Shadow of the Vampire

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

Cast

John Malkovich

as F. W. Murnau

Willem Dafoe

as Max Schreck

Udo Kier

as Albin Grau

Cary Elwes

as Fritz Arno Wagner

Catherine McCormack

as Greta Schröder

Eddie Izzard

as Gustav von Wangenhein

Aden Gillett

as Henrik Galeen

Nicholas Elliott

as Paul

Ronan Vibert

as Wolfgang Müller

Sophie Langevin

as Elke

Reviews

John Chard

Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can't remember. F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is filming Nosferatu (1922), but isn't reclusive star Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) taking his role of the vampire way too seriously? In some ways it's a curate's egg of a film. It certainly helps if you are a l...

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