Well, I'm still trying to find this movie, but I looked it up on the internet and I found some pretty interesting things about this movie, Though it's now considered one of the greatest horror films ever made and a masterpiece of early cinema, how come we are not supposed to be able to see this 1922 film "Nosferatu." And why?
I've seen Nosferatu at just about every video retail outlet in my area. You just aren't looking hard enough. It's on Netflix, also. Great film, I hope you get to see it.
The first Nosferatu film - Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror - was released in 1922 by director F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Nosferatu. It is the original and IMDb lists it as #170 of their Top 200 Films of All Time (if you give such a list any creedence).
Then there's Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night - which was released in 1979 by director Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu.
Then there's Nosferatu a Venezia (German) which was released in 1988 by directors Augusto Caminito and Mario Caiano and starring, once again, Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu. Christopher Plummer and Donald Pleasance also appear in this film.
Then there's Embrace of the Vampire (AKA The Nosferatu Diaries: Embrace of the Vampire) which I adore thanks to Alyssa Milano's multiple nude scenes by director Anne Goursaud and starring Martin Kemp as the vampire (not Nosferatu, as he doesn't appear as a character in this film).
Then there's Nosferatu: The First Vampire which was released in 1998 (TV) by director Wayne Keeley. Basically, it's the 1922 film remastered, hosted by David Carradine, and features a soundtrack by Type-O-Negative. Supposedly hard to come by.
Then there's a mess of short and B-status takes on the franchise, such as Joe Nosferatu: Homeless Vampire.
Also, worth noting, is the 2008 release of the Bubba Ho-Tep prequel Bubba Nosferatu and the Curse of the She-Vampires. Can't wait.
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Last edited by Nosada on Jul 16th, 2007 at 02:52 AM
Count Orlok was such a scary person when i first saw the film, yet he ended up dieing for love. So i'm not sure what catergary the film falls into chic fick, horror or romance.any who, dvd has been around for ages in the uk, but it is for sale on amazon.
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