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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.
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- Director
- F. W. Murnau
- Written by
- Bram Stoker, Henrik Galeen
- Produced by
- Albin Grau, Enrico Dieckmann
- Composer
- Hans Erdmann
- Cinematographers
- Fritz Arno Wagner, Günther Krampf
- Studio
- Prana-Film
- Origin country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Language
- German
- Rating
- NR
- Also known as
- F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu, Nosferatu the Vampire, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
- TMDB
- 7.7/10 (2,515 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 97% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.8/10 (120,332 votes)
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
Max Nemetz
A Ship Captain
Wolfgang Heinz
Sailor 1
Albert Venohr
Sailor 2
Eric van Viele
Sailor (uncredited)
Karl Etlinger
Sailor / Inspector at the Quay (uncredited)
Guido Herzfeld
Host (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Magistrate (uncredited)
Loni Nest
Child at Window (uncredited)
Josef Sareny
Head Coachman (uncredited)
Fanny Schreck
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — VAMPIRES: Pt 3 - Nosferatu (1922) & Vampyr (1932)
Appears in
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Carol Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws
German Expressionism
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Vampires - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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