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Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

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Key Information
Directors: E. Elias Merhige
Stars: John Malkovich
Actors: Catherine McCormack
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Subgenre: Filmmakers · Black Comedy · Vampires · Adaptation · 1920s · Theatrical Release
MPAA Rating: R (MPAA)
Available Formats: DVD
UPC: 031398833635
Release Date: 2000
Running Time: 1hr 33min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 1hr 33min
Release Company: Lions Gate Home Entertainment (June 17, 2003)
UPC: 031398833826
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS: Spanish Subtitled, 1hr 31min
Release Company: Lions Gate Home Entertainment (June 17, 2003)
UPC: 031398833734
Credits
Screenwriter: Steven Katz
Professional Reviews
: (12/01/2000, p.39, Stephen Farber): "...[A] stylish pastiche....[Dafoe] gives a breathtaking performance..."
Quotes from the Movie
: "A native has wandered into my frame!"--F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) to his film crew

"I'd like some makeup."--Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe)
"Well, you don't get any."--Murnau

"I feed...eratically."--Schreck

"How dare you destroy my photographer! Why not the script girl?"--Murnau to Schreck
"I'll eat her later."--Schreck

"I will finish my picture!"--Murnau
"This is hardly your picture any longer."--Schreck

"If it's not in frame, it doesn't exist."--Murnau

"I think we have it."--Murnau as he finishes the last reel of the film
More Information
Details: E. Elias Mehrige's SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE explores the fictional premise that the star of director F.W. Murnau's 1922 German expressionist horror film, NOSFERATU, was an actual vampire. When the dictatorial Murnau (John Malkovich) sets about filming his monster masterpiece, he makes a Faustian deal and enlists the grotesque, reclusive Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) to play the rodentlike Count Orlok. Schreck proceeds to both horrify and fascinate the unwitting cast and crew---including producer Albin Grau (Udo Kier), actor Gustav von Wangenheim (Eddie Izzard), and actress Greta Schroeder (Catherine McCormack)--who, at first, believe Schreck is merely an eccentric actor. As the production continues, however, mysterious accidents and deaths begin to reveal why Schreck never gets any makeup. <br> <br> From its lavish opening sequence to Murnau's filming of the final scene, Mehrige's movie serves as a tribute not only to the original NOSFERATU but to the art of cinema itself. Because Murnau's project is a silent...
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