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Shadow of the Vampire

"An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity."

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

Top Cast

  • John Malkovich

    John Malkovich

    F. W. Murnau

  • Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe

    Max Schreck

  • Udo Kier

    Udo Kier

    Albin Grau

  • Cary Elwes

    Cary Elwes

    Fritz Arno Wagner

  • Catherine McCormack

    Catherine McCormack

    Greta Schröder

  • Suzy Eddie Izzard

    Suzy Eddie Izzard

    Gustav von Wangenhein

  • Aden Gillett

    Aden Gillett

    Henrik Galeen

  • Nicholas Elliott

    Nicholas Elliott

    Paul

  • Ronan Vibert

    Ronan Vibert

    Wolfgang Müller

Overview

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

Rating

6.7 / 10
683 Reviews
2 Popular

1 Reviews

  • John Chard
    John Chard
    6 Oct 12, 2015

    Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can't remember. F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is filming Nosferatu (1922), but isn't reclusive star Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) taking his role of the vampire way too seriously? In some ways it's a curate's egg of a film. It certainly helps if you are a lover of old classic film and have some knowledge of the source material at the film's core. It's a fabulous concept that the screenplay is based around, that the star of the film may actually be a real vampire, and the whole production is executed with consummate skill (Dafoe was deservedly Oscar nominated as were make-up artists Ann Buchanan & Amber Sibley). But come the end it fizzles out and proves to not have delivered on its devilishly intriguing premise. Fun, though, and tech credits all round keep one well involved. 6/10

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