Nosferatu (1922)

Name: Nosferatu
Released: 1922
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Georg H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff

• Movies, Fantasy, Horror

• 95 min

7.7

A symphony of horror.

Directed by: F. W. Murnau
Casting: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Georg H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav Botz, Alexander Granach, John Gottowt, Max Nemetz, Wolfgang Heinz, Albert Venohr, Eric van Viele, Karl Etlinger, Guido Herzfeld, Hans Lanser-Rudolf, Loni Nest, Josef Sareny, Fanny Schreck, Hardy von Francois, Heinrich Witte
Countries: Germany
Premiere: 1922-02-16
Status: Released

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The mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock, prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.