
The Addiction(1995)
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.


“An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.”
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

John Malkovich
F. W. Murnau

Willem Dafoe
Max Schreck

Udo Kier
Albin Grau

Cary Elwes
Fritz Arno Wagner

Catherine McCormack
Greta Schröder

Eddie Izzard
Gustav von Wangenhein

Aden Gillett
Henrik Galeen
Nicholas Elliott
Paul

Ronan Vibert
Wolfgang Müller

Sophie Langevin
Elke
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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