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Shadow of the Vampire

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

6.7(713)20001h 35m5

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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Status
Released
Budget
$8M
Box office
$8.3M
Language
English
  • vampire
  • movie business
  • nosferatu

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRChicago International Film Festival9 Oct 2000
    • PremiereAustin Film Festival12 Oct 2000
    • PremiereHawaii Film Festival12 Nov 2000
    • PremiereDeep Ellum Film Festival16 Nov 2000
    • Theatrical (limited)R29 Dec 2000
    • TheatricalR26 Jan 2001
    • PhysicalRVHS / DVD29 May 2001
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical152 Feb 2001
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM25 Jan 2001
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1322 Mar 2001
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical30 Aug 2000
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical22 Jun 2001
  • CzechiaCZ

    • TheatricalU12 Apr 2001
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical8 Jun 2001
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival15 May 2000
    • PremiereAvignon Film Festival8 Jun 2000
    • TheatricalTP29 Nov 2000
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1221 Jun 2001
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical20 Apr 2001
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIB2 Aug 2001

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Shadow of the Vampire was released on 30 August 2000.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    10/12/2015

    6/10

    Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can't remember. F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is filming Nosferatu (1922), but isn't reclusive star Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) taking his role of the vampire way too seriously? In some ways it's a curate's egg of a film. It certainly helps if you are a lover of old classic film and have some knowledge of the source material at the film's core. It's a fabulous concept that…

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