Nosferatu The Vampyre

Name: Nosferatu The Vampyre
Genre: Horror
Released: 1979-01-17
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Roland Topor, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Klaus Kinski

– Ghoulish Count Dracula lures a naive estate agent, Jonathan Harker, to his decaying Transylvanian ca..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 47 Minutes

Release Year:

1979

Original Name:

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

Nosferatu The Vampyre — Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - Also known as Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

Ghoulish Count Dracula lures a naive estate agent, Jonathan Harker, to his decaying Transylvanian castle with the promise of easy money. But when he spies a portrait of the man's beautiful young wife Lucy, the vampire becomes obsessed and sets in motion their destruction.

Styles:

Macabre, Enigmatic, Gothic, Gloomy, Scary, Bleak, Stylized, Suspenseful, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1920s, 19th Century, 1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

West Germany, France

Filming Locations:

Transylvania, Romania, Bulgaria, Black Sea, Seaport, Germany, Europe

Genre:

Horror

Editor's Pick for:

Teens

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Jan 1979

Language:

German, English, Romany

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Directed by:

Werner Herzog

Story Written By:

Werner Herzog

Main Actors:

Roland Topor, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Klaus Kinski

Plot:

Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Wismar where Jonathan lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off of men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Wismar, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the curse of not being able to get old and die.

Awards:

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Production Company:

20th Century Fox

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

95%