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67% Critic Match
Shadow of the Vampire
“An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.”
6.7 / 10• 2000• 1h 35m•R• English
DramaHorror
Storyline
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."
Cast & Crew
John Malkovich
F. W. Murnau
Lead
Willem Dafoe
Max Schreck
Udo Kier
Albin Grau
Cary Elwes
Fritz Arno Wagner
Catherine McCormack
Greta Schröder
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Gustav von Wangenhein
Aden Gillett
Henrik Galeen
NE
Nicholas Elliott
Paul
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. E. Elias Merhige's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shadow of the Vampire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
