Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror or Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) would prove to be the first and only production of Prana Film Studios. The company had proceeded to make the film, based on Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, without purchasing the film rights (they changed the names of places and characters to attempt to get around it) and they were successfully sued by Stoker's widow. All prints of the film were to be burned as part of the settlement. One early release copy had already been distributed, however, and it was copied again and again and that is the version we have today. Produced at the height of the German Expressionist movement in Silent Film, Nosferatu was placed in the hands of skilled, stylish director F.W. Murnau. Max Shreck was cast in the title role (and contrary to popular myth, Shreck was not a real-life vampire, but rather an established actor of stage and screen, full name: Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck.) Nosferatu is a true horror classic, the grandfather of all Vampire movies, and it's influence can still be felt in cinema today, 90 years later.
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
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| Nosferatu. 1922: F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck and Dracula |
