Nosferatu (1922) (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror)

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Directed by

F.W. Murnau

Starring (View all)

Max Schreck
Graf Orlok

Gustav von Wangenheim
Hutter

Greta Schröder
Ellen - seine Frau

Georg H. Schnell
Harding - ein Reeder

Ruth Landshoff
Ruth - seine Schwester

Gustav Botz
Professor Sievers - der Stadtarzt

Alexander Granach
Knock - ein Häusermakler

John Gottowt
Professor Bulwer - ein Paracelsianer

Written by

Henrik Galeen
screen play

Bram Stoker
based on the novel: Dracula

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A distinctive, landmark vampire movie!

16 years, 3 months ago at Jun 14 8:45

PvtCaboose91

7 votes

"Not so fast, my young friend! No-one can outrun their fate."

F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film Nosferatu is a groundbreaking masterpiece of the vampire genre: a truly fascinating film that is the essential blueprint for all vampire movies that were to follow. Murnau fundamentally gave birth to the horror genre with this silent film from the German Expressionism era of filmmaking. At t... read more

Your precious blood!

14 years, 3 months ago at Jun 7 12:38

Lexi

5 votes

''Blood! Your precious blood!''

Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula."

Max Schreck: Graf Orlok

Made in 1922, Nosferatu is the first big screen adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and it is by far the best.
A free adaptation of the famous book,... read more

A great classic

13 years, 4 months ago at May 16 14:11

johanlefourbe

2 votes

Wow, man... It is almost a 100 years old... How awesome is that! It is black and white, it is silent and yet it is totally spellbinding. I wonder how many so-called horror fans have still to watch this masterpiece? Basically, it is simply the first and ultimate vampire flick, no more no less. In my opinion and a view shared by the gross majority of the film community, it is still an amazing featur... read more

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Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula."

Release date: 18 May 1922
UPC: 014381409826

Tags: Horror (45), Silent (36), 1922 (28), Vampires (24), German (23), Vampire (18), 1920s (17), Germany (15), Gothic (12), Dracula (11), German Expressionism (11), Adaptation (8), (7), Black And White (6), Based On Novel (6), Castle (6), Silent Film (6), Coffin (5), Magic (4)

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A masterpiece of expressionism and terror

“Having loved Faust(1926) I realised I had never seen Nosferatu(1922), which was apparently even better. I could really kick myself, for Nosferatu is every bit as good as everybody says. As much as I did love Faust, I love Nosferatu even more. It plays loosely with the Dracula story but is just as effective. The film is atmospheric, and the scary scenes still pack a powerful punch, the finale with Orlock's shadow outside his victim's door is terrifying. The expressionistic images do look really beautiful, but not overly so to undermine the scares or the atmosphere. The restored version's music score is suitably haunting, and FW Murnau's direction is superb. But if anything is to be remembered long after Nosferatu is over, other than the ending, it is the performance of Max Schreck. He is me” read more