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nosferatu (1922)

aka Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. Nosferatu the Vampire. Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror. Nosferatu, a Symphony of Terror. Terror of Dracula.
Estate agent Thomas Hutter travels to see Count Orlok who wants to buy a house in Bremen. There he realises the Count is a vampire, a threat to his wife and is powerless to stop his pursuit of her. Will Ellen survive the Count's attentions and the subsequent plague that follows him?
In essence an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and a masterful one at that. Murnau rattles through the elements of the plot whilst maintaining the suspense. A true classic.

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