Shadow of the Vampire
(2000)
Overview
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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John Chard
⭐ 6/10October 12, 2015
Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can't remember.
F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is filming Nosferatu (1922), but isn't reclusive star Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) taking his role of the vampire way too seriously?
In some ways it's a curate's egg of a film. It certainly helps if you are a lover of old classic film and have some knowledge of the source material at the film's core. It's a fabulous concept that the screenplay is based aroun…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$8,279,017