Nosferatu the Vampyre ( Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht )

Nosferatu the Vampyre (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Original Title: Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Werner Herzog

Written By:
Werner Herzog
Bram Stoker (novel)

Actors:
Klaus Kinski ..... Count Dracula
Isabelle Adjani ..... Lucy Harker
Bruno Ganz ..... Jonathan Harker
Roland Topor ..... Renfield
Walter Ladengast ..... Dr. Van Helsing
Dan van Husen ..... Warden
Jan Groth ..... Harbormaster
Carsten Bodinus ..... Schrader
Martje Grohmann ..... Mina
Rijk de Gooyer ..... Town official
Clemens Scheitz ..... Clerk
John Leddy ..... Coachman
Tim Beekman ..... Coffinbearer

Synopsis:

For the 1979 remake of F. W. Murnau's classic 1922 silent horror fest Nosferatu, star Klaus Kinski adopted the same makeup style used by Murnau's leading man Max Schreck. Major difference: Kinski was by far the better actor, and his makeup became more and more decayed and desiccated as the film progressed. Essentially a retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu the Vampyre traces the blood-sucking progress of the Count as he takes over a small German village, then attempts to spread his influence and activities to the rest of the world. All that prevents Dracula from continuing his demonic practices is the self-sacrifice of Lucy Harker, played by Isabelle Adjani. Director Werner Herzog used the story to parallel the rise of Nazism. The film was lensed in the Dutch towns of Delft and Scheiberg.

Jonathan and Lucy live in Wismar and the Count wants a house there. Varna is a port on the Black Sea, close to Dracula's castle.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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