A symphony of horror.
The mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock, prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.
Cast
Max Schreck
Count Orlok
Gustav von Wangenheim
Hutter
Greta Schröder
Ellen
Georg H. Schnell
Harding
Ruth Landshoff
Ruth
Gustav Botz
Professor Sievers
Alexander Granach
Knock
John Gottowt
Professor Bulwer
Max Nemetz
A Ship Captain
Wolfgang Heinz
Sailor 1
Albert Venohr
Sailor 2
Eric van Viele
Sailor (uncredited)
Karl Etlinger
Sailor / Inspector at the Quay (uncredited)
Guido Herzfeld
Host (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Magistrate (uncredited)
Loni Nest
Child at Window (uncredited)
Josef Sareny
Head Coachman (uncredited)
Fanny Schreck
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Hardy von Francois
Doctor in the Hospital (uncredited)
Heinrich Witte
Sailor / Warden in the Madhouse (uncredited)
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- Release Date 02/16/1922
- Director F. W. Murnau
- Cinematographers Günther Krampf, Fritz Arno Wagner
- Producers Albin Grau, Enrico Dieckmann
- Company Prana-Film
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DK | Feb 16, 1922 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Netherlands | Feb 16, 1922 | Theatrical (The Hague) | 16 |
| Germany | Mar 4, 1922 | Premiere (Gala) | 12 |
| Brazil | Mar 15, 1922 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Mar 15, 1922 | Theatrical | 12 |
| EE | May 18, 1922 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Oct 27, 1922 | Theatrical | U |
| HU | May 10, 1923 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United Kingdom | Dec 16, 1928 | Premiere (London) | — |
| United States | Jun 1, 1929 | Theatrical (New York City, New York) | NR |
| Spain | Feb 8, 1931 | Theatrical (Barcelona) | — |
| Spain | Nov 23, 1931 | Theatrical (Madrid) | — |
| Italy | Sep 24, 1962 | TV | — |
| Germany | Jun 23, 1969 | TV (1965 Atlas Film Version) | — |
| SE | Jul 30, 1970 | TV | 15 |
| PT | May 16, 1975 | Premiere (Porto) | — |
| Mexico | Jan 20, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Feb 18, 1981 | Premiere (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation) | — |
| FI | Sep 11, 1987 | Premiere (Helsinki Festival) | K-18 |
| United States | Aug 12, 1995 | Physical (VHS) | NR |
| United States | Oct 22, 1997 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| United States | Jan 2, 2001 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| United States | Sep 24, 2002 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Japan | Sep 10, 2005 | Theatrical (Limited) (Film Retrospective Fritz Lang and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau) | G |
| Mexico | Feb 27, 2006 | Premiere (Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la Ciudad de México) | B |
| United States | Apr 25, 2007 | Digital | — |
| United States | Nov 20, 2007 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| NO | Jan 17, 2008 | TV | 18 |
| NO | Feb 17, 2008 | TV | 12 |
| United States | Jul 29, 2008 | Digital | — |
| CZ | Jan 15, 2009 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Sep 10, 2009 | Premiere (L'Étrange Festival) | — |
| United States | Nov 21, 2009 | Theatrical (Limited) (New York City Horror Film Festival) | NR |
| GR | Nov 22, 2012 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Oct 25, 2013 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| United States | Nov 12, 2013 | Physical (Blu-ray+DVD) | — |
| Netherlands | Nov 18, 2013 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 12 |
| United Kingdom | Nov 18, 2013 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| Canada | Nov 19, 2013 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 14A |
| AE | Nov 26, 2013 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| France | Dec 11, 2013 | Theatrical (re-release) | — |
| Germany | Jun 27, 2014 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| United States | Oct 23, 2014 | Digital | — |
| United States | Oct 24, 2014 | Digital (iTunes) | — |
| United States | Oct 31, 2014 | Premiere (Savannah Film and Video Festival) | — |
| Netherlands | Feb 1, 2015 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| United Kingdom | Nov 23, 2015 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| Mexico | Dec 8, 2015 | Physical (Blu-ray) | B |
| Italy | Feb 8, 2016 | Theatrical (Limited) | — |
| Italy | Feb 8, 2016 | Theatrical (Re-release) | T |
| CN | Jun 21, 2019 | Digital (bilibili) | — |
| Brazil | Jan 31, 2020 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| TW | Nov 1, 2020 | Digital (HamiVideo) | 6+ |
| United States | Feb 22, 2022 | Digital | — |
| IE | May 5, 2022 | Theatrical (re-release) | — |
| Poland | Aug 6, 2022 | TV | — |
| United States | Oct 11, 2022 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| IL | Dec 6, 2022 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| Australia | Aug 11, 2023 | Premiere (Melbourne International Film Festival) | — |
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