1922 · 89 min · NR

Nosferatu

Name: Nosferatu
Genre: Horror, Fantasy
Released: 1922
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Georg H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff

Directed by F. W. Murnau · Horror, Fantasy

Nosferatu (1922) is a Horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau set in Transylvania and Germany during the 1800s. It runs 89 minutes and is rated NR.

A vampire and haunted house, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of obsession and grief & loss run throughout.

Composer

Hans Erdmann

Cinematography

Fritz Arno WagnerGünther Krampf

Cast

Max SchreckGustav von WangenheimGreta SchröderGeorg H. SchnellRuth LandshoffGustav BotzAlexander GranachJohn Gottowt

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Transylvania Germany

Setting

Mountain Rural

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Premise

Vampire Haunted House

Themes

Obsession Grief & Loss

Tone

BleakMelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Nosferatu

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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