Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.
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Title: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
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| Klaus Kinski | ... | Count Dracula | |
| Isabelle Adjani | ... | Lucy Harker | |
| Bruno Ganz | ... | Jonathan Harker | |
| Roland Topor | ... | Renfield | |
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Walter Ladengast | ... | Dr. Van Helsing |
| Dan van Husen | ... | Warden | |
| Jan Groth | ... | Harbormaster | |
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Carsten Bodinus | ... | Schrader |
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Martje Grohmann | ... | Mina |
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Rijk de Gooyer | ... | Town official (as Ryk de Gooyer) |
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Clemens Scheitz | ... | Clerk |
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Lo van Hensbergen | ... | Harbormaster's Assistent |
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John Leddy | ... | Coachman |
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Margiet van Hartingsveld | ... | Vrouw |
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Tim Beekman | ... | Coffinbearer |
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Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Wismar where Jonathan lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off of men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Wismar, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the curse of not being able to get old and die. Written by Yepok
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17 January 1979 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,190,818Company Credits
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by Charles Gounod
Performed by Vokal-Ensemble Gordela (uncredited)
Conducted by Jean-Claude Hartemann (uncredited)
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This film features co-stars Isabelle Adjani and Roland Topor. Isabelle Adjani previously co-starred in Roman Polanski's The Tenant which was based on the novel The Tenant by Roland Topor. See more »Goofs
When Jonathan Harker first sets out on his trip, you can see in the distance, through the arch of bridge, the wheels and wings of motor cars parked in a herring-bone fashion on the opposite side of the canal. See more »Quotes
Count Dracula: [subtitled version] Time is an abyss... profound as a thousand nights... Centuries come and go... To be unable to grow old is terrible... Death is not the worst... Can you imagine enduring centuries, experiencing each day the same futilities...See more »
Alternate Versions
Two versions of the film were shot back-to-back, one in German, the other in English. See more »Soundtracks
Sanctusby Charles Gounod
Performed by Vokal-Ensemble Gordela (uncredited)
Conducted by Jean-Claude Hartemann (uncredited)
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In Wismar, Germany, Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) and the real state agent Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz) is a happily married couple. Jonathan's boss Renfield (Roland Topor) sends him to Transylvania to sell an old house in Wismar to Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski). Jonathan is advised by the locals of a village to return since the count is a vampire, but he does not give up of his intent.
Jonathan visits Count Dracula and when he sees the photograph of Lucy, he immediately buys the real estate. He drinks the blood of Jonathan and navigates to Wismar, carrying coffins with the soil of his land, rats and plague in the ship. Along the voyage, Count Dracula kills the crew-members and a ghost vessel arrives in Wismar. Meanwhile Jonathan rides to his homeland to save Lucy from the vampire.
"Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht" is a wonderful and atmospheric remake of F. W. Murnau's classic film based on Bram Stoker's novel (but uncredited). Herzog has also changed the ending of the novel and uses wonderful cinematography supported by magnificent performances in his version. Klaus Kinski is one of the scariest Dracula of cinema history. My vote is eight.
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