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Henrik Galeen (writer)
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Release Date:
3 June 1929 (USA) more
Plot:
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula." full summary | full synopsis
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My conception of the vampire made celluloid... more (249 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Max Schreck | ... | Graf Orlok | |
| Gustav von Wangenheim | ... | Hutter (as Gustav v. Wangenheim) | |
| Greta Schröder | ... | Ellen Hutter, seine Frau (as Greta Schroeder) | |
| Alexander Granach | ... | Knock, ein Häusermakler | |
| Georg H. Schnell | ... | Westenra - Hutters Freund (as G.H. Schnell) | |
| Ruth Landshoff | ... | Lucy, Westenras Frau | |
| John Gottowt | ... | Professor Bulwer, ein Paracelsianer | |
| Gustav Botz | ... | Professor Sievers - der Stadtarzt | |
| Max Nemetz | ... | Käpitän der Demeter | |
| Wolfgang Heinz | ... | Matrose 1 | |
| Albert Venohr | ... | Matrose 2 | |
| Eric van Viele | ... | Matrose 3 |
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Also Known As:
Nosferatu (UK) (USA)
Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror
Nosferatu, a Symphony of Terror
Terror of Dracula
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Runtime:
94 min | USA:81 min | Spain:65 min (VHS version) | Spain:92 min (DVD edition) | 84 min (1994 restored version projected at 20 fps) | UK:88 min (1997 restored version) | Belgium:85 min | Sweden:84 min (DVD version)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) (video rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1922) | Finland:K-12 (1987) | Iceland:L | Canada:13+ (Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Czech Republic:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:PG | USA:Unrated | Spain:T | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Quebec)
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Max Schreck is seen on screen, even before his character Graf Orlok is presented to the audience. He appears briefly opposite Hutter at the desk at the office of Knock, looking up from writing when Knock calls on Hutter to give him the assignment of going to see the count. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The captain of the ship carrying Nosferatu ties himself to the wheel with a 'granny knot' (which may slip loose), rather than the correct sailors 'reef knot'. Knot is clearly visible at 52:00 min on the DVD. more
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Knock, ein häusermakler: It will cost you sweat and tears, and perhaps... a little blood. more
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Referenced in In the Land of Phantoms (2008) (V) more
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I despise most vampire stories. Not even Florence Stoker's dear departed husband could keep me occupied after the first act in Transylvania in "Dracula". The vampire has been so romanticized as an archetype (particularly during the '90s) that I can't but feel that most horror fans have forgotten exactly what made us afraid of these guys to begin with. Murnau's "Nosferatu" is just such a reminder and, because of that, is the only screen version of "Dracula" that I have ever loved.
Though Murnau, in the hopes of dodging the copyright bullet, took many liberties with the novel, he actually shot a great part of the film on location (an unusual practice for the time) in the historical Dracula's old stomping grounds: the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. The town, landscapes, and castles were all for real, not just some fancy studio backdrop. To me, it helps convey the tone of authenticity, as you can believe this story being told. As for Max Schreck, no charming, suave seducer is he. With his bald head, bushy eyebrows, rat-like teeth, pointed ears, nails as long as the fingers they are attached to, emaciated build, and stare that seems to come from the bottom of Hell itself, he is the primal, archetypal image of the vampire of legend.
While some could interpret this tale as a subtext to Nazism or anti-Semetism, at it's core, it's simply the tale of a monster, who brings ruin and death in his wake. That such a tale has managed to survive it's era, considering the obstacles that could have totally removed it from view, is the gain of all who have seen. Eat your heart out, Bela Lugosi.