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An iconic film of the German expressionist cinema, and one of the most famous of all silent movies, F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror continues to haunt — and, indeed, terrify — modern audiences with the unshakable power of its images. By teasing a host of occult atmospherics out of dilapidated set-pieces and innocuous real-world locations alike, Murnau captured on celluloid the deeply-rooted elements of a waking nightmare, and launched the signature “Murnau-style” that would change cinema history forever.
In this first-ever screen adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a simple real-estate transaction leads an intrepid businessman deep into the superstitious heart of Transylvania. There he encounters the otherworldly Count Orlok — portrayed by the legendary Max Schreck, in a performance the very backstory of which has spawned its own mythology — who soon after embarks upon a cross-continental voyage to take up residence in a distant new land… and establish his ambiguous dominion. As to whether the count’s campaign against the plague-wracked populace erupts from satanic decree, erotic compulsion, or the simple impulse of survival — that remains, perhaps, the greatest mystery of all in this film that’s like a blackout…
Remade by Werner Herzog in 1979 (and inspiring films as diverse as Abel Ferrara’s King of New York and The Addiction, and E. Elias Merhige’s Shadow of the Vampire), F. W. Murnau’s surreal 1922 cine-fable remains the original and landmark entry in the entire global tradition of “the horror film”. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present, newly restored on 1080p Blu-ray at long last, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror in its definitive restoration, complete with original intertitles and accompanied by the score that played with the film at the time of its initial release.
Original Release
02/16/1922
US Release
06/03/1929
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Max Schreck | Graf Orlok |
Gustav von Wangenheim | Hutter |
Greta Schröder | Ellen - seine Frau / Ellen Hutter |
Georg H. Schnell | Harding - ein Reeder / Harding |
Ruth Landshoff | Ruth - seine Schwester / Ruth |
Gustav Botz | Professor Sievers - der Stadtarzt / Dr. Sievers, Town Doctor |
Alexander Granach | Knock - ein Häusermakler / Knock |
John Gottowt | Professor Bulwer - ein Paracelsianer / Professor Bulwer (Van Helsing) |
Max Nemetz | Ein Kapitän / Captain |
Wolfgang Heinz | 1. Matrose / Sailor / First mate |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Max Schreck | Graf Orlok |
Gustav von Wangenheim | Hutter |
Greta Schröder | Ellen - seine Frau / Ellen Hutter |
Georg H. Schnell | Harding - ein Reeder / Harding |
Ruth Landshoff | Ruth - seine Schwester / Ruth |
Gustav Botz | Professor Sievers - der Stadtarzt / Dr. Sievers, Town Doctor |
Alexander Granach | Knock - ein Häusermakler / Knock |
John Gottowt | Professor Bulwer - ein Paracelsianer / Professor Bulwer (Van Helsing) |
Max Nemetz | Ein Kapitän / Captain |
Wolfgang Heinz | 1. Matrose / Sailor / First mate |
Albert Venohr | 2. Matrose / Sailor |
Eric van Viele | Matrose 2 / Sailor |
Karl Etlinger | Kontrolleur am Kai |
Guido Herzfeld | Wirt |
Loni Nest | Child at Window |
Josef Sareny | Head coachman |
Fanny Schreck | Krankenschwester im Hospital |
Hardy von Francois | Arzt im Hospital |
Heinrich Witte | Wärter im Irrenhaus |
Lana Rhoades | A magistrate |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Enrico Dieckmann | Producer |
Albin Grau | Producer |