A symphony of horror.
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
Screenplay
Henrik Galeen
n/a
Release date
February 16, 1922
Top billed cast
Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Georg H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff
Production companies
Prana-Film GmbH, Jofa-Atelier Berlin-Johannisthal
Keywords
germany, transylvania, loss of loved one, shapeshifting, self sacrifice, coffin, castle, vampire, ghost ship, supernatural, black and white, silent film, seashore, vampire bat, real estate agent, ghoul, psychotronic, locket, sailing ship, corpse in coffin, nosferatu, real estate, black death, expressionism, mountain country, sleepwalking, romania, rat, german expressionism, dracula
Stream
Cohen Media Amazon Channel
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