Nosferatu

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As noted critic Pauline Kael observed, "... this first important film of the vampire genre has more spectral atmosphere, more ingenuity, and more imaginative ghoulish ghastliness than any of its successors." Some really good vampire movies have been made since Kael wrote those words, but German director F.W. Murnau's 1922 version remains a definitive adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Created when German silent films were at the forefront of visual technique and experimentation, Murnau's classic is remarkable for its creation of mood and setting, and for the unforgettably creepy performance of Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a.k.a. the blood-sucking predator Nosferatu. With his rodent-like features and long, bony-fingered hands, Schreck's vampire is an icon of screen horror, bringing pestilence and death to the town of Bremen in 1838. (These changes of story detail were made necessary when Murnau could not secure a copyright agreement with Stoker's estate.) Using negative film, double-exposures, and a variety of other in-camera special effects, Murnau created a vampire classic that still holds a powerful influence on the horror genre. (Werner Herzog's 1978 film Nosferatu the Vampyre is both a remake and a tribute, and Francis Coppola adopted many of Murnau's visual techniques for Bram Stoker's Dracula.) Seen today, Murnau's film is more of a fascinating curiosity, but its frightening images remain effectively eerie. --Jeff Shannon

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The greatest horror film of all! A long time ago in middle Europe, a decrepit, forbidding castle stood. Casting an ominous shadow over the townspeople who dare not look upon it, the unholy dwelling is home to one Count Orlok (Max Schreck), an undead night creature with a taste for human blood. Showcasing the extremely eerie Schreck, "Nosferatu" is the first screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel "Dracula," stylistically directed by the legendary F.W. Murnau. Now available in this gorgeous newly remastered and rescored by The Silent Orchestra in 5.1 audio.

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Top ten horror films of all time.......2007-08-11

Groundbreaking, landmark horror. Make sure to opt for the Kino version. Germany was the king of horror films during the silent era. Check out Kino's German Horror Classics box set. Herzog's remake worth a look also.

scariest vampire ever.......2007-07-31

My three teenage sons have seen monsters classic and contemporary. Max Schreck's vampire, they say, is hands down the creepiest they have ever seen.
The entire film is closest, in my mind, to an actual nightmare. You have to see it --too hard to explain it words.

Vampire mold.......2007-06-27

For anyone interested in horror films, this is a must to add to your collection. The style has become the mold for countless generations of vampire movies, up to and including Bela Lugosi's version (His is the definitive modern version). The dark cinematography is enhanced by the otherworldly makeup. It's only after a few minutes that you realize that it is a silent movie, and you really don't care. A later remake with Klaus Kinski was made, but it hardly comes close, although it gets kudos for its homage to the original by keeping it as close to the original plot, with filler scenes added to make up for the short movie length. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!

Nosferatu.......2007-06-18

Still the eeriest and most atmospheric of all the Dracula films, Murnau's "Nosferatu" gave the German director an opportunity to explore experimental visual techniques--like stop-motion and negative exposures--in bringing Bram Stoker's version of the legend to the big screen. But his biggest coup was in casting the mysterious Max Schreck (rumored to be another actor's alias) in the title role. With his rat-like features, ghastly pointed ears, and long, talon-like fingers, Schreck doesn't seem at all like a creature from our planet. Murnau completed the effect by filming on location in Eastern Europe. The result is a Gothic chiller you simply can't miss.

creepy and creepy.......2007-06-08

a little long for me but good to have for nostalga's sake. very creepy at times. a classic.

Nosferatu: The Vampyre/Phantom Der Nacht

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Nosferatu: The Vampyre/Phantom Der Nacht
Starring: Klaus Kinski , Isabelle Adjani , Bruno Ganz , Roland Topor , and Walter Ladengast
Director: Werner Herzog
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ASIN: B00005YJMX
Release Date: 2002-07-09

