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Nosferatu (1922)

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Reviews Counted: 43 Fresh: 42  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.9/10
 
Consensus: Nosferatu's gothic feel and creepy vision of Dracula remains influential among vampire films to this day.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Synopsis: F.W. Murnau's German silent classic is the original--and some say most frightening--DRACULA adaptation, taking Bram Stoker's novel and turning it into a haunting, shadowy dream full of dread. Names had to be changed from the novel when Stoker's wife charged his novel was being filmed... F.W. Murnau's German silent classic is the original--and some say most frightening--DRACULA adaptation, taking Bram Stoker's novel and turning it into a haunting, shadowy dream full of dread. Names had to be changed from the novel when Stoker's wife charged his novel was being filmed without proper permission. Running times vary depending upon versions of the film. Count Orlok, the rodentlike vampire frighteningly portrayed by Max Schreck, is perhaps the most animalistic screen portrayal of a vampire ever filmed. The design was copied by Werner Herzog in his 1979 remake and by Tobe Hooper for his telefilm of Stephen King's SALEM'S LOT that same year. NOSFERATU is an eerie, menacing film that should not be missed. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Max Schreck, Gustave Von Wagenheim, Greta Schroeder, Alexander Granach

Director: F.W. Murnau

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Nov 20, 2007

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4/4

Still quite eerie

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03/02/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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4/4

Watching Nosferatu is like standing in the same room as death itself.

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11/26/07
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine
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the plague-bearing Count Orlok (Schreck) embodies all the anxieties of a nation that had recently lost millions to indiscriminate, implacable death.

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11/07/07
Anton Bitel
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2.5/5

It is difficult to watch Nosferatu simply because it is so hard to find a decent copy of the film.

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10/26/07
Phil Hall
Film Threat
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A visual and emotional treat.

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09/19/07
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Possibly the best vampire movie ever made.

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09/19/07
Channel 4 Film
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The film shows Murnau's uncanny mixture of expressionism and location shooting at its finest.

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09/19/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A masterpiece of the German silent cinema and easily the most effective version of Dracula on record.

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09/19/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Murnau's classic vampire movie, though not his best film, remains one of the most poetic of all horror films.

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08/16/07
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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07/29/07
Neil Cohen
Echo Magazine
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5/5

Freaky, lovely and very frightening.

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05/05/07
Cole Smithey
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Murnau's horror masterwork features a treasure-trove of silent film techniques, unearthly locations and a truly horrid vampire played by Max Schreck.

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09/26/06
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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It’s a visual marvel and a inventive landmark in filmmaking history, but it’s also a bit too empty.

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10/01/05
David Cornelius
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A classic vampire experience!

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07/22/05
Kevin Carr
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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
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02/11/05
Greg Maki
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01/07/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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The plot was stolen (from Stoker) without recompense. Also set lasting standards for horror film and film in general.

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10/20/04
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times
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02/13/04
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