Nosferatu

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (translated as Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror; or simply Nosferatu) is a classic 1922 German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel (for instance, "v... More

Initial release date:

  • Mar 4, 1922

Runtime:

  • 1 h 34 min

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Also known as:

  • Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens,
  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,
  • Nosferatu il vampiro,
  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Terror,
  • Nosferatu - A Symphony Of Horror,
  • Nosferatu - eine Symphonie des Grauens,
  • Nosferatu - Drakula,
  • Upír Nosferatu,
  • Nosferatu le vampire,
  • Nosferatu, o Vampiro,
  • Nosferatu el vampiro,
  • Nosferatu, una simfonia del terror,
  • Nosferatu - symfonia grozy,
  • Die zwölfte Stunde - Eine Nacht des Grauens,
  • Nosferatu: The Gothic Industrial Mix

Film

Directed by

Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau

Friedrich Wilhelm "F. W." Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe, December 28, 1888 – March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential German film directors of the silent era, and a prominent figure in the expressionist movement in German cinema during the 1920s. Although some of Murnau's films have...

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1922
  • Oct 22, 1997
  • Jun 3, 1929
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 34 min
  • 1 h 32 min
  • 1 h 33 min
  • 1 h 3 min
  • 1 h 24 min
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Dracula

Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...

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