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Werner Herzog's remake of F.W. Murnau's original vampire classic is at once a generous tribute to the great German director and a distinctly unique vision by one of cinema's most idiosyncratic filmmakers. Though Murnau's Nosferatu was actually an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Herzog based his film largely on Murnau's conceptions--at times directly quoting Murnau's images--but manages to slip in a few references to Tod Browning's famous version (at one point the vampire comments on the howling wolves: "Listen, the children of the night make their music."). Longtime Herzog star Klaus Kinski is both hideous and melancholy as Nosferatu (renamed Count Dracula in the English language version). As in Murnau's film, he's a veritable gargoyle with his bald pate and sunken eyes, and his talon-like fingernails and two snaggly fangs give him a distinctly feral quality. But Kinski's haunting eyes also communicate a gloomy loneliness--the curse of his undead immortality--and his yearning for Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) becomes a melancholy desire for love. Bruno Ganz's sincere but foolish Jonathan is doomed to the vampire's will and his wife, Lucy, a holy innocent whose deathly pallor and nocturnal visions link her with the ghoulish Nosferatu, becomes the only hope against the monster's plague-like curse. Herzog's dreamy, delicate images and languid pacing create a stunningly beautiful film of otherworldly mood, a faithful reinterpretation that by the conclusion has been shaped into a quintessentially Herzog vision. --Sean Axmaker

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Best Nosferatu ever!!!.......2007-09-10

This is one of my favorite versions of Dracula (Nosferatu) ever released. The cinematography, the screenplay, the score, the directing and acting are superb. Klaus Kinski (Count Dracula); Isabelle Adjani (Lucy Harker); and Bruno Ganz (Jonathan Harker) performances are pristine and deep. Score is so good that really involves you during each scene to feel the sadness, extreme fear or joy; the score is so good that the soundtrack is a most to buy for all collectors, as well as the Popol Vuh performances of the score available in other albums. The movie won 2 awards and was nominated for Best Foreign Film by the USA Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. This movie is a must to have for all of those fans of Dracula movies, it's a classic and one of the best versions of the Nosferatu vampire ever released.

Did you ever think you'd empathize with the vampire?.......2007-08-11

Beautiful movie! The best vampire movie ever to my mind. Set in spectacular landscapes, with really well selected music and a plot, that even if it recapitulates the original silent movie, provides a whole depth into the characters and the underlying questions about death and immortality.

Resurrection of the legend:.......2007-05-22

Fifty seven years after F.W. Murnau, Herzog resurrected the Dracula's legend with this film in which his favorite actor/best friend/worst enemy Klaus Kinski played the title role as a very tired, very quiet, very lonely Count Dracula who looked like he literally had not slept for centuries. The film is undeniably Herzog's and has many of his signature signs - the stunning views, the slow deliberate pace, the eerie music, the dreamlike atmosphere, the admiration by the nature and its indifferent to the humans' worries power and remote beauty; even the story of the ship with all crew members dead as the result of the horrible mystery. Breathtakingly beautiful Isabelle Adjani plays an object of Dracula's obsession and the contrast between his ugliness and her divine beauty is simply mesmerizing. In this film, the pure-hearted and brave woman takes it upon herself to face off the undead evil. By the time, Dr. Van Helsing arrives with the stake and hammer, his services are not required.

Count Kinski.......2007-05-15

Best Count Dracula I've ever seen.

Kinski is a marvel, in fact, the entire cast is spot-on perfect. Direction and writing, cinematography...just about flawless--and this is praise from someone who was never a huge fan of Dracula to begin with. A friend suggested I see it, and am glad I did.

Better than Bela, than Lee, than Peter Cushing, et al... Kinski is the man. Some talent.
R.I.P.

a good reinterpretation.......2007-05-12

This film is a wonderful reinterpretation of the 1922 original. It includes dialogue by the characters, while still maintaining a sense of being more visual than audio-based.

I recommend this to anyone who loves the Dracula mythology, especially if you like the 1922 original.

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Nosferatu
Starring: Max Schreck , Gustav von Wangenheim , Greta Schröder , Alexander Granach , and Georg H. Schnell
Director: F.W. Murnau
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ASIN: B0000897C4
Release Date: 2003-03-04

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Top ten horror films of all time.......2007-08-11

scariest vampire ever.......2007-07-31

Vampire mold.......2007-06-27

Nosferatu.......2007-06-18

creepy and creepy.......2007-06-08

a little long for me but good to have for nostalga's sake. very creepy at times. a classic.

