Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

R08/30/2000Drama, Horror1h 35m
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An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    John Malkovich

    F. W. Murnau

  2. Cast 1

    Willem Dafoe

    Max Schreck

  3. Cast 1

    Udo Kier

    Albin Grau

  4. Cast 1

    Cary Elwes

    Fritz Arno Wagner

  5. Cast 1

    Catherine McCormack

    Greta Schröder

  6. Cast 1

    Eddie Izzard

    Gustav von Wangenhein

  7. Cast 1

    Aden Gillett

    Henrik Galeen

  8. Nicholas Elliott

    Paul

  9. Cast 1

    Ronan Vibert

    Wolfgang Müller

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 no...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue $8,279,017.00

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