A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 32 wins & 164 nominations total
- Virgin on Horseback
- (as Kateřina Bílá)
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- TriviaThe exteriors of Orlok's castle were filmed at Hunedoara Castle, also known as Corvin Castle, a Romanian castle located in Transylvania and one of the largest medieval castles extant in Europe. What's more, it's a castle where Vlad Dracula was briefly imprisoned.
- GoofsWhen Willem DaFoe sets fire to Knock's coffin, you can clearly see the gas jets igniting under the coffin.
- Quotes
Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz: I have seen things in this world that would make Isaac Newton crawl back into his mother's womb! We are not so enlightened as we are blinded by the gaseous light of science. I have wrestled with the Devil as Jacob wrestled the Angel in Penuel, and I tell you that if we are to tame darkness, we must first face that it exists!
- Crazy creditsThe Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Maiden Voyage Pictures and Studio 8 production logos are 1920-styled versions, in homage to the era Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) released.
- Alternate versionsThere is a new, extended cut, available on the video release. It features four minutes of new footage, lengthening two scenes that were already included in the theatrical version. The first new scene is a Count Orlok monologue, responding to Thomas's mention of the ritual witnessed at a tavern during his journey, where the townspeople dug up a body from the forest and impaled it with a stake. The second scene shows more of the Second Night and foreshadows Ellen's eventual acceptance of agency over her own fate.
Initially it felt like an attempt to slightly reimagine Bram Stokers' Dracula)...and if it was in anyway, it was poorly done!
While the costuming and set were compelling, the actors, great in their artistic craft, were left with a slow, droll script that was slow and lackluster. The actors did their best with what was provided. And then there was the ending, which felt like an attempted "pretty bow" wrap up to shift to "love conquers all."
We had such hopes for this movie - as there hasn't been much for quite some time that felt worthy of the "investment" of going out to see it on the big screen. We so rarely go to the theater to watch a movie...we trudged out into the bitter cold and sadly it took a bite out of our wallet wasting $50 and two hours... I wish we would've read the reviews and not just looked at the rating!
- tommygal1974
- Jan 17, 2025
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Носферату
- Filming locations
- Corvin Castle, Transylvania region, Romania(Castle shown in the trailer, 40 second mark)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $93,816,090
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,652,560
- Dec 29, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $167,170,090
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1