Nosferatu

"A symphony of horror."

1922 1h 34m DE

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7.7

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7.8

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★7.7TMDB · 2,547🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes★7.8IMDB · 120,332

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Synopsis

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The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.

“A symphony of horror.”

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Cast

Max Schreck
Count Orlok
Gustav von Wangenheim
Hutter
Greta Schröder
Ellen
Georg H. Schnell
Harding
Ruth Landshoff
Ruth
Gustav Botz
Professor Sievers
Alexander Granach
Knock
John Gottowt
Professor Bulwer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: F. W. Murnau
Writers: Henrik Galeen
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by F. W. Murnau, shot by Fritz Arno Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Erdmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Max Schreck and Gustav von Wangenheim and Greta Schröder carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A symphony of horror.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0013442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

F. W. Murnau directs. Fritz Arno Wagner behind the camera. Hans Erdmann scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

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1104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by F. W. Murnau, shot by Fritz Arno Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hans Erdmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Max Schreck and Gustav von Wangenheim and Greta Schröder carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A symphony of horror.".
6IMDB entry: tt0013442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 41 themes, including "based on novel or book", "self sacrifice", "transylvania", "germany".
8Released under 36 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Fritz Arno Wagner
Original score: Hans Erdmann
Costume design: Albin Grau
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $27,964
Original language: DE
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 · 120,332 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Gimly2017-10-27
★ 7/10
Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can't remember. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
CinemaSerf2022-06-06
★ 7/10
If you were ever to be able to commit your imagination to film when you read Bram Stoker's "Dracula" then I expect you would struggle to come up with anything more vivid than this. What is most striking is the wonderful detail as poor old estate agent "Hutter" is despatched to the home of "Count Orlok" (Max Schreck) to negotiate the acquisition of an isolated house for him. Once he arrives at the castle, we are subsumed in the eeriness and wickedness as it becomes clear that "Orlok" is an epitome of evil. Our story follows the travels of the "Count" from his castle to his new home - wreaking plague and havoc as he goes - until he arrives in the town inhabited by "Ellen" (a superbly vulnerable yet strong Greta Schröder) - the wife of the estate agent who is hot on their heals. "Ellen" has an inkling as to how to kill their nemesis, but that would involve the ultimate sacrifice. Now I have a few slight niggles with it - the inter-titles in a gothic script are, frequently, very difficult to read and that does interrupt the narrative; the editing is just a little too brutal at times and I found the score oppressive - even on the more joyous, or optimistic, scenes it seemed just a bit too overpowering than is necessary, but these are trifles when compared to the beautiful photography. Schreck is magnificent in the title role, exuding menace and malevolence, Gustav von Wangenheim ("Hutter") conveys the sense of desperation and terror in a truly evocative manner and it all adds up to a taut horror film the likes of which you'll never see in any subsequent treatment of this story.