Nosferatu the Vampyre

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Nosferatu the Vampyre

PG

1979

1h 47m

Horror

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Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Virna, where he lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Virna, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the cross of not being able to get old and die.

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Critics Consensus

Stunning visuals from Werner Herzog and an intense portrayal of the famed bloodsucker from Klaus Kinski make Nosferatu the Vampyre a horror classic in its own right.

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Clyde Gilmour

Toronto Star

Oppressively pretentious.

Oct 23, 2025

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Rachel Syme

The New Yorker

Freaky films are meant to be shared, in the dark, like campfire tales...

Oct 21, 2024

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

It's a curious mix: at times deliriously hammy, at others melancholy, contemplative and oddly beautiful.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 22, 2015

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

F.W. Murnau’s 1922 Nosferatu remains the greatest vampire film ever made, so remaking the picture would make about as much sense as remaking, well, Psycho. Yet director Werner Herzog proved to be up to the challenge.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 2, 2025

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Richard Freedman

Newhouse News Service

In stressing mood over action, Herzog has taken a big commercial risk. But for sheer visual poetry and cinematic imagination, his "Nosferatu" towers above all other Dracula movies -- past, present and -- we daresay -- future.

Oct 21, 2025

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Jeff Simon

Buffalo News

The images, the feral angst of Kinski, the canals of Delft where it was filmed and the atmosphere remain to haunt until the startling and truly terrifying finale.

Oct 21, 2025

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Oui L

Best of the remakes by far!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Lau S

I love this horror movie! Damn great!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Madoka A

Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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James B

I did find it a little boring but it is an absolutely amazing remake done perfectly.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Lily R

Great Japanese movie! When of the all time bests! Alot of atmosphere and suspense!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Shahdad A

best vampire movie ever

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Synopsis

Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Virna, where he lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Virna, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the cross of not being able to get old and die.

Director: Werner Herzog
Producer: Michael Gruskoff, Werner Herzog
Screenwriter: Werner Herzog, Bram Stoker
Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Gaumont, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 1979, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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