Nosferatu : a symphony of horror /

Rather than depict Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok is a nightmarish, spidery creature with a bulbous head and taloned claws.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Kino International Corporation, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
Other Authors:	Murnau, F. W. (Friedrich Wilhelm), 1888-1931, Galeen, Henrik, Schreck, Max, 1879-1936, Wangenheim, Gustav von, 1895-1975, Granach, Alexander, 1890-1945, Schroeder-Matrey, Greta, Yorck, Ruth, 1909-1966, Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958, Grau, Albin, 1894-1942, Erdmann, Hans, 1882-1942, Berriatâua, Luciano, 1949-, Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	Silent film with German or English intertitles.
Published:	Wiesbaden : New York, NY : Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung ; [Distibuted by] Kino International, [2007]
Edition:	Ultimate DVD ed.
Subjects:	Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) > Drama. Vampires > Drama. Feature films. Vampire films. Horror films. Silent films. Fiction films. Motion pictures, German. Foreign films.

Description
Summary:	Rather than depict Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok is a nightmarish, spidery creature with a bulbous head and taloned claws.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1922. Based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker; freely adapted by Henrik Galeen. Special features: lengthy excerpts from other films by F.W. Murnau: Journey into the night (1920); The haunted castle (1921); Phantom (1922); The finances of the grand duke (1924); The last laugh (1924); Tartuffe (1925); Faust (1926); and Tabu (1931); The language of shadows: the early years and Nosferatu (52-minute documentary by Luciano Berriatâua) and Nosferatu: an historic film meets digital restoration (3-minute documentary); photo gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (94 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; 5.1 Stereo surround or 2.0 Stereo.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Photography, Fritz Arno Wagner ; sets, Albin Grau ; music, Hans Erdmann ; costumes, Albin Grau ; restoration, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung.