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SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE

2000 • LU HMDB
August 30, 2000

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

Directors

E. Elias Merhige E. Elias Merhige

Cast

John Malkovich as F. W. Murnau

John Malkovich

F. W. Murnau

 Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck

Willem Dafoe

Max Schreck

 Udo Kier as Albin Grau

Udo Kier

Albin Grau

 Cary Elwes as Fritz Arno Wagner

Cary Elwes

Fritz Arno Wagner

 Catherine McCormack as Greta Schröder

Catherine McCormack

Greta Schröder

 Eddie Izzard as Gustav von Wangenhein

Eddie Izzard

Gustav von Wangenhein

 Aden Gillett as Henrik Galeen

Aden Gillett

Henrik Galeen

Nicholas Elliott

Paul

 Ronan Vibert as Wolfgang Müller

Ronan Vibert

Wolfgang Müller

 Sophie Langevin as Elke

Sophie Langevin

Elke

 Myriam Muller as Maria

Myriam Muller

Maria

Miloš Hlaváč

Innkeeper

 Marja-Leena Junker as Innkeeper's Wife

Marja-Leena Junker

Innkeeper's Wife

 Derek Kueter as Reporter 1

Derek Kueter

Reporter 1

 Norman Golightly as Reporter 2

Norman Golightly

Reporter 2

 Patrick Hastert as Reporter 3

Patrick Hastert

Reporter 3

 Sascha Ley as Drunken Woman

Sascha Ley

Drunken Woman

 Marie-Paule von Roesgen as Old Woman

Marie-Paule von Roesgen

Old Woman

Jean-Claude Croes

Murnau’s Crew

Christophe Chrompin

Murnau’s Crew
Dramma Horror
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Crew
Production: Nicolas Cage (Producer) — Jeff Levine (Producer) — Paul Brooks (Executive Producer) — Alan Howden (Executive Producer)
Screenplay: Steven Katz (Screenplay)
Music: Dan Jones (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Lou Bogue (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini •
Germany 1921: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau is filming "Nosferatu the Vampire", the first vampire film in history. The director is determined to make the film as realistic as possible, so he has hired a real vampire, Max Schreck, without however foreseeing the consequences… "Shadow of the Vampire" is not a true horror film but rather a film that tells us, in a wholly fanciful and romanticized way, the story of the creation of that horror masterpiece that is "Nosferatu" of 1922. Produced by Nicolas Cage and starring two excellent and charismatic actors like John Malkovich (as Murnau) and Willem Dafoe (as Count Shreck), the film is stylistically remarkable but a bit cloying and precious. Oscar-worthy is Dafoe's perfect performance. Suitable for an "engaged" audience.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS (1)

John Chard

John Chard

6 /10

Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can't remember.

F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is filming Nosferatu (1922), but isn't reclusive star Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) taking his role of the vampire way too seriously?

In some ways it's a curate's egg of a film. It certainly helps if you are a lover of old classic film and have some knowledge of the source material at the film's core. It's a fabulous concept that the screenplay is based around, that the star of the film may actually be a real vampire, and the whole production is executed with consummate skill (Dafoe was deservedly Oscar nominated as were make-up artists Ann Buchanan & Amber Sibley). But come the end it fizzles out and proves to not have delivered on its devilishly intriguing premise. Fun, though, and tech credits all round keep one well involved. 6/10

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