Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

"It is fear and fun. It is a scream of horror and a cry of delight. It is Nosferatu, the Vampyre."

Jan 17 1979 PG 1h 47m
Drama, Horror

A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.

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.

Written by

Werner Herzog, Tom Shachtman, Martje Grohmann

Directed by

Werner Herzog

Production Countries

France, Germany

Production Companies

ZDF, Gaumont, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Languages

, English, Deutsch

Awards

5 wins & 8 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
46,515
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
79
Popularity
NA