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Best Nosferatu ever!!!
Did you ever think you'd empathize with the vampire?
Resurrection of the legend:
Count Kinski
a good reinterpretation

Nosferatu the Vampyre
Starring: Klaus Kinski , Isabelle Adjani , Bruno Ganz , Roland Topor , and Walter Ladengast
Director: Werner Herzog
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ASIN: 6305307261
Release Date: 1999-02-16

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It is 1850 in the beautiful town of Wismar. Jonathan Harker is about to leave on a long journey, despite desperate warnings from his wife Lucy. Upon his arrival, he is greeted by a pale, wraith-like figure with deep-sunken eyes, who identifies himself as Count Dracula. The events that transpire convince Harker that he is in the presence of a vampire. What he doesn't know is the magnitude of danger he, his wife and his town face as victims of the Nosferatu. A terrific remake of the 1922 original, "Nosferatu the Vampyre" stars Klaus Kinski as the title character, and the gorgeous Isabelle Adjani as the object of his bloodlust. Directed by Werner Herzog (Aguirre:The Wrath of God), this very unique film is a must-see for horror fans everywhere.

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Best Nosferatu ever!!!.......2007-09-10

Did you ever think you'd empathize with the vampire?.......2007-08-11

Resurrection of the legend:.......2007-05-22

Count Kinski.......2007-05-15

a good reinterpretation.......2007-05-12

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Nosferatu
Starring: Max Schreck , Gustav von Wangenheim , Greta Schröder , Alexander Granach , and Georg H. Schnell
Director: F.W. Murnau
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ASIN: B00005R87K
Release Date: 2002-01-22

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Top ten horror films of all time.......2007-08-11

scariest vampire ever.......2007-07-31

Vampire mold.......2007-06-27

Nosferatu.......2007-06-18

creepy and creepy.......2007-06-08

a little long for me but good to have for nostalga's sake. very creepy at times. a classic.

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Goth Girl's dream --- silent movie purist's nightmare
It's okay
NOT a bad mixture!
Nosferatu
Interesting idea, bad execution

Nosferatu - The First Vampire
Starring: David Carradine , and Type O Negative
Manufacturer: Arrow Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000055XO2
Release Date: 2003-03-18

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Goth Girl's dream --- silent movie purist's nightmare.......2006-06-22

i didn't read the labeling when i picked up a copy in a store for a few bucks and popped it in my dvd player and instead of cheesy organ music... type o negative! i just about hit the floor squealing with joy.

what impressed me most is that the person who edited the soundtrack did a good job matching type o songs to what's happening in the movie.

It's okay.......2006-06-16

I'm not really sure why this DVD was made, I like Type O and still wish they were still around, and of course I am a huge vampire fan. This just seemed kind of silly. It was interesting and all but find it cheap before shelling out some good money.

NOT a bad mixture!.......2006-01-27

First: it IS amazing this 1922 film exists at all! In '22 Bram Stoker's widow sued the film makers for plagurism... and WON! All negatives and known copies of "Nosferatu" were located and destroyed! Fortunately for us, a handfull of prints survived. Still, you can forget about a "complete" print, much less an original negative, ever surfacing. (In some prints the title cards do refear to the Vampire as "Dracula".)

Now- some "pureists" will object to a heavy metal soundtrack acompanying this silent classic. However, this is not the first time rock music has been used for a reissure of a silent film. In
1985 a "restored" version of Fritz Lang's "Metropolos" (1925) featured an 80s rock score (including Pat Benitar). And, for "Nosferatu", you CAN'T find more approprian music than Type O Negative. And, whoever edited this knew the right song (or song excerpt) for the right scene! (Too bad this project was completed before their "Life Is Killing Me" came out- there're a lot of songs on that CD that would fit here.) Other good bands for this would include Tristania, Tiamat, Moonspell, Tenebre and Bloody Mary.

Nosferatu.......2005-09-26

For beening made in the 20's it was very interesting. Not scary like now Vampires. But all in all made good. Also loved the music.

Interesting idea, bad execution.......2005-04-02

A rock soundtrack certainly could work with Nosferatu, and given the price I paid for this DVD I was willing to take a chance on it.

