Nosferatu (The Ultimate Two-Disc Edition)
starring: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Alexander Granach, Georg H. Schnell
directed by: F.W. Murnau
directed by: F.W. Murnau
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Studio: Kino InternationalRelease Date: 11/20/2007Run time: 94 minutes
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As noted critic Pauline Kael observed, "... this first important film of the vampire genre has more spectral atmosphere, more ingenuity, and more imaginative ghoulish ghastliness than any of its successors." Some really good vampire movies have been made since Kael wrote those words, but German director F.W. Murnau's 1922 version remains a definitive adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Created when German silent films were at the forefront of visual technique and experimentation, Murnau's classic is remarkable for its creation of mood and setting, and for the unforgettably creepy performance of Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a.k.a. the blood-sucking predator Nosferatu. With his rodent-like features and long, bony-fingered hands, Schreck's vampire is an icon of screen horror, bringing pestilence and death to the town of Bremen in 1838. (These changes of story detail were made necessary when Murnau could not secure a copyright agreement with Stoker's estate.) Using negative film, double-exposures, and a variety of other in-camera special effects, Murnau created a vampire classic that still holds a powerful influence on the horror genre. (Werner Herzog's 1978 film Nosferatu the Vampyre is both a remake and a tribute, and Francis Coppola adopted many of Murnau's visual techniques for Bram Stoker's Dracula.) Seen today, Murnau's film is more of a fascinating curiosity, but its frightening images remain effectively eerie. --Jeff Shannon
Studio: Kino InternationalRelease Date: 11/20/2007Run time: 94 minutes
Amazon.com essential video:
As noted critic Pauline Kael observed, "... this first important film of the vampire genre has more spectral atmosphere, more ingenuity, and more imaginative ghoulish ghastliness than any of its successors." Some really good vampire movies have been made since Kael wrote those words, but German director F.W. Murnau's 1922 version remains a definitive adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Created when German silent films were at the forefront of visual technique and experimentation, Murnau's classic is remarkable for its creation of mood and setting, and for the unforgettably creepy performance of Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a.k.a. the blood-sucking predator Nosferatu. With his rodent-like features and long, bony-fingered hands, Schreck's vampire is an icon of screen horror, bringing pestilence and death to the town of Bremen in 1838. (These changes of story detail were made necessary when Murnau could not secure a copyright agreement with Stoker's estate.) Using negative film, double-exposures, and a variety of other in-camera special effects, Murnau created a vampire classic that still holds a powerful influence on the horror genre. (Werner Herzog's 1978 film Nosferatu the Vampyre is both a remake and a tribute, and Francis Coppola adopted many of Murnau's visual techniques for Bram Stoker's Dracula.) Seen today, Murnau's film is more of a fascinating curiosity, but its frightening images remain effectively eerie. --Jeff Shannon
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- The First Vampire Film?
The film begins with scenes that suggest the 19th century. "No one escapes his destiny." Knock, the house agent, reads a strange letter from Count Orlok of Transylvania and sends his agent Thomas Kutter to finish the deal. [Do the actors seem weird?] The name of Count Orlok surprises and scares the people at the inn. A strange animal is outside (a striped hyena). Kutter goes to Orlok's castle; the sun is setting. Kutter awakes the next morning to find his meal. He has two bites on his neck, the mosquitoes ... Read More
Rating: 
- Kino does it again
The only studio to buy Silent classics from is Kino, and this is the best vampire movie ever made. So enjoy a restored masterpiece of true gothic horror.
Rating: 
- Great movie at a good reseller price
This movie is available in the Public Domain so there are about 1000 versions available.A lot of the reviews available, only talk about the movie and not the quality of the DVD.A lot of them say Special Edition or Ultimate Edition or Remastered etc...
So here are what I consider to be the top 3 available through Amazon.Nosferatu (The Ultimate Two-Disc Edition) is by far the best out there.Kino does an awsome job of Restoring classics. The only problem is the price so if you are buying ... Read More
Rating: - "Beware that his shadow does not engulf you like a daemonic nightmare"--Hutter's vampire book
Nosferatu is one of my all-time favorite films and I am glad so much effort was put into giving this classic a much-needed make-over in this Kino International 2-disc release.The picture is so clear.The only version I had before this one was the inexpensive Type O Negative soundtrack release which I'm sure is not at the highest ends of the quality spectrum, so this edition was a big improvement picture-wise.There is a 3-minute feature (in German but with English subtitles) showing how this digital restoration ... Read More
Rating: - First and the best of vampire movies,
Sometimes, I think that from over hundred years of Cinema history the best, the most creative and exciting years were in the relative beginning, in the first decades of the 20th Century. The old films that I've watched lately don't seem old - they are timeless. Their beauty and mystery -unsurpassable, their influence - immense, the pleasure they bring - incomparable. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens made in 1922 by F.W. Murnau is one of these movies. It is so finely crafted, so well thought of, so lovingly produced, ... Read More
- The First Vampire Film?The film begins with scenes that suggest the 19th century. "No one escapes his destiny." Knock, the house agent, reads a strange letter from Count Orlok of Transylvania and sends his agent Thomas Kutter to finish the deal. [Do the actors seem weird?] The name of Count Orlok surprises and scares the people at the inn. A strange animal is outside (a striped hyena). Kutter goes to Orlok's castle; the sun is setting. Kutter awakes the next morning to find his meal. He has two bites on his neck, the mosquitoes ... Read More
- Kino does it againThe only studio to buy Silent classics from is Kino, and this is the best vampire movie ever made. So enjoy a restored masterpiece of true gothic horror.
- Great movie at a good reseller priceThis movie is available in the Public Domain so there are about 1000 versions available.A lot of the reviews available, only talk about the movie and not the quality of the DVD.A lot of them say Special Edition or Ultimate Edition or Remastered etc...
So here are what I consider to be the top 3 available through Amazon.Nosferatu (The Ultimate Two-Disc Edition) is by far the best out there.Kino does an awsome job of Restoring classics. The only problem is the price so if you are buying ... Read More
- "Beware that his shadow does not engulf you like a daemonic nightmare"--Hutter's vampire bookNosferatu is one of my all-time favorite films and I am glad so much effort was put into giving this classic a much-needed make-over in this Kino International 2-disc release.The picture is so clear.The only version I had before this one was the inexpensive Type O Negative soundtrack release which I'm sure is not at the highest ends of the quality spectrum, so this edition was a big improvement picture-wise.There is a 3-minute feature (in German but with English subtitles) showing how this digital restoration ... Read More
- First and the best of vampire movies, Sometimes, I think that from over hundred years of Cinema history the best, the most creative and exciting years were in the relative beginning, in the first decades of the 20th Century. The old films that I've watched lately don't seem old - they are timeless. Their beauty and mystery -unsurpassable, their influence - immense, the pleasure they bring - incomparable. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens made in 1922 by F.W. Murnau is one of these movies. It is so finely crafted, so well thought of, so lovingly produced, ... Read More
