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One of the most terrifying of all Dracula stories, set in Germany, which finds Johnathan Harker arriving at a large gloomy castle, despite his wife's protests at his going, to be confronted, out of the mist, by Count Dracula...Product Identifiers
ProducerWerner Herzog
EAN5060020620256
eBay Product ID (ePID)3946437
Product Key Features
ActorTim Beekman, Isabelle Adjani, John Leddy, Carsten Bodinus, Klaus Kinski, Clemens Scheitz, Margiet Van Hartingsveld, Rijk De Gooyer, Martje Grohmann, Beverly Walker, Bruno Ganz, Jan Groth, Jacques Dufilho, Dan Van Husen, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Lo Van Hensbergen
Film/TV TitleNosferatu
DirectorWerner Herzog
LanguageGerman
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time107 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2001
FormatDVD
FeaturesSpanish Trailer\Two Us Theatrical Trailers\Behind the Scenes, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreHorror/Occult, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany
ComposerCharles Gounod, Florian Fricke, Richard Wagner, Popol Vuh
Production DesignerUlrich Bergfelder, Henning von Gierke
Additional InformationApproaching the legendary German classic 1922 film NOSFERATU: EIN SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS by F.W. Murnau with his own unique sensibilities, Werner Herzog establishes a link between himself and the classic days of German cinema and in the process crafts a lush adaptation as well as a classic in its own right. Stark, symbolic cinematography and intensely stylized performances create what Herzog refers to as a different plane of reality, injecting the age-old tale of Count Dracula with a modern sense of mysticism, desire, and wonder.<BR>Frequent Herzog collaborator Klaus Kinski portrays the Dracula character with a silent intensity, tingeing the vampire's inhuman monstrosity with a deep sense of pathos and longing. Completing a stellar international cast are Bruno Ganz (a regular in the films of Wim Wenders) and French film star Isabelle Adjani, both giving subtle yet compelling performances as the formerly happy couple who fall prey to Dracula's lust for life and love. From the opening image of rows of openmouthed mummies and the repeated motif of a bat in slow-motion flight to beautiful scenic shots of European mountains and beaches, NOSFERATU is a visually stunning film, presenting visual tableaus taken directly from the original as well as those of Herzog's invention. The extreme stylization of the film recalls Herzog's similarly hypnotic and haunting film HEART OF GLASS--creating a wholly original film, that despite its differences maintains a strict and loving faithfulness to the original.
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - "...A real film artist updates a classic....[Kinski's Nosferatu] gets under your skin..." -- Rating: A-, Variety - ...Pictorially striking....Klaus Kinski is a pleasure to watch as the vampire...
ScreenwriterWerner Herzog
Costume DesignerGloria Storch
Dubbing LanguagesEnglish
AuthorBram Stoker, Henrik Galeen
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1 Surround\Mono
EditorBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Movie/TV TitleNosferatu
Director of PhotographyJorg Schmidt-Reitwein