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Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.

20006.71h 35m

Overview

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

Directed by E. Elias Merhige
Written by Steven Katz
Produced by Nicolas Cage, Jeff Levine
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $8.3M

Top Cast

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

F. W. Murnau

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Max Schreck

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Albin Grau

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Fritz Arno Wagner

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Greta Schröder

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Gustav von Wangenhein

Aden Gillett

Aden Gillett

Henrik Galeen

N

Nicholas Elliott

Paul

Ronan Vibert

Ronan Vibert

Wolfgang Müller

Sophie Langevin

Sophie Langevin

Elke

Themes & Keywords

vampiremovie businessnosferatucinema

About Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire is a drama, horror film released in 2000 exploring themes of vampire, movie business, nosferatu, cinema. Directed by E. Elias Merhige, it stars John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier. Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

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