Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

Herzog’s beautiful, stylised foray into vampire territory is a rich, resonant tribute to an earlier German cinema.

  • Director

    Werner Herzog

  • With

    Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor

  • West Germany-France 1979. 107min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    12A

  • English subtitles

Stunning images from Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein and superb silent-movie style performances from Kinski, Adjani and Ganz distinguish Herzog’s richly resonant vampire movie, which attempts to connect with – and pay tribute to – the greatest era of German cinema. It differs from Murnau’s earlier version of Stoker’s story in stressing the melancholy consequences of the Count’s immortality: his desire is also a death wish.

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