Director(s)F.W. Murnau
Producer(s)Enrico Dieckmann, Albin Grau
Top GenresFantasy, Film Adaptation, Horror, Mystery, Silent Films
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Nosferatu (1922) was a Silent Films - Horror Film directed by F.W. Murnau and produced by Albin Grau and Enrico Dieckmann.

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LEGO Tribute to NOSFERATU (1922)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 31, 2022 From Virtual Virago

Happy Halloween! This year I decided to celebrate spooky season with a LEGO tribute to one of the greatest horror movies ever made, Nosferatu (1922). Max Schreck created an iconic character as the creepy, plague carrying Count Orlok, the film's replacement for Count Dracula (because they couldn't ge... Read full article


Monsters and Matinees: The cinematic miracle of ‘Nosferatu’

By Toni Ruberto on Apr 9, 2022 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

An overprotective widow looking out for her husband?s masterwork ? and her bank account. A disastrous miscalculation by filmmakers that brought down a fledgling studio. A legal order for the destruction of an artistic work. That should have been the end of F.W. Murnau?s 1922 silent vampire film N... Read full article


Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At ? Nosferatu (1922)

By Lea Stans on Oct 15, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At ? Nosferatu (1922) Nosferatu ?one of the most iconic and influential horror films ever made. One of the finest examples of the genre known as German Expressionism. A masterpiece by one of early cinema?s most skilled directors. And, of course, a prime example o... Read full article


The timelessness of Nosferatu (1922)

By Carol Martinheira on Oct 22, 2018 From The Old Hollywood Garden

The timelessness of Nosferatu (1922) On October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Everything’s been said about Nosferatu (1922), but we can’t really let Classic Horror Month go without talking about it. An unnoficial adaptation of Bram Stoke... Read full article


Classics Revisited: Nosferatu

By Barry P. on Sep 25, 2016 From Cinematic Catharsis

Nosferatu (aka: Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) (1922) Directed by: F.W. Murnau; Written by Henrik Galeen; Based on the novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker; Starring: Max Schreck, Gustav v. Wangenheim, Greta Schr?der, Alexander Granach and John Gottowt Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rat... Read full article


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Quotes from

Graf Orlok: Is this your wife? What a lovely throat.


Graf Orlok: Blood! Your precious blood!


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Facts about

Ruth Landshoff, the actress who played the hero's sister once described a scene in which she fled the vampire, running along a beach. That scene is not in any version of the film.
The concept in popular culture that sunlight is lethal to vampires is based in this film.
Director F.W. Murnau found Max Schreck "strikingly ugly" in real life and decided the vampire makeup would suffice with just pointy ears and false teeth.
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