Nosferatu earns its place in the cinematic archives, but its accessibility to modern viewers is surely all but lost.
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03/07/01
Nosferatu (1922)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:45
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.9/10
Consensus: One of the silent era's most influential masterpieces, Nosferatu's eerie, gothic feel -- and a chilling performance from Max Shrek as the vampire -- set the template for the horror films that followed.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Hutter, a real estate agent, pays a visit to the mysterious Count Orlok, who seeks to relocate from his lair in the Carpathian Mountains and buy a residence in town. The Count becomes infatuated... [More]
Starring: Max Schreck, Gustave Von Wagenheim, Greta Schroeder, Alexander Granach
Director: F.W. Murnau
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Reviews for Nosferatu
In the scores of vampire films that have followed Nosferatu in the subsequent decades, none have been able to match its physical beauty, its intensity of vision, or its grasp of true evil.
01/01/00
While it clearly moves at a slower pace than most modern films, it is still one of the most beautiful and atmospheric horror pictures ever made.
01/01/00
Possibly the best vampire movie ever made.
09/19/07
A silent landmark that forged a genre through basic, often crude techniques of light, shadow, and special effects.
12/08/02
Freaky, lovely and very frightening.
05/05/07
Like the message, the acting will strike contemporary audiences as near hysterical, yet the actors’ expressionism is a perfect fit for the expressionism of the filmmaker.
03/22/01
A masterpiece of the German silent cinema and easily the most effective version of Dracula on record.
09/19/07
Top CriticIt’s a visual marvel and a inventive landmark in filmmaking history, but it’s also a bit too empty.
10/01/05
...an achievement that reminds us that the simple, structured approaches towards the legend of Dracula are the ones that really terrify.
06/22/02
This classic horror film is like a fine wine that only gets better with age...
10/31/02
A landmark motion picture.
10/09/08
No review available.
06/19/05
Murnau's classic vampire movie, though not his best film, remains one of the most poetic of all horror films.
08/16/07
No review available.
02/11/05
As vampire movies go, few are more memorable than Nosferatu, which is not only the first screen version of Dracula, but, in some ways, remains the best.
01/01/00
Top CriticA groundbreaking gothic film whose creative camerawork and dark cinematography is still copied in the movies of today.
01/21/04
Brilliant artistry.
10/22/02
No review available.
05/30/03
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