald Pleasence as Dr. Seward.