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Shadow of the Vampire

  • 6.9 /10

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  • 82%

Plot

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

Cast

John Malkovich as F. W. Murnau
John Malkovich

as F. W. Murnau

Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck
Willem Dafoe

as Max Schreck

Udo Kier as Albin Grau
Udo Kier

as Albin Grau

Cary Elwes as Fritz Arno Wagner
Cary Elwes

as Fritz Arno Wagner

Catherine McCormack as Greta Schröder
Catherine McCormack

as Greta Schröder

Eddie Izzard as Gustav von Wangenhein
Eddie Izzard

as Gustav von Wangenhein

Aden Gillett as Henrik Galeen
Aden Gillett

as Henrik Galeen

Ronan Vibert as Wolfgang Müller
Ronan Vibert

as Wolfgang Müller

Sophie Langevin as Elke

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 30, 2000

Production Companies

  • BBC Film

  • Saturn Films

  • Long Shot Pictures

  • Pilgrim Films

  • Delux Productions

  • Film Fund Luxembourg

Production Countries

  • Luxembourg

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Deutsch

Budget

  • $8,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $8,279,017.00

Runtime

  • 1.58 hrs

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Reviews

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 …