Shadow of the Vampire overview

Shadow of the Vampire

Synopsis:

The torturous production of the classic 1922 vampire film Nosferatu is recreated in this stylized account of director F.W. Murnau and his obsession with creating realistic horror by any means necessary -- even if those means include actual bloodletting. The film begins as Murnau (John Malkovich) is ready to take his unauthorized interpretation of the Bram Stoker tale on location in Czechoslovakia. There, the director has arranged for his cast and crew to live in the same castle in which they will shoot their parts, as they all wait for their co-star, Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) -- Murnau's choice to play Count Orlok -- to arrive.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: E. Elias Merhige
  • Studio: Saturn Films, Longshot Productions, BBC, Delux Productions
  • Year: 2000
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Country: UK, USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for sexuality, drug content, violence and langauge)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama, Horror
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2001 01 26 (USA), 2000 12 29 (USA - Limited)

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