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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD EAN: 0014381027723 Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Image Entertainment Languages: Manufacturer: Image Entertainment MPN: 277 Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Publisher: Image Entertainment Release Date: January 02, 2001 Running Time: 81 minutes Studio: Image Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: June 03, 1929 Editorial Review: 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 Description: The greatest horror film of all! A long time ago in middle Europe, a decrepit, forbidding castle stood. Casting an ominous shadow over the townspeople who dare not look upon it, the unholy dwelling is home to one Count Orlok (Max Schreck), an undead night creature with a taste for human blood. Showcasing the extremely eerie Schreck, "Nosferatu" is the first screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel "Dracula," stylistically directed by the legendary F.W. Murnau. Now available in this gorgeous newly remastered and rescored by The Silent Orchestra in 5.1 audio. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Nosferatu Needs A Careful Watching to AppreciateIronically, for a film that is 86 years old, "Nosferatu" starts off, like a bad, self-produced YouTube video. Thankfully, it improves. I've always wanted to watch the first vampire movie ever made and the one that is often considered the greatest adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Recently, I was able to. It's an unofficial version and Stoker's estate actually sued German Director F.W. Murnau over it. All copies of the film were ordered destroyed. Obviously, ... Read More Rating:  - The Best Nosferatu edition available on DVDKino entertainment releases the frequently issued DVD of the German silent vampire classic,Nosferatu(1922) in a beautiful two disc special edition,worthy of the film's classic status. The print has been cleaned up to almost pristine quality,better than there previous release of 2002,and the original score for the film is available fnally. The score adds immeasurably to the film,creating the atmosphere and emotion and epic scale that few of the earlier releases could come close to. The ... Read More Rating: - The Great Dracula Movie! This is by far my favorite Dracula movie. It was not copyrighted and was ordered to be destroyed in 1923. It didn't happen for many copies. This is a great movie and it would have been a tragedy to lose. Way back in the day when 8mm home movie projectors were in vogue and my mother was a public librarian, my brother and I used to take the 8mm version of the movie and play and play it again. We loved it and I continue that infatuation with the movie to the day. This is great DVD version with tinting, ... Read More Rating:  - Creepy.... Creepy I tell ya Great acting, great scenery and chilling story; Dracula, the master is back The movie was released in 1922, but in 1994 it was named one of the top five German films of all time. That just goes to show you that great work goes stronger with time. The greatness of silent movies originates from the difficulty of telling the story and in this silent great work, terror is a mission greatly accomplished. Just a side note; the music wasn't good, but knowing that it isn't the original ... Read More Rating: - The Plague BearerNosferatu is one of the few silent movies enjoyable by those who don't like silent movies. The vampire theme lends itself perfectly to grainy black and white and tinted film, atmosphere building organ music and cheep, crude special effects. Nosferatu is easily the best Dracula movie. Bela Lugosi was memorable but Max Schreck is instantly iconic. Innovative director F.W. Murnaw makes ingenious use of location shooting, clever camera tricks and his star, Max Schreck, to craft a creepy, unconventional ... Read More |
