Nosferatu [videorecording] : a symphony of horror / Kino International ; Transit Film GmbH ; Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung ; Das Bundesarchiv ; from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted by Henrik Galeen ; F.W. Murnau, director.
Murnau, F. W. (Friedrich Wilhelm), 1888-1931.; Galeen, Henrik.; Schreck, Max, 1879-1936.; Wangenheim, Gustav von, 1895-1975.; Granach, Alexander, 1890-1945.; Schroeder-Matrey, Greta.; Yorck, Ruth, 1909-1966.; Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958.; Grau, Albin, 1894-1942.; Erdmann, Hans, 1882-1942.; Berriatúa, Luciano, 1949-; Heller, Berndt.; Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. Dracula.; Saarländischer Rundfunk. Sinfonie-Orchester.; Kino International Corporation.; Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.; Transit Film.; Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv.
2009
PN1997 .N674 2009
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Title
Nosferatu [videorecording] : a symphony of horror / Kino International ; Transit Film GmbH ; Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung ; Das Bundesarchiv ; from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted by Henrik Galeen ; F.W. Murnau, director.
Uniform Title
Nosferatu (Motion picture). English.
Edition
Restored ed.
Imprint
New York, NY : Kino International ; [Germany] : Worldwide distribution by Transit Film, c2009.
Language
English
Language Note
Silent film with newly translated English intertitles.
Description
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., b&w (tinted) ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers
738329065027
Call Number
PN1997 .N674 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.4372
Distributor No.
K565A Kino International
Summary
Rather than depict Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok is a nightmarish, spidery creature with a bulbous head and taloned claws.
Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1922.
Released in 2009 as part of the 6 DVD set, Murnau, by Kino International.
Released in 2009 as part of the 6 DVD set, Murnau, by Kino International.
Credits
Photography, F.A. Wagner ; sets, Albin Grau ; music, Hans Erdmann ; costumes, Albin Grau ; music performed by the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Berndt Heller.
Performer
Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Alexander Granach, Greta Schroeder, G.H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav Botz.
Cast
Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Alexander Granach, Greta Schroeder, G.H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav Botz.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note
DVD; NTSC; 5.1 Stereo surround or 2.0 Stereo ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Added Author
Murnau, F. W. (Friedrich Wilhelm), 1888-1931.
Galeen, Henrik.
Schreck, Max, 1879-1936.
Wangenheim, Gustav von, 1895-1975.
Granach, Alexander, 1890-1945.
Schroeder-Matrey, Greta.
Yorck, Ruth, 1909-1966.
Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958.
Grau, Albin, 1894-1942.
Erdmann, Hans, 1882-1942.
Berriatúa, Luciano, 1949-
Heller, Berndt.
Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. Dracula.
Galeen, Henrik.
Schreck, Max, 1879-1936.
Wangenheim, Gustav von, 1895-1975.
Granach, Alexander, 1890-1945.
Schroeder-Matrey, Greta.
Yorck, Ruth, 1909-1966.
Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958.
Grau, Albin, 1894-1942.
Erdmann, Hans, 1882-1942.
Berriatúa, Luciano, 1949-
Heller, Berndt.
Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. Dracula.
Added Corporate Author
Saarländischer Rundfunk. Sinfonie-Orchester.
Kino International Corporation.
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
Transit Film.
Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv.
Kino International Corporation.
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
Transit Film.
Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv.
Series
Murnau (Kino)
Includes
Sprache der Schatten, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau und seine Filme.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > DVDs
All Resources
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Table of Contents
Special features: lengthy excerpts from other films by F.W. Murnau: Journey into the night (1920); The haunted castle (1921); Phantom (1922); The finances of the grand duke (1924); The last laugh (1924); Tartuffe (1925); Faust (1926); and Tabu (1931); The early years and Nosferatu (52-minute documentary by Luciano Berriatúa, from the series Die Sprache der Schatten : Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau und seine Filme / The language of shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his films) ; Nosferatu: an historic film meets digital restoration (3-minute documentary); photo gallery, scene comparison.