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Nosferatu (1922)  link to Nosferatu on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2688

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IMDb Rating:
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8.0/10 (78.8K votes)

Country: Germany, 81 minutes

Spoken languages: German

Genres: Horror, Fantasy

Director(s): F.W. Murnau

Storyline:
Wisbourg, Germany based estate agent Knock dispatches his associate, Hutter, to Count Orlok's castle in Transylvania as the Count wants to purchase an isolated house in Wisbourg. They plan on selling him the one across the way from Hutter's own home. Hutter leaves his innocent wife, Ellen, with some friends while he is away. Hutter's trek is an unusual one, with many locals not wanting to take him near the castle where strange events have been occurring. Once at the castle, Hutter does manage to sell the Count the house, but he also notices and feels unusual occurrences, primarily feeling like there is a dark shadow hanging over him, even in the daytime when the Count is unusually asleep. Hutter eventually sees the Count's sleeping chamber in a crypt, and based on a book he has recently read, believes the Count is really a vampire or Nosferatu. While Hutter is trapped in the castle, the Count, hiding in a shipment of coffins, makes his way to Wisbourg, causing death along his way, ...

Cast:

Max Schreck Graf Orlok
Gustav von Wangenheim Hutter
Greta Schröder Ellen - seine Frau
Alexander Granach Knock - ein Häusermakler
Georg H. Schnell Harding - ein Reeder
Ruth Landshoff Ruth - seine Schwester
Gustav Botz Professor Sievers - der Stadtarzt
John Gottowt Professor Bulwer - ein Paracelsianer
Max Nemetz Ein Kapitän
Wolfgang Heinz 1. Matrose

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3