However, this is not a rock soundtrack--it is simply rock music played over the film. Since this didn't seem like a bottom-rung cheapo release, I naively imagined that (1) the soundtrack would be instrumental, and (2) the music would have been composed to fit the film.

In fact, there are continuous, distracting vocals which make this version unwatchable.

Also, I'd guess the music was not composed specifically for this version of the film. The changes in tempo, key, and instrumentation are unconnected to the visuals. If I'm wrong and this was originally written for the film, the band did a genuinely awful job.

This is not the first time a rock soundtrack has been used over a silent film--when it's done with some thought and skill it can work surprisingly well. In this case, it was done in a mindless, slapdash manner with spectacularly bad results.

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Nosferatu
Starring: Max Schreck , Gustav von Wangenheim , Greta Schröder , Alexander Granach , and Georg H. Schnell
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ASIN: B0001EFTTM
Release Date: 2004-02-24

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Famed German director F.W. Murnau's creepy adaptation of Nosferatu, stills holds up today as one of the greatest horror films of all-time. With an absolutely ghoulish performance as Count Orlok (Max Schreck) and the superb visual style and special effects of the film's German Expressionist filmmaker, Nosferatu has lodged itself in the cultural subconscious where it has left impressions impossible to erase. Collectible poster included

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Top ten horror films of all time.......2007-08-11

scariest vampire ever.......2007-07-31

Vampire mold.......2007-06-27

Nosferatu.......2007-06-18

creepy and creepy.......2007-06-08

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NOSFERATU'S CRUSH

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ASIN: B000HEVATO
Release Date: 2006-08-07

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Vladimir Dracula III is a relative to the original Dracula of Transylvania. He lives in the US in the 21 century and has a big problem. First of all he is bald, has pointy elf like ears, fangs, he is very pale, hunched over, and can not get a woman to save his life! Secondly people are being attacked and killed by vampires and the police think he is doing it only because of who he is related to. They have no evidence but continue to harass him. So Vlad decides to get a lawyer. That is when Rebekah arrives to represent him and she take Vlad's heart. He falls madly in love with her, but with everything else in his life, another problem appears. Tony, her obnoxious, idiot boyfriend! Not only is he disrespectful to Rebekah, he wastes no time making fun of Vlad's appearance. Vlad is not the only vampire in town. He lives with three beautiful vampire women who find victims for him. He doesn't like to attack any more so they do it for him. They don't kill though. Someone else is doing that. People are being killed by a vicious and evil vampire who sneaks around the woods at night while Vlad gets the blame from two moron detectives. Vlad fights his hardest to get Rebekah but will have to fight even harder when Rebekah is eyed by the Evil Vampire Woman and must face trouble from a jealous Tony. Will he get the girl of his dreams? Will he prove his innocence? Will he stop the vicious vampire? Will he save the one he loves before it is too late? Will he grow hair? Find out in the very funny and spooky Nosferatu's Crush 2 DISC SET includes behind the scenes, outtakes, trailer,mocumentary,and more...

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Nosferatu
Starring: Gustav Boltz , Karl Etlinger , John Gottowt , Alexander Granach , and Wolfgang Heinz
Director: F.W. Murnau
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
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ASIN: B0002ZFYAY
Release Date: 2004-09-28

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A brilliantly eerie superb film, this work is based upont the story of Count Dracula. Full of imaginative touches that have yet to be recaptured by the many Dracula remakes, this film transcends the normal filmaking approaches.

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Nosferatu
Starring: Max Schreck , Gustav von Wangenheim , Greta Schröder , Alexander Granach , and Georg H. Schnell
Director: F.W. Murnau
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Release Date: 1997-10-22

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F.W. Murnau's (Sunrise) chilling adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" follows the stiff, ghastly Count Orlak as he sails into Wisborg port to wreak bloody havoc.

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Top ten horror films of all time.......2007-08-11

scariest vampire ever.......2007-07-31

Vampire mold.......2007-06-27

Nosferatu.......2007-06-18

creepy and creepy.......2007-06-08

a little long for me but good to have for nostalga's sake. very creepy at times. a classic.

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