Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

Mar 9, 2022

1h 15m

★ 4.8

Overview

From Murnau to Herzog, and until modern incarnations, a mischievous exploration of a cinematographic legendary character, with Nosferatu himself as a guide...

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Zeitsprung Pictures

ARTE

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Cast

Nosferatu

Rainer Kühn

Self - Film historian

Friedemann Beyer

Self

Rolf Giesen

Self

Mark Benecke

Self

Peri Baumeister

Self - director

Ovidie

Self - Composer

Olav Lervik

Self

Armando Merino

Self

Chris Pohl

Self

Florence Tissot

Self (archive footage)

Werner Herzog

Self (archive footage)

Klaus Kinski

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