An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."
Cast
John Malkovich
F. W. Murnau
Willem Dafoe
Max Schreck
Udo Kier
Albin Grau
Cary Elwes
Fritz Arno Wagner
Catherine McCormack
Greta Schröder
Eddie Izzard
Gustav von Wangenhein
Aden Gillett
Henrik Galeen
Nicholas Elliott
Paul
Ronan Vibert
Wolfgang Müller
Sophie Langevin
Elke
Myriam Muller
Maria
Miloš Hlaváč
Innkeeper
Marja-Leena Junker
Innkeeper's Wife
Derek Kueter
Reporter 1
Norman Golightly
Reporter 2
Patrick Hastert
Reporter 3
Sascha Ley
Drunken Woman
Marie-Paule von Roesgen
Old Woman
Jean-Claude Croes
Murnau’s Crew
Christophe Chrompin
Murnau’s Crew
Graham Johnston
Murnau’s Crew
Orian Williams
Murnau's Crew
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Micheline (uncredited)
Radica Jovicic
Murnau's Crew (uncredited)
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- Release Date 05/15/2000
- Language English
- Director E. Elias Merhige
- Editor Chris Wyatt
- Cinematographer Lou Bogue
- Producers Nicolas Cage, Jeff Levine
- Companies BBC Film, Saturn Films, Long Shot Pictures, Pilgrim Films, Delux Productions, Film Fund Luxembourg
- Budget $8,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | May 15, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | May 15, 2000 | Theatrical | R |
| Italy | Feb 2, 2001 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Feb 2, 2001 | Theatrical | 15 |
| CZ | Apr 12, 2001 | Theatrical | U |
| PT | Apr 20, 2001 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| Germany | Jun 21, 2001 | Theatrical | 12 |
| CH | Sep 13, 2001 | Digital | 12 |
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