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Shadow of the Vampire

Name: Shadow of the Vampire
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 2000
Rating: 6.7
Cast: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack

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

2000 · Directed by E. Elias Merhige · 95 min · Drama · Horror · 13 frames

Tagline

An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.

Crew

Screenplay: Steven Katz
Cinematography: Lou Bogue
Edited by: Chris Wyatt
Music: Dan Jones
Production design: Assheton Gorton
Produced by: Nicolas Cage, Jeff Levine

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
Suzy Eddie Izzard as Gustav von Wangenhein
Aden Gillett as Henrik Galeen
Nicholas Elliott as Paul
Ronan Vibert as Wolfgang Müller
Sophie Langevin as Elke

Production

Country: Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English, German
Studios: BBC Film, Saturn Films, Long Shot Pictures, Pilgrim Films
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $8,279,017
Themes: vampire, movie business, nosferatu

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