Title

Nosferatu

Caption

Nosferatu is a 1922 German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. The film was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel. Stoker's heirs sued over the adaptation, and a court ruling ordered that all copies of the film be destroyed. However, one print of Nosferatu survived, and the film came to be regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema

Date

1922

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A12_369

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72,8Mb (2,6Mb) / 17,7in x 16,0in / 5315 x 4788 (300dpi)

Keywords

Nosferatu German Expressionist Horror Film Murnau Max Schreck Count Orlok Bram Stoker Dracula Vampire Movie Cinema Controversial

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