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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 84 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Murnau |
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Murnau (Kino International Corporation)
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by F.W. Murnau. |
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Max Schreck, Gustav v. Wangenheim, Greta Schroeder, G.H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav Botz, Alexander Granach, John Gottowt, Max Nemetz, Wolfgang Heinz, Albert Venohr. |
| Summary |
An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau (Sunrise, Faust, The Last Laugh). Rather than depicting Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok (as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws -- perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism yet envisioned. Nosferatu was an atypical expressionist film in that much of it was shot on location. While directors such as Lang and Lubitsch built vast forests and entire towns within the studio, Nosferatu's landscapes, villages and castle were actual locations in the Carpathian Mountains. Murnau was thus able to infuse the story with the subtle tones of nature: both pure and fresh as well as twisted and sinister. |
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Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912 -- Film adaptations.
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Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Vampires -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Horror films.
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Silent films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Murnau, F. W. (Friedrich Wilhelm), 1888-1931. Director.
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Galeen, Henrik. Author of screenplay.
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Wagner, Fritz Arno, 1894-1958. Cinematographer.
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Grau, Albin, 1894-1942. Set designer. Costume designer.
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Erdmann, Hans, 1882-1942. Composer.
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Heller, Berndt. Conductor.
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Schreck, Max, 1879-1936. Actor.
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Wangenheim, Gustav von, 1895-1975. Actor.
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Schroeder-Matrey, Greta. Actor.
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Schnell, Georg H., 1892-1976. Actor.
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Yorck, Ruth, 1909-1966. Actor.
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Botz, Gustav, 1883-1932. Actor.
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Granach, Alexander, 1890-1945. Actor.
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Gottowt, John, 1882-1949. Actor.
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Nemetz, Max, 1884-1971. Actor.
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Heinz, Wolfgang, 1900- Actor.
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Venohr, Albert, 1902-1979. Actor.
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Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.
Dracula.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Symphony of horror |
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Nosferatu, eine symphonie des Grauens |
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Sprache der Schatten, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau und seine Filme.
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Language of shadows : Murnau, the early years and Nosferatu.
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| Music No. |
MWT12307030 |
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