Nosferatu the Vampyre backdrop
Nosferatu the Vampyre poster

NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE

Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht

1979 DE HMDB
January 17, 1979

A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.

Directors

Werner Herzog

Cast

Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Martje Grohmann, Carsten Bodinus, Beverly Walker, Jacques Dufilho, Clemens Scheitz
Dramma Horror

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

Young Jonathan Harker travels to Count Dracula's castle to negotiate the purchase of a house, indifferent to the rumors that depict the count as a terrible vampire. Upon arriving at the mansion, the man is attacked and bitten by the vampire who, subsequently, also decides to seduce his wife. The woman notices and manages, with a trick, to detain Dracula until sunrise in order to eliminate him. But there is still a vampire, Harker. Herzog rereads Murnau's “Nosferatu” in a dramatic key by directing a surely fascinating and atmospheric film, almost hypnotic, a perfect example of style that, however, lacks rhythm. Excellent performances by Klaus Kinski (undoubtedly the best of his career) and Isabelle Adjani; magnificent the photography. Recommended. Curiosity: the Italian version of the film is “shortened” by about fifteen minutes.