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Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

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

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DramaHorror

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

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Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$8279017

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.666/10

Release Date

15 May 2000

Country

Luxembourg

Cast

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

F. W. Murnau

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Max Schreck

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Albin Grau

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Fritz Arno Wagner

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Greta Schröder

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Gustav von Wangenhein

Aden Gillett

Aden Gillett

Henrik Galeen

Nicholas Elliott

Nicholas Elliott

Paul

Ronan Vibert

Ronan Vibert

Wolfgang Müller

Sophie Langevin

Sophie Langevin

Elke

Myriam Muller

Myriam Muller

Maria

Miloš Hlaváč

Miloš Hlaváč

Innkeeper

Marja-Leena Junker

Marja-Leena Junker

Innkeeper's Wife

Derek Kueter

Derek Kueter

Reporter 1

Norman Golightly

Norman Golightly

Reporter 2

Patrick Hastert

Patrick Hastert

Reporter 3

Sascha Ley

Sascha Ley

Drunken Woman

Marie-Paule von Roesgen

Marie-Paule von Roesgen

Old Woman

Jean-Claude Croes

Jean-Claude Croes

Murnau’s Crew

Christophe Chrompin

Christophe Chrompin

Murnau’s Crew

Graham Johnston

Graham Johnston

Murnau’s Crew

Orian Williams

Orian Williams

Murnau's Crew

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Micheline (uncredited)

Radica Jovicic

Radica Jovicic

Murnau's Crew (uncredited